*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $90. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up and turning into a hassle fast. LoadUp makes clearing it out easy across the Island, with quick pickup and a real price before you book.
You check your town's website, call a sanitation office, leave messages with a few haulers, and wait. One sends a quote, two never call back. Weeks go by and the junk is still in the garage.
Your town, village, or sanitation district may haul bulky items for free, but the rules depend on where you live. Some need an appointment, some cap how many pieces you can put out, and many refuse appliances, renovation debris, or anything you can't drag to the curb yourself.
A lot of haulers won't give you a number until someone comes out to look. Then the price depends on how much of the truck your load fills, which you can only guess at. It's hard to plan around a total that might change once loading starts.
Thrift stores and charities want things they can resell, so stains, scuffs, missing parts, or worn upholstery usually get turned away. Most won't pick up broken furniture or old mattresses, so you end up with a pile of rejects and no plan for them.
A roll-off container can mean asking about a permit, keeping the driveway clear for drop-off and pickup, and having a big steel box out front for days. That's a lot of work for one basement or a spare bedroom, and you still have to haul everything out to it yourself.
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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 Long Island 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 piano, hot tub, or safe 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 Long Island's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader works a sleeper sofa up a narrow basement stairwell or down from a cramped Cape-style attic. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Long Island after each job.
If the old patio set or washer is already sitting in your driveway or beside a detached garage, curbside keeps things simple. For a sectional stuck in a raised ranch's lower level or a dresser in a second-floor apartment above a storefront, choose full-service and your Loaders 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 $90 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $85 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before 2 PM | from $100 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $90 |
| 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 haul an old sectional to the dump knows the Long Island Expressway can turn a quick errand into a lost Saturday, and the town rules change every few miles. Your Loader lifts it, loads it, and takes it from there, because Long Islanders deserve a weekend that doesn't revolve around traffic.
Bulky items rarely leave a Long Island home the same way twice, because condition decides the best next step. Your Loader sorts each piece toward donation, recycling, or disposal when local options allow, keeping what's possible out of landfills.
Furniture, housewares, and equipment in good, clean condition may be set aside for donation when local options allow. Your Loader handles the lifting, and acceptance depends on the receiving organization and the town.
Items that are worn or damaged but not donatable, such as scrap metal, electronics, or mattresses, may be steered toward recycling where available. Programs differ across Nassau and Suffolk towns and villages, so outcomes aren't guaranteed.
Heavily damaged or contaminated bulky pieces, like soaked sofas or broken-down fixtures, are taken by your Loader for responsible disposal at an appropriate transfer station or facility, since access rules vary by municipality.
Set out too many items or the wrong ones and they can go uncollected or break state law. These rules apply across Long Island's Nassau and Suffolk Counties.
Some Long Island villages run separate sanitation from their towns. Freeport limits one-family homes to five cans, bags or bundles of non-recyclable waste per collection day, while the Village of Hempstead caps set-outs at 10 garbage bags.
Islip's Stop Throwing Out Pollutants program takes pool chemicals, propane tanks, oil-based paint and insecticides at the Multi-Purpose Recycling Facility, free in limited quantities on weekdays and at a Saturday S.T.O.P. Day. Residents certify the material is household, not business, waste.
The Town of Brookhaven collects bulk items like furniture on the second garbage day of each week, Thursday or Friday, with a maximum of four items per week. A larger cleanout can take several weeks of curbside set-outs.
New York bans open burning of household waste statewide, including leaves and burn barrels. Brush burning is allowed only in towns under 20,000 residents, and never from March 16 through May 14, which rules out most of Nassau and Suffolk.
Since 2015, New York has barred consumers from trashing computers, computer peripherals, televisions and small electronic equipment, curbside or otherwise. Manufacturers must take back their own brand free, plus one item of any brand when you buy a new one of the same type.
In the Town of Islip, bulk metal such as appliances and bikes is collected every Wednesday, on a separate schedule from household garbage and from non-metal bulk items. All garbage and recyclables must be at the curb before 6 a.m.
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(678) 884-4738Usually not. Bulk pickup rules on Long Island vary by town and village, so many places require an appointment or limit what goes curbside. Items left out without approval can draw a code violation or fine. Check with your town sanitation department first.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal on Long Island starts at $90, 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. Truck-load haulers usually price by volume.
Same-day pickup is often available, depending on your address and the day's schedule. Enter your zip code during booking to see live availability for Nassau or Suffolk. Next-day and scheduled windows are typically easier to get on busy weekends.
Not for curbside or driveway pickups, since you can leave the items out with access notes. For items inside, someone should be present, or you can leave access instructions when booking. Your Loader will give you notice before arriving.
Hazardous materials such as paint, solvents, and chemicals are generally not accepted in regular trash or bulk pickup. Most Long Island towns send these to household hazardous waste events or drop-off sites. Large or restricted items often need an appointment, so confirm with your town.
Loaders aim to donate usable items to local charities and recycle what they can, depending on acceptance. Items that can't be reused or recycled go to an appropriate disposal facility. Outcomes depend on item condition and what local partners will take.
You pick your items and enter your Long Island address online, then choose a pickup window and see your total upfront. A Loader arrives in that window, removes the items, and handles the hauling and loading. You don't need to move anything to a truck yourself.
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