*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it becomes one more thing on the list. In Cricket, LoadUp makes it simple: pick a time, see your price upfront, and get it gone.
You search online, call the county to ask what's allowed, and request a few hauling quotes. One hauler calls back and another never does. Weeks go by and the pile is still sitting where it was.
Cricket is unincorporated, so it doesn't have a city program of its own. Free or low-cost county options often mean loading the junk yourself and driving it to a drop-off site, and they come with item limits. Heavy pieces still need someone to lift them.
Many haulers want to see the job in person before they give you a number. Then they price by how much of the truck you fill, so you don't know the final cost until everything is loaded and it's too late to compare.
Donation centers want items in good, resellable shape, which is fair. Stained upholstery, scratched dressers, and broken appliances get turned away, and most centers won't send anyone to carry out heavy pieces. You still need a plan for whatever they won't take.
A dumpster means booking delivery and pickup dates, giving up driveway or yard space for days, and paying for a full container. You still do all the lifting. Clearing out a single room or a few large items rarely needs that much setup.
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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 Cricket 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 Cricket's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Hauling a freezer up narrow basement stairs or easing a tiller out of a crowded shed is routine for your Loader, who is background-checked and rated by real locals in Cricket after each job.
If bagged yard waste and a broken dresser are already waiting at the end of your driveway, curbside is the simpler fit. On sloped foothills lots, or when items are still in a basement, upstairs bedroom, or detached outbuilding, full-service lets your Loaders carry everything out for you.
| 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 noon | 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.
Out here, the usual plan is to borrow a neighbor's truck, and most of us have burned that favor on the last move. Add a hilly driveway and a washer that weighs more than you do, and Saturday is gone. Your Loaders gladly show up and lift it, so you keep your weekend and your neighbor's goodwill.
Bulky items pile up fast, and what happens after pickup matters as much as the lift. For Cricket homes, your Loader sorts each item by condition, so donation, recycling, or disposal fits what you're sending off.
Clean, working items like a sturdy dresser or a usable washer may be donated when possible. Your Loader sets them aside for local donation channels where available. A receipt is not something to expect or promise.
Items too worn to donate, such as a rusted metal bed frame or a broken grill, may be recycled when local options allow. Your Loader separates reusable materials from the rest during loading.
Heavily damaged or soaked items, like a collapsed mattress or a rotted deck section, go to responsible disposal. Your Loader hauls them out of Cricket so you never make the landfill run yourself.
A wasted trip can leave you hauling a full load back home, since North Carolina bans several common items from landfills. These rules apply in Cricket and across Wilkes County.
North Carolina air quality rules forbid burning household trash, tires, and demolition debris. Leaves and brush may be burned on the property where they grew when no public pickup exists. Burning near woodlands also requires a North Carolina Forest Service burn permit.
Wilkes County accepts white goods, the state term for large household appliances, free of charge at the landfill and its convenience centers. North Carolina keeps these appliances out of landfills, and any refrigerant must be recovered before the metal is recycled.
Cricket has no town curbside service. The county names the Roaring River landfill and the Grassy Fork and Mt. Carmel centers as places that accept bagged trash. Convenience centers close Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays, and the landfill runs Monday through Saturday.
North Carolina has banned televisions and computer equipment from landfills since 2011, so you cannot bag a dead TV or old desktop with household garbage. These devices contain materials like lead and have to go to an electronics recycling outlet instead.
Wilkes County accepts all tires free of charge at the landfill and its convenience centers, but only after they are removed from the rim. North Carolina bans whole scrap tires from landfills and pays for tire recycling with a disposal tax on new tire sales.
If you change your own oil, you can drop off used oil, oil filters, and antifreeze at the county landfill and convenience centers at no charge. North Carolina bans used oil and antifreeze from landfills, and pouring them out can contaminate groundwater.
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(678) 884-4738Not for free. Cricket is unincorporated, so there is no town bulk pickup. Wilkes County convenience centers take only bagged household garbage, and larger loads go to the county landfill. Dumping beside the bins is not allowed.
Take large loads straight to the Wilkes County Landfill instead of the convenience centers. The landfill charges $85 per ton for solid waste. The centers are for residents only and don't accept commercial waste or out-of-county trash.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Cricket starts at $75, and curbside or driveway pickup takes a flat $5 off. The first item includes the base pickup fee, and each additional item is a flat add-on. The exact total is confirmed before booking.
Same-day slots are sometimes open, depending on Loader availability near Cricket and North Wilkesboro. Enter your address at booking to see live times. For curbside pickups you don't need to be home, but in-home jobs need access.
The convenience centers don't accept liquids, hazardous waste, or paint unless it is dried. Putting trash in the recycling bins can bring a $250 fine. For these items, return them to the seller or manufacturer, or use a hauler that handles them.
Loaders sort items and try to donate usable pieces and recycle what accepted facilities will take, whenever options allow. Anything left over goes to a proper disposal facility. Donation and recycling depend on item condition and local acceptance, so neither is guaranteed.
Choose your items online, pick curbside or in-home pickup, and select a time window. You see the total before you confirm. On pickup day your Loader arrives, removes the items, and handles hauling and disposal.
The main difference is the pricing model. Many traditional haulers charge by truck space, with the final price set on-site. LoadUp prices per item online and confirms the total before booking. For a full-garage cleanout, the county landfill at $85 per ton may cost less if you can haul it yourself.
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