*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $105. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it's all you notice around the house. In Swampscott, LoadUp keeps the fix simple: book a quick pickup and see your real price before you commit.
You check the town website, call a hauler or two, and wait on callbacks that may never come. One wants to see the pile first, another goes quiet. Weeks later, the junk is still sitting there.
Municipal pickup schedules can help, but they usually come with item limits, advance requests, and rules that change. Mattresses and TVs fall under Massachusetts disposal rules, and you still have to drag everything to the curb yourself, often up from a basement.
Many haulers want to come out and look before giving you a number, then charge by the fraction of a truck they guess you'll fill. You often don't know the real cost until your items are already loaded and the job is done.
Donation centers have to be choosy, so worn upholstery, stained mattresses, and outdated electronics usually get turned away. Even usable pieces need a ride there, which means loading a heavy dresser into your own car and hoping it gets accepted.
A dumpster can sit in your driveway for days, take up parking your neighbors depend on, and may need a permit if it goes on the street. Then you still do the loading yourself, and most of that container goes unused for a single room.
Enter your ZIP code and item details to get a guaranteed upfront price online. No waiting for an onsite estimate.
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No waiting on callbacksLocal Loaders arrive at your location, haul away the junk, and dispose of it responsibly when options allow.
No in-person charges
Most companies charge by truck space, and the price often changes on arrival. LoadUp charges by item, based on exactly what you're removing.
Across all options, not just ours: a real breakdown of what Swampscott residents typically pay, so you know what's fair before you book.
Sofas, dressers, bed frames, tables, and more hauled away with ease.
Available in twin, full, queen, king, and California king sizes.
Covers refrigerators, washers, dryers, ovens, dishwashers, water heaters, and more.
Whole-property cleanouts for moves, estates, evictions, and renovations.
TVs, monitors, computers, printers, stereo equipment, and small electronics.
Includes treadmills, ellipticals, weight benches, stationary bikes, and home gym systems.
Add a single bulky item like a couch, dresser, or mattress to your booking.
Mixed everyday items including broken goods, old decor, and accumulated clutter.
Bagged trash, loose debris, and general household waste of all kinds.
Covers drywall, lumber, tile, fixtures, and mixed demolition scrap.
Includes branches, brush, grass clippings, leaves, and other organic yard waste.
Desks, chairs, filing cabinets, cubicle panels, and other office items included.
Moving boxes, shipping cartons, and leftover packing cardboard.
First item includes the pickup fee. Each additional item is a flat add-on. *See Swampscott's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader handles the awkward parts, like guiding a dresser up a steep, narrow basement staircase in an older home. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Swampscott after each job.
Curbside works well if your items are already in the driveway or by the street, though a narrow lot may leave little room to set out something as big as a sofa. For an upstairs unit in a multi-family house or a packed attic, full-service means your Loaders carry everything out from where it sits.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $105 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $100 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before noon | from $115 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $105 |
| Multi-item pickup | Bundle & save | Add-on items in the same pickup for less | from +$15 |
| Item add-on | Optional | Bundle with your junk pickup | from +$15 |
| Full cleanout | Volume discount | Entire room junk removal | Custom |
| Disassembly service | Optional add-on | Large or difficult-to-move items | Custom |
* Starting prices. Final price confirmed by ZIP code and pickup conditions. Volume discounts applied automatically.
Swampscott's older homes were built for another century, with steep basement stairs, attic hatches, and driveways squeezed against the next fence. Getting an old dresser through all that is nobody's idea of a good Saturday. Your Loaders do the lifting, carrying, and hauling, and they are glad to show up for neighbors who look after these homes.
Bulky items rarely end up in one place, which is why where things go after pickup matters in Swampscott. Your Loader sorts what leaves your home by condition, so usable pieces have a chance at a second life.
Furniture, small appliances, and sporting goods in good, clean condition may be donated when possible and local options allow. Your Loader keeps those items separate from the rest of the load.
Items that are worn or damaged but not fit for donation, such as metal bed frames or broken exercise equipment, may be recycled where available, depending on the material and local acceptance.
Heavily damaged or contaminated bulky items, like soaked sofas from a flooded basement, are hauled by your Loader for responsible disposal. Massachusetts waste bans can limit what is accepted, so some items need special handling.
Items set out the wrong way stay at the curb, and some are banned from Massachusetts trash altogether, so these Swampscott, Essex County rules matter before a cleanout.
From March through December, Swampscott holds a metal item drop-off at the DPW Yard on the last Saturday of each month, weather permitting, from 8 a.m. to noon. The Town publishes a list of acceptable items, and collected metals are recycled.
Massachusetts banned mattresses from trash disposal in 2022, and Swampscott requires residents to dispose of mattresses through its Mattress Recycling program. The ban exists because most of the steel, foam, and fabric in a mattress can be recovered instead of thrown away.
Swampscott runs a free boat wrap recycling program from mid-April through June. Residents pick up a recycling pack at Town Hall Customer Service and return the material to the DPW Yard by the end of June. The yard serves Swampscott residents only.
In 2026 Swampscott collects yard waste only during seven set weeks between April and December. Use paper bags or barrels labeled Yard Waste, never plastic bags. Keep each one under 50 pounds, and in cold months make sure nothing is frozen inside the barrel.
Beginning July 2026, Swampscott collects trash and recycling only from Town-issued carts. Old barrels can be reused at home, recycled at the DPW Yard on designated drop-off days, or set out during the weeks the Town sets aside for container removal.
Swampscott also takes Styrofoam at the DPW Yard during the monthly last-Saturday drop-offs. The Town says plainly that this foam is not recycled, and it asks residents to pack it in trash bags when possible. That keeps bulky foam out of the trash cart.
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(678) 884-4738Only if it's an eligible bulk item with an official $20 town bulk sticker. Swampscott allows one non-metal bulk item per week with Republic Waste's regular pickup. Items can go out from 7 pm the night before, and unstickered junk left out can be refused.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Swampscott starts at $105, and curbside or driveway pickup takes a flat $5 off. The first item includes the base pickup fee, each additional item is a flat add-on, and the exact total is confirmed before booking.
Often yes, depending on Loader availability for your address. Same-day and next-day slots open up when schedules allow, and live availability shows during booking. For curbside jobs you generally don't need to be home. For in-home pickups, someone should be there or leave access notes.
Anything beyond one stickered bulk item a week, plus scrap metal, which has its own schedule. Metal and Styrofoam drop-offs run the last Saturday of the month, March through December, 8am to noon at the DPW Yard, 200 Paradise Rd, weather permitting.
Loaders aim to donate usable items to local charities and recycle what they can, depending on what facilities accept. Whatever can't be reused or recycled goes to a licensed disposal site. Outcomes vary by item condition, so nothing is guaranteed.
You choose your items online, get an upfront price, and pick a pickup window. Your Loader contacts you before arriving, then removes the items and hauls them away. The price you were quoted is confirmed before booking, so there are no truck-driveway estimates.
The main difference is pricing and booking. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King typically price by truck volume and may estimate on site. LoadUp prices per item online with the total confirmed before booking, which can suit small jobs. Large cleanouts may suit a truckload hauler.
For a single eligible item you can wait a week on, the town's $20 sticker is hard to beat. It's limited to one non-metal bulk item per week. A hauler makes more sense for multiple items, metal pieces, or when you need them gone on your schedule.
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