*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
When junk keeps piling up, it quietly becomes one more chore you keep putting off. Book LoadUp, see your real price upfront, and get it picked up quickly around Star.
You call the county, read up on convenience site rules, and leave messages with a couple of haulers who never call back. Meanwhile the pile in the shed stays put, and another month slips by.
Small towns like this often lean on county convenience sites rather than a scheduled bulk program, so the job usually lands on you. Hours, accepted items and load limits vary, and nobody shows up to carry heavy pieces out of a barn or back bedroom.
Many haulers want to walk your property before giving a number, and on a rural lot that can mean waiting days for someone to drive out. Then the quote shifts by truckload fraction, leaving you unsure what you'll pay until the work is done.
Thrift stores and charities have to be choosy about condition, and the nearest drop-off may be a long drive. Stained upholstery, worn mattresses and broken appliances often get turned away, so you end up hauling half the load back home.
A roll-off sits in your driveway for days, needs a level spot a heavy truck can reach, and may come with placement rules. You still do all the lifting yourself, which makes little sense for a single room or a cluttered garage.
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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 Star 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 Star's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders squeeze a rusted tiller out of a cramped shed or ease a dresser down narrow farmhouse stairs. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Star after each job.
If the old mower and scrap lumber are already sitting at the end of your driveway or beside the barn door, curbside is the simple fit. Choose full-service when your Loaders need to carry things out from a back bedroom, an attic or a packed outbuilding set well off the road.
| 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.
Out here, getting rid of a broken freezer or a pile of old fence boards usually means borrowing a truck, finding an open Saturday, and making the drive there and back. Your Loaders would rather do the lifting. They like showing up for the neighbors here, from barn to back porch.
Bulky items are hard to move alone, and in a small rural town, knowing where they end up matters. Around Star, your Loader sorts each item by condition, favoring donation or recycling when local options allow.
Furniture, tools and household goods in good, clean condition may be donated when possible and when local options allow. Your Loader sets usable pieces aside and handles the loading and hauling.
Items that are worn or damaged but not fit for donation, like metal frames or old appliances, may be recycled where available. Your Loader separates what local outlets can take from what they can't.
Heavily damaged or contaminated bulky items, such as rotted furniture or soaked mattresses, are hauled off for responsible disposal. Your Loader does the lifting and carrying, and handles them through appropriate local disposal sites.
A load turned away at the gate means a second trip, or prosecution if it's left behind. These rules apply in Star and across Montgomery County's convenience site system.
Tires are on Montgomery County's list of wastes that may not go into convenience site containers, and North Carolina bans whole scrap tires from landfills. When you buy replacements, state law requires tire retailers to accept your old tires one for one.
Star's own services page points residents to a Montgomery County convenience site, but the compactor containers there take household waste only, not large items like furniture. Only certain sites with open containers accept larger household items, so check which site before loading up.
Montgomery County states that leaving trash while stations are closed is illegal and violators will be prosecuted. All waste must go inside the center into the proper containers, and the sites serve Montgomery County residents only.
Since 2011, North Carolina law has prohibited disposing of televisions and computer equipment in landfills, so these items should stay out of regular household trash headed for burial. Manufacturers selling these devices in the state must fund recycling programs for them.
Yard waste is barred from Montgomery County convenience site containers. State rules permit burning leaves and limbs from your own property when no public pickup exists, but never trash, tires, or building materials, and burn bans during dry spells take priority.
No Montgomery County convenience site accepts white goods such as refrigerators and microwave ovens, or scrap metal and wire. North Carolina bars white goods from ordinary landfill disposal, so the county encourages residents to take them directly to Uwharrie Environmental Landfill for special handling.
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(678) 884-4738Only inside the containers at a county convenience site, and only if you live in Montgomery County. Leaving trash outside while a site is closed is illegal and can be prosecuted. Furniture and other large items go only to sites with open containers.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Star starts at $75, and curbside or driveway pickup takes a flat $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 slots depend on Loader availability around Star, which is a small town, so openings can vary. Enter your address when booking to see live times. For curbside pickups you don't need to be home, and you can leave access notes.
Montgomery County sites don't accept white goods like refrigerators and microwaves, scrap metal, or wire. Hazardous waste, asbestos, pesticides, poisons, and chemicals are also banned. Only eight sites have open containers for larger household items, including Blaine, Pekin, and Pee Dee.
Loaders aim 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 go to an appropriate disposal facility. Outcomes vary by item and condition, so none are guaranteed.
Pick your items online, choose a time window, and see your price before you confirm. On pickup day your Loader arrives, removes the items, and handles the loading. Curbside items can be left outside, while in-home pickups need someone present or access instructions.
Sometimes. If you live in Montgomery County and have a few household bags, a convenience site is usually the cheaper route, though you provide the truck and labor. Hiring makes more sense for heavy furniture, appliances, or items the sites won't accept.
Pricing model and booking flow. Traditional haulers often price by truckload and may confirm the cost on site. LoadUp prices per item online, with the total confirmed before booking. Truckload pricing can suit very large cleanouts, while per-item pricing suits smaller jobs.
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