*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
When junk piles up, it weighs on you, and it doesn't take long. In Calabash, the Seafood Capital of the World, LoadUp makes clearing it out quick, with a real price you see before you book.
You look up pickup rules, call to figure out whether the town or the county handles your street, and leave messages with a few haulers. Some call back, some don't. Weeks later, the junk is still sitting there.
Municipal pickup schedules can work if you live here full-time and can wait. You usually have to request a pickup ahead of time, and there are limits on what gets taken and how much. If you own a second home or need a rental cleared before guests arrive, waiting doesn't fit.
Many haulers want to come out and look before they'll give you a number. Then the price depends on how much of the truck your load fills, which you can't really guess ahead of time. You end up taking time off for a visit and still don't know the final cost.
Donation centers need items they can actually resell, so a stained mattress, a chair with a broken frame, or a rusted grill often gets turned away. Even when they accept something, you still have to load it, drive it there, and figure out what to do with the rest.
A dumpster is made for remodels, not for clearing out a single garage or guest room. You have to book a delivery and a pickup, find a flat spot for it to sit, maybe deal with HOA or rental rules, and then do all the lifting and tossing 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.
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 Calabash 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 Calabash's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader carries a sleeper sofa down the steep exterior stairs of a raised coastal home, step by step. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Calabash after each job.
If the old grill and porch chairs already sit on the driveway or in the parking area under a raised home, curbside is the simpler fit. If there's a mattress upstairs in a rental or a dresser in a back bedroom, choose full-service and your Loader will 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 $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 cross town on a summer Saturday knows the lunch rush and beach traffic share the same few roads, and a sofa strapped to a pickup doesn't make that drive better. Your Loader lifts, carries, and loads it from wherever it sits, because Calabash folks deserve a calmer weekend.
Not every old sofa or worn-out dresser belongs in a landfill. In Calabash, where homes, rentals, and small businesses turn over often, your Loader sorts items by condition so reuse and recycling happen when local options allow.
Furniture and household goods that are clean and still usable may be set aside for donation when possible. Your Loader carries them out, and availability depends on what local donation options can accept.
Items that are worn or damaged but not fit for donation may be recycled where available, such as metal frames or appliances. Your Loader separates what can be recycled from what cannot, when local options allow.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items, like soaked mattresses or broken furniture, go to proper disposal. Your Loader lifts and loads them from your garage, yard, or rental, then handles the haul away.
Miss the monthly yard debris week or use the wrong bag, and your pile can sit at the curb for weeks. These rules apply in Calabash and Brunswick County.
Calabash runs a semi-annual vacant lot maintenance program and notifies owners to clean up their lots. If an owner does not maintain the property, Town Services does the work and bills the property owner. Seasonal and out-of-town owners should know this.
The Town of Calabash picks up grass clippings, pine needles, and leaves at the curb during the first full week of each month. They must be in biodegradable brown paper yard waste bags. Plastic bags are not accepted, and if you miss the week, pickup waits until next month.
North Carolina bans white goods, such as refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers, stoves, and air conditioners, from landfills. Any unit that held refrigerant must have it properly removed before scrapping. That is why appliances go through a separate recycling path from household trash.
After a hurricane or tropical storm, keep limbs and leaves separate from household debris such as appliances, fencing, furniture, and shingles. Keep piles clear of mailboxes, fire hydrants, water meters, and storm drains. Burning yard debris is not allowed in town.
State law bans televisions and computer equipment from landfills, so they have to be recycled instead. Calabash residents can get a free town decal at Town Hall, which lets them drop off electronic items at the Town Maintenance Yard.
Town yard debris pickup does not take firewood, lumber, boards, wire, dirt, or sand. Old fence boards, scrap wood from a deck project, or fill dirt from landscaping need a different way out than the monthly curbside pickup.
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(678) 884-4738Not as a standing option. Calabash is a small town in Brunswick County, and bulky pickup timing depends on where you live, so check with the town or your county waste hauler first. Items left out with no scheduled pickup can be treated as illegal dumping.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Calabash starts at $75, and curbside or driveway 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. Traditional haulers often run $150-$750 by truckload.
Often yes. Same-day or next-day pickup is generally available when you book before 2PM, and live availability for your address shows during booking. For curbside pickups you usually don't need to be home, just leave access notes. For in-home pickups, someone should be there or leave access instructions.
Yes, and it's often the cheapest route if you have a truck. Brunswick County convenience centers charge $10 per bulky item, capped at $50 per pickup truckload. Asbestos and some other materials aren't accepted at convenience sites, so check the county's accepted items list first.
Paint, pesticides, and car fluids shouldn't go in regular trash or a haul-away load. Brunswick County runs a permanent household hazardous waste collection at its landfill in Bolivia. Set those items aside and take them there, since junk crews generally can't accept them.
Loaders aim to keep usable items out of the landfill by donating them whenever options allow, and they try to recycle materials depending on acceptance. Whatever can't be donated or recycled goes to an appropriate disposal facility. Outcomes vary by item condition and local acceptance.
You book online, pick your items and a time window, and see your price upfront. A Loader typically gives you a heads-up before arriving, then carries the items out and loads them, so you don't have to lift anything. Your total is confirmed before the pickup is scheduled.
The main difference is pricing and booking. College HUNKS prices by how much truck space your items need, while LoadUp prices per item online with the total confirmed before booking. For a full-house cleanout, truckload pricing from a traditional hauler may fit better.
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