*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
When junk piles up, it gets harder to ignore. Book LoadUp for a quick pickup in Augusta, with the price shown on the page before you commit.
You check the city website, leave a voicemail, and request a few hauler quotes. One calls back, another wants to stop by first, the rest go quiet. Weeks later, the junk is still sitting there.
Free municipal options can work for some items, but accepted materials, fees, and scheduling rules change, and some things are turned away. You may have to request service ahead of time and get everything out yourself, which doesn't help with a basement full of stuff.
Many haulers want to see the job in person before giving a number, then price by how much of the truck you fill. You're stuck waiting on an estimate, and you won't know the real total until the truck is already loaded.
Thrift stores and charities have to be choosy. Stained mattresses, worn upholstery, or older electronics often get turned down, and plenty of places won't pick up. If they reject something, you're still hauling it out of your car and deciding what to do next.
A roll-off dumpster makes sense for a full renovation, not a spare room. You may need a permit or a landlord's okay, it takes up your driveway for days, neighbors may toss their own junk in, and you still have to carry and load everything yourself.
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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 Augusta 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 Augusta's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
A steep, narrow staircase in an older multi-story house makes a dresser tricky, so your Loaders plan each turn. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Augusta after each job.
If the old washer is already sitting at the end of your driveway, curbside (outdoor) service is the simpler fit. For a treadmill in the basement or a mattress in an upstairs apartment, choose full-service and your Loaders carry it out from where it sits.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $80 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $75 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before noon | from $90 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $80 |
| 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.
Anyone who has wrestled a sleeper sofa down a narrow staircase knows the stairs usually win. Older multi-story homes and upstairs apartments make that a two-person job at best. Your Loaders handle the lifting, carrying, and loading from wherever the item sits, because the people of Augusta deserve to spend their weekends on something better.
Bulky items pile up fast in older Augusta homes, and where they end up matters as much as getting them out. Your Loader sorts each item by condition, favoring donation or recycling when local options allow.
Clean, usable furniture, appliances, and household goods may be donated when local options allow. Your Loader carries them out from the basement, garage, or upstairs and sets them aside for that path.
Items that are worn or damaged but not donatable, like broken exercise equipment or old electronics, may be recycled where available. Your Loader separates them from the rest of the load when possible.
Heavily damaged or contaminated bulky items, such as soaked mattresses or broken sofas, are disposed of responsibly in the Augusta area. Your Loader handles the lifting and loading, so you don't have to.
Exceed three Hatch Hill trips in a calendar year and Augusta requires buying a landfill permit, one of several rules that shape cleanouts in Augusta and Kennebec County.
Hatch Hill lists universal waste and e-waste fees on a separate schedule from bulky items. Those fees rose on September 1, 2024, the first increase in over four years, driven by rising costs to recycle and labor to process the material.
After fall raking, residents can bring bagged leaves or grass clippings to Public Works on weekdays at no charge, with a five bag limit per visit. Hatch Hill also takes them free, and Augusta residents can pick up free compost there.
Hatch Hill Landfill makes recycling of bulky wood waste and bulky metals mandatory, so wood and metal pieces from a cleanout must be kept apart from regular rubbish. These materials are recycled for a fee, and those tipping fees fund the facility's operation.
Augusta's regular weekly rubbish collection does not include bulky items. The city directs residents to bring them to Hatch Hill Landfill, where customers are required to weigh in and a tipping fee is charged based on the material and its weight.
Hatch Hill accepts asphalt shingles as a recyclable bulky material for a fee, alongside wood, metal, and tires. After a roof replacement, keeping shingles separate from other renovation debris lets them move into that recycling stream at the gate.
Tires cannot be landfilled with general rubbish in Augusta. Hatch Hill requires tire recycling and charges a fee for it, so tires stacked in a garage or barn should be counted and set aside as their own load before a disposal trip.
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(678) 884-4738Not unless it's part of regular weekly rubbish collection. For bulky items outside that, Augusta says residents can haul them to Hatch Hill Landfill or hire a private hauler. Leaving items out without a pickup arranged risks an illegal dumping complaint.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Augusta starts at $80 for a single item, with $5 off for curbside or outdoor pickup. The first item includes the base pickup fee and each additional item is a flat add-on, with the exact total confirmed before booking.
Sometimes. Same-day and next-day slots depend on Loader availability in your area, so enter your address during booking to see live options. For curbside pickups you usually don't need to be home, but in-home jobs need someone there or access instructions.
Yes. Hatch Hill Solid Waste Facility is open Tuesday through Saturday, 8 am to 4 pm, and closed Sundays, Mondays and holidays. You need a facility permit from the Hatch Hill Scale House or Augusta City Hall, and fees may apply, so confirm them with the city first.
Augusta has listed a Spring Bulky Waste Clean Up with multiple dates in May. Dates, accepted items and any limits can change each year, so check with Augusta Public Works before planning around it. Outside those dates, Hatch Hill or a private hauler is the route.
Loaders try to donate usable items and recycle what they can, depending on what local charities and recyclers accept. Items that can't be reused or recycled are taken to an appropriate disposal facility. Diversion from landfill is the goal, but it isn't guaranteed for every item.
You pick your items and a time window online, and the price is shown before you confirm. On pickup day your Loader typically calls ahead, loads everything from where you point, and takes it away. There's no in-person estimate and no truckload pricing involved.
The main difference is the pricing model. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King usually price by truck space and may confirm the cost on site. LoadUp prices per item online and confirms the total before booking. For big cleanouts, a truckload hauler can be a better fit.
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