*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it's the one chore you keep putting off. In the High Country, LoadUp makes it simple: book a quick pickup and see your price first.
You read the town's website, call the county, leave messages with a couple of haulers, and wait. One calls back with a vague quote, one never does, and weeks later the junk is still sitting in the spare room.
Municipal pickup schedules can cover a lot, but they usually come with rules about which items qualify, how you request a pickup, and when it happens. If you're up against a lease end or a closing date, waiting for the next opening may not work.
Many haulers want to see the job in person before giving you a number, then price it by how much of the truck you fill. You don't really know what you'll pay until they're standing in your driveway, and by then saying no is awkward.
Donation centers have to be careful about what they accept, so stained upholstery, worn mattresses, and broken appliances often get turned away. Even good items may need to be dropped off by you, which means you still need a truck and a free afternoon.
A roll-off container means booking delivery and pickup, finding a flat spot it can sit on, and possibly checking permit or HOA rules. For a single room or a few bulky pieces, you're paying for space you won't use, and loading it yourself.
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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.
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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 Boone 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 Boone's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders routinely carry a dresser down three flights of an apartment walk-up or up narrow basement stairs. Each Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Boone after every job.
Choose curbside when the item is already outside, like an old grill on the driveway or yard debris piled by the road after a storm. Full-service fits rental turnovers and longtime homes where furniture is still inside, since your Loaders carry it out from the room where it sits.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $75 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $70 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before 2 PM | from $85 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $75 |
| 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 tried to wedge a sofa into a hatchback and take it down a winding mountain road knows Boone doesn't make hauling easy. Between the hills and the hairpin turns, a quick dump run rarely feels quick. Your Loaders handle the lifting and loading, and they genuinely like showing up for this town.
Bulky items pile up fast in Boone, from worn sofas to renovation leftovers, and where they end up matters. Your Loaders sort each item by condition, favoring donation or recycling when local options allow, before disposal.
Furniture and household goods in good, clean condition may be donated when possible. Your Loaders set those pieces aside for donation where available, so usable items have a chance at a second home.
Items that are worn or damaged but not donatable may be recycled when local options allow. Your Loaders separate materials like metal or wood where possible, though some items have special handling requirements.
Heavily damaged or contaminated bulky items, such as soaked mattresses or broken furniture, are taken for responsible disposal. Your Loaders handle the lifting and hauling, and some items may be restricted.
Bring a sofa to a county convenience center and you'll be redirected, because only bagged household trash goes in those dumpsters. These rules apply across Boone and Watauga County.
Bulky items that don't fit in a standard trash bag belong at the Watauga County Transfer Station, where every load is weighed. Each county residence, verified by a driver's license or state ID showing a Watauga address, receives 2,000 pounds of free disposal annually.
Boone's three free annual curbside pickups, booked through the Citizen Service Request, cover brush only if limbs are trimmed to 10 feet long and 8 inches in diameter or less. The town also asks residents not to burn yard debris inside town limits.
The Watauga County Transfer Station does not accept liquids, including paints, large quantities of oil, and insecticides, or gas tanks. Paint, stains, solvents, pesticides, and mercury items go to the county's household hazardous waste facility on scheduled collection days, free for residents.
North Carolina bans computers and televisions from landfills. Watauga County's recycling facility accepts computers, TV's, keyboards, fax machines, printers, vacuum cleaners, and microwaves at the main county sanitation site, not at convenience centers, and items brought in must not contain chemicals.
Corrugated cardboard is accepted at every Watauga County container site, but it must be flattened. Inside Boone, curbside recycling runs every other week, so boxes from a move can pile up between collections.
Watauga County takes appliances, A/C units, and water tanks for recycling only at its main sanitation site, through a bulk metal and white goods collection program. North Carolina also prohibits white goods from landfill disposal, so these items stay out of household trash.
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(678) 884-4738Not unless it's part of your regular trash service. Watauga County's solid waste ordinance bars dumping household waste on roadways or other unauthorized places, so extra items left out can count as illegal dumping. Check with your hauler or the Town of Boone first.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Boone starts at $75, and curbside or driveway pickup takes $5 off. The first item includes the base pickup fee, and each additional item is a flat add-on charge. The exact total is confirmed before booking.
Not for curbside or driveway pickups, since you can leave items out and add access notes at booking. For in-home pickups, someone should be there or you can leave entry instructions. Scheduling options and availability for your address show up during booking.
Watauga County runs convenience centers and a transfer station for residents, and some items are restricted or need direct disposal. Hauling it yourself is often the cheaper route if you have a truck and time. Call the county Sanitation Department to confirm what each site accepts.
Loaders aim to donate usable items and recycle what they can, depending on acceptance at local partners. Items that can't be reused or recycled go to an appropriate disposal facility. Outcomes vary by item condition, and donation or recycling can't be guaranteed.
You pick your items and a time slot online, see the price upfront, and book. A Loader typically gives you a heads-up before arriving, then removes the items from where you've placed them. The confirmed total doesn't change at pickup.
It depends on the job. County drop-off is usually cheaper if you can load and drive it yourself. LoadUp costs more but handles the lifting and hauling, which helps with heavy or bulky pieces, and for student move-outs near Appalachian State when time is tight.
The main difference is the pricing model. Traditional haulers generally price by truck space and may estimate on site. LoadUp prices per item online, with the first item at the base fee and flat add-ons for others, so the total is set before anyone arrives.
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