*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $85. Additional items from +$15.
Junk piles up fast, even in the Land of Enchantment, and dealing with it is nobody's idea of fun. Book a quick pickup with LoadUp, see your price upfront, and get your space back.
You look up the rules, call the town or county, and leave messages for a couple of haulers. One calls back with a vague estimate, the rest never do, and weeks later the junk still sits there.
Municipal pickup schedules can work if your address qualifies and your items fit the rules. Many programs limit what they'll take, need you to request a date in advance, and expect everything at the road. That's a problem for a long dirt driveway or an owner who lives out of town.
Lots of haulers want to come out and look before they'll give you a number, and that visit can take days to set up. Then the price depends on how much of the truck they think you filled, so you don't really know the total until the job is done.
Thrift shops and charities need things they can resell, so stained cushions, broken frames, and older appliances often get turned away. What they take also changes, and you still have to load the pieces they'll accept and drive them over yourself.
A roll-off container makes sense for a full remodel. For one bedroom or a crowded casita, it's a lot. You plan around delivery and pickup, it may need a permit, it can block a narrow lane, and you still lift every item into 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 Taos 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 Taos's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader handles low adobe doorways, narrow dirt lanes, and freestanding casitas set back from the drive. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Taos after each job.
Curbside works well when items are already waiting by the gate or at the end of a long gravel driveway, which is common on rural properties outside town. Choose full-service when that worn sofa is still inside a vacation rental between guests, and your Loaders will carry it out from wherever it sits.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $85 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $80 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before 2 PM | from $95 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $85 |
| 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 crept through town with a box spring on the roof during a packed ski weekend knows how that trip goes: slow, stop-and-go, and a little humbling. Skip it. Your Loader handles the lifting, carrying, and loading, and LoadUp and your Loaders genuinely like showing up for the people who keep this town running.
Bulky items like worn sofas and old appliances pile up fast, and what happens to them afterward matters in Taos. Your Loader sorts each item by condition, favoring donation or recycling when local options allow.
Furniture and household goods in clean, usable shape may be set aside for donation when possible. Your Loader can handle the lifting, though availability depends on what local donation options are accepting.
Items that are damaged but still have usable materials, such as metal frames or appliances, may be taken for recycling where available. Accepted materials in a small community can change, so this is not guaranteed.
Heavily damaged or contaminated bulky items, like soaked mattresses or broken furniture, are taken for responsible disposal. Your Loader hauls them from the garage or yard, so you skip the trip to a transfer station.
Haul the wrong load and you can be turned away at the gate or use up a punch you didn't need; these rules apply in Taos and across Taos County.
Taos County takes rechargeable batteries, including lithium-ion, cell phone, cordless tool, and vehicle batteries, at the Arroyo Hondo, Cerro, and Costilla transfer stations because they can spark fires in the waste system. Single-use alkaline, coin, button cell, and any leaking batteries are refused.
The Taos Regional Landfill, operated by the Town of Taos, accepts construction and demolition waste but closes on any day sustained winds reach 35 mph. On gusty high desert days, a truck full of remodel debris may have to wait for calmer weather.
At Taos County transfer stations, recycling requires no punch on your solid waste card, except for tires, and only some stations collect them. At the regional landfill, tires are priced by size, and loads of 10 or more require a manifest.
Every Taos County transfer station keeps a 30 cubic yard roll-off for white goods and scrap metal, and the service is free, but items must be at least 50% metal. The county notes an aging refrigerator often needs only a freon recharge or minor repair.
Taos County cautions that not all of its transfer stations accept e-waste, so confirm the specific site before loading old electronics. Stations run Tuesday through Saturday, take their last load at 3:45 p.m., and close Sundays and Mondays.
Residential drop-offs at the Taos Regional Landfill carry a minimum charge covering up to 220 pounds, then add a charge for every 20 pounds beyond that. Unincorporated county residents can use punch cards instead, with each card good for half a ton.
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(678) 884-4738Not as a general rule. Leaving junk at the curb or in an alley without an arranged pickup can count as illegal dumping, and local trash service usually covers only regular household bins. Check with your trash hauler or the Town of Taos about bulk rules.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Taos starts at $85 for a single item, and curbside or outdoor 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.
Sometimes, depending on Loader availability in the Taos area that day. Enter your address during booking to see the real openings for your location. Next-day and scheduled slots are usually easier to get, especially in busy seasons.
Not for curbside or outdoor pickups. Items can be left in an accessible spot with notes. For items inside a home or casita, someone should be there, or you can leave access instructions at booking. Your Loader reaches out before arriving.
Hazardous items like paint, solvents, batteries, and chemicals generally can't go in regular household trash or a standard haul. Large bulky loads and construction debris often need a transfer station or landfill. Confirm current rules with Taos County or the Town of Taos.
Loaders aim to donate usable items and recycle materials whenever possible, depending on what local charities and recyclers will accept. Items that can't be donated or recycled go to an appropriate disposal facility, which helps avoid landfill when options allow.
Book online, choose your item and pickup time, and see your total upfront. On pickup day, your Loader arrives in the scheduled window, removes the items, and hauls them away. Curbside pickups need no one home, and the confirmed price is what you pay.
The main difference is the pricing model. Traditional haulers often price by truck space and may confirm the cost on site. LoadUp prices per item online, with the total confirmed before booking. For large full-house cleanouts, a truckload hauler can be a better fit.
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