*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $105. Additional items from +$15.
Junk piles up fast, and dealing with it never makes the to-do list. Book LoadUp, see your price before you commit, and get it hauled away from your Portsmouth place.
You check the city's website, call a couple of haulers, and wait on callbacks that never come. One quote needs a site visit next week. Meanwhile the junk stays put, and another weekend slips by.
Municipal pickup schedules handle a lot, but bulky items usually come with their own rules: what qualifies, how to request it, and when it actually happens. Appliances and anything hazardous often need separate handling, and you still have to get everything out to the street yourself.
Many haulers want to see the job in person before they give you a number, then price it by how much of the truck you fill. That's hard to guess when you're looking at a basement full of mixed junk, and the final figure can change once they arrive.
Donation centers want items in good condition that they can resell. Many turn away mattresses, stained upholstery, older electronics, or anything with missing parts. You still have to load it, drive it over while they're open, and figure out what to do with whatever they refuse.
A dumpster makes sense for a full renovation, not for one room or a garage cleanout. Downtown streets near Market Square leave little room to park one, placing it may need permission, and you still do all the lifting before pickup day.
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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 Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders know how to angle a sofa down the steep, narrow stairs of an older multi-family house. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Portsmouth after each job.
If you have a driveway or a clear spot by the street, curbside (outdoor) pickup suits items you can move outside yourself. For a downtown condo, an upstairs apartment, or a packed basement, choose full-service so your Loaders carry everything out from inside.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $105 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $100 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before 2 PM | from $115 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $105 |
| 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 circled downtown Portsmouth hunting for a parking spot knows that a couch and a tight street are a bad pairing. Add a narrow stairway and a loaded car, and the DIY plan gets old fast. Your Loader handles the carrying and loading, and genuinely likes showing up for people in this town.
Bulky items rarely have one obvious destination, and that matters in Portsmouth, where space is tight and options vary. Your Loader sorts each item by condition, favoring donation or recycling when local options allow, and disposal for the rest.
Furniture, housewares, and other items in good, clean condition may be donated when possible and local options allow. Your Loader sets them aside during loading so usable pieces have a chance at a second home.
Items that are worn or damaged but not fit for donation may be recycled where available. Metal frames, some appliances, and certain electronics often qualify, though local handling varies by material and item type.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items are taken for responsible disposal at an appropriate transfer station or landfill. Your Loader handles the lifting and loading, so you never haul anything yourself.
One wrong item can contaminate a load or send heavy metals to a landfill, so these are the disposal rules Portsmouth residents in Rockingham County actually work under.
Portsmouth's single-stream recycling must go out loose, not bagged, and every item must be at least 4 inches in size. Smaller pieces slip through the sorting equipment and cannot be processed, so they never actually get recycled.
When the National Weather Service issues a Winter Weather Advisory, meaning 3 to 5 inches of snow forecast within 12 hours or accumulating sleet or freezing rain, Portsmouth skips trash collection the following day. Bulky waste pickups are also never run on holidays.
Computer monitors and television sets with cathode ray tubes contain heavy metals, including lead, mercury or cadmium, so they cannot go to the landfill with regular household rubbish. Portsmouth takes them at the Recycling Center or as a scheduled bulky pickup.
Following NH DES rules, leaves and grass clippings cannot go in Portsmouth's trash toters. Curbside yard waste collection runs April 1 through November 30 in paper bags, factory stamped biodegradable plastic bags, or barrels marked yard waste, each no heavier than 50 pounds.
Portsmouth rotates curbside bulky pickup by category, and refrigerators and other Freon items only go out during the appliance and scrap metal week, with an added CFC removal fee. Addresses served by private trash service, like condo associations, can use the Recycling Center instead.
Portsmouth's semiannual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day accepts lead and oil-based paint, stain and finish, but latex paint, asbestos and medical waste do not qualify. Smoke detectors are refused too, because the contractor cannot ship low levels of radioactive material.
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(678) 884-4738Not outside your normal trash and recycling setup. Regular weekly collection covers household trash in approved containers, and large items left out can be treated as illegal dumping. Check with Portsmouth Public Works about bulky item rules before setting anything out.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Portsmouth starts at $105, 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.
Often, depending on crew availability for your address and the time you book. Enter your address during booking to see live openings. For curbside pickups you don't need to be home, and for in-home pickups you can leave access instructions.
The Recycling Center at 680 Peverly Hill Rd is open to residents with a current vehicle sticker, Tuesday to Thursday and Saturday. Bulky waste, demolition debris, appliances, and mattresses carry fees. Hazardous items like pesticides and gasoline are only taken on Household Hazardous Waste Days.
Loaders aim to keep usable items out of the landfill by donating them to local charities or recycling them whenever options allow. Acceptance varies by item and facility, so outcomes aren't guaranteed. Anything that can't be reused or recycled goes to an appropriate disposal facility.
You book online, list your items, and see the total before confirming. Your Loader calls ahead before arriving, then carries the items out and loads them. Narrow stairs and tight downtown streets are fine, so note parking or access details when you book.
The pricing model is different. Traditional haulers usually price by truck volume, often with an estimate on arrival. LoadUp prices per item online and confirms the total before booking. For a few items that can cost less, but a full cleanout may suit a truckload hauler.
Sometimes, if you have a truck, a vehicle sticker, and items the facility takes. Some bulky waste and appliances carry fees, and the facility keeps limited days. Paying for pickup makes sense when you lack a vehicle or time, or when items are heavy.
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