*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it's one more thing on the list. Book a quick LoadUp pickup in Washington, see your price upfront, and get your space back.
You check the transfer station rules, call around for a truck, leave a voicemail or two that never get returned, and plan to deal with it next weekend. Then another season goes by and the junk is still in the barn.
Small Maine towns like this one usually don't run a city bulk pickup program. That leaves you with a trip to the transfer station, which has set hours and rules about what it takes. You also have to get a heavy couch or freezer into your own truck first.
Some haulers want to drive out and look before they'll give you a number, and out here that can mean waiting days. Then the price depends on how full the truck looks, so you don't really know what you'll pay until the job is done.
Donation centers need things they can actually resell, so stained mattresses, worn chairs, and old appliances often get turned away. You might also be driving a good distance to the nearest one, and anything they won't take comes back home with you.
A rented dumpster takes up your driveway for days and has to fit around the rental company's delivery and pickup schedule. You still do all the lifting and carrying yourself. For one room or one shed, that's more container and more work than the job needs.
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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.
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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 piano, hot tub, or safe 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 Washington's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader can carry an old chest freezer up steep cellar stairs or work it out of a cluttered barn. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Washington after each job.
If you can move that old lawn tractor or stack of lumber outside near your driveway, curbside (outdoor) pickup keeps things simple. For items still sitting in a basement, shed, or farmhouse attic, choose full-service and your Loaders will carry them out for you.
| 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 2 PM | 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.
Mud season has a way of turning a long dirt driveway into a project of its own, and an old chest freezer or a shed full of lumber does not make the trip easier. Your Loaders do the lifting, carrying, and loading, and they genuinely like showing up for neighbors in Washington.
Out past the long driveways and farm lanes of Washington, a loaded truck bed and a trip to the dump can eat a whole day. Your Loader sorts each item by condition, so usable pieces have a better chance at a second life.
Furniture, tools, and household goods in good, clean shape may be donated where available and when local options allow. Your Loader sets these aside from the rest so usable items aren't mixed with damaged ones.
Items too worn to donate, like metal frames, old appliances, or scrap from an outbuilding, may be recycled when possible. Your Loader separates them during loading, though local recycling options vary.
Heavily damaged or contaminated bulky items, like soaked mattresses or rotted furniture, go to proper disposal. Your Loader loads them out of barns, sheds, and basements and takes them to an appropriate disposal site.
Putting a TV, a fluorescent tube, or a pile of demolition scraps in the wrong place can break Maine disposal law. Here is how it works in Washington, Knox County.
Maine requires a burn permit before you light an outdoor brush pile. State rules also forbid burning household trash, painted or treated wood, and demolition debris. Spring yard cleanup after snowmelt is the busy season, so check the fire danger before lighting.
Washington uses a pay-per-bag system. Trash that can't be recycled goes in green bags that cost $2 each at the Town Office, Washington General Store, or the transfer station. Sorting out recyclables before a cleanout means you buy fewer bags.
Maine treats bulbs that contain mercury, including compact fluorescents and tubes, as universal waste. They can't go in household trash. Broken tubes release mercury vapor, so keep them in one piece until they reach a collection point that takes lamps.
Washington doesn't have its own transfer station. The Tri-County Solid Waste Management Organization runs a shared one in Union. It's open Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday and closed on major holidays. The scales close at 4 p.m. sharp, twenty minutes before the gate does.
Maine law keeps televisions, computer monitors, and other covered electronics out of household trash because they contain lead and other heavy metals. Manufacturers pay for their recycling, so these devices go to an electronics collection point instead of a trash bag.
Maine's paint stewardship program runs PaintCare drop-off sites, many of them at local paint and hardware stores. They take leftover house paint, stains, and varnishes at no charge. Latex paint that has fully dried is different and can generally go out with regular trash.
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(678) 884-4738Washington has no curbside bulky pickup that I could confirm. Residents bring household trash and recycling to the Transfer Station on Route 17 in Union, run with Tri-County Solid Waste. Leaving items on roadsides can count as illegal dumping.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Washington starts at $80 for a single item, and curbside or outdoor pickup takes $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.
Same-day or next-day pickup is sometimes possible, but availability in a small rural town like Washington depends on Loader schedules and routes. Enter your address during booking to see the real openings. For outdoor items, you usually don't need to be home.
Hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4:20 p.m. Scales close at 4 p.m. sharp, and it's closed on major holidays. Non-recyclable trash goes in green bags, which cost $2 each at Washington's town office. If you can haul it yourself, this is often the cheapest route.
Loaders try to keep usable items out of the landfill, so they aim to donate what's in good shape and recycle materials whenever options allow. Acceptance varies by item and facility. Whatever can't be donated or recycled is taken to an appropriate disposal site.
You pick your item or items online, choose a pickup window, and see the price before you confirm. On pickup day, your Loader sends an arrival heads-up, carries the items out and hauls them away. Labor, transportation and disposal are included in the quoted total.
If you own a truck and have a few bags or one small load, the transfer station in Union is usually cheaper. A hauler fits better when items are heavy or bulky, you lack a vehicle, or you'd rather not lose a Saturday. Washington is rural, so the round trip can be long.
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