*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $90. Additional items from +$15.
Once junk starts piling up in Shandaken, hauling it yourself can swallow a whole weekend. Book a quick LoadUp pickup and see your real price before you commit.
You look up the town's rules, call around, wait on callbacks, and get a quote that keeps changing or none at all. Meanwhile the junk stays parked in the shed, and another month goes by.
Rural towns like this one often run on transfer station drop-off rather than municipal pickup schedules. That means you do the loading, the driving, and the heavy lifting yourself, and some items may not be accepted. Check the town's current rules before you count on it.
Many haulers want to come out and see the job before giving a number, which can mean a long wait for a visit up here. Then pricing gets quoted by the truckload, so you won't really know the total until everything is already on board.
Secondhand shops and charities have to be selective, so stained upholstery, worn mattresses, and anything broken often gets turned away. Even when a piece qualifies, you still have to get it there, and whatever they refuse comes right back home with you.
A roll-off container makes sense for a full gut renovation, not for clearing out one spare room. You'll need a spot it can actually be placed on, a delivery and pickup that fit your schedule, and it sits in your yard taking up space for days.
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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 Shandaken 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 Shandaken's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders work a sleeper sofa up narrow basement stairs and through a low cellar doorway with care. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Shandaken after each job.
If you can get old porch furniture or a pile of renovation scraps outside to your driveway, choose curbside, also called outdoor, pickup. Choose full-service when items are still in a loft, crawl space, or detached shed, and your Loaders will carry them out from where they sit.
| 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.
Out here, a dump run isn't a quick errand. Between winding two-lane roads, a pickup bed that never quite fits the sofa, and cell service that drops right when you need directions, it can swallow a whole Saturday. Your Loaders like showing up to carry the heavy stuff out, because Shandaken neighbors have earned their weekends back.
Bulky items rarely have one obvious destination, and in a spread-out town like Shandaken, where facilities are limited, that matters. Your Loader sorts each pickup by condition, aiming to keep usable things in circulation when local options allow.
Furniture and household goods that are clean and in good shape may be set aside for donation when local options allow. Availability varies, and acceptance depends on each organization's current policies.
Items that are worn or damaged but not fit for donation may be recycled where available, such as scrap metal or reusable materials. Your Loader separates what can be diverted when local options allow.
Heavily damaged, soaked, or contaminated bulky items, like ruined sofas or rotted lumber, typically go to an appropriate disposal site. Your Loader handles the loading and hauling so you skip the transfer station trip.
Show up with the wrong load and you can be turned away at the gate, so here is how disposal actually works in Shandaken and across Ulster County.
Ulster County's Mandatory Source Separation and Recycling Law requires everyone, including multi-family dwellings, to separate corrugated cardboard, newspaper, and paperboard from trash, and skipping it violates the law. Pizza boxes are not accepted with cardboard.
New York bars households from putting covered electronics in the trash, and UCRRA's free electronics recycling in Kingston runs only on Saturdays from April through November. Power tools, string lights, ink and toner cartridges, and e-media like CDs and DVDs are not accepted.
The town runs a recycling center behind Town Hall but offers no trash collection. Only Shandaken residents can use it, and there are no day passes for visitors. UCRRA lists the Saugerties transfer station as a trash option for residents.
New York bans residential brush burning from March 16 through May 14 in towns under 20,000 people, which includes Shandaken, because dry spring fuels spread wildfire fast. Burning household trash or treated wood is illegal statewide all year.
Shandaken residents can bring food scraps to the compost area at the town transfer station instead of keeping them in garbage that attracts bears. Empty the scraps into the containers and take your bag or container home. A local farmer collects them weekly.
UCRRA holds free household hazardous waste collections in April, July, and October. They are open to Ulster County residents only, and you need an appointment. Pesticides and insecticides are accepted, but Freon appliances are listed as unauthorized waste and can be turned away.
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(678) 884-4738Not unless it's part of a scheduled pickup. Shandaken is rural, and I couldn't confirm a town bulk pickup program. Leaving junk at the roadside or on someone else's land can count as illegal dumping. Call the Town of Shandaken to confirm current rules.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Shandaken starts at $90, 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.
It depends on Loader availability near your hamlet. Phoenicia and Mount Tremper along Route 28 are easier to reach than remote spots like Pine Hill or Highmount. Enter your address during booking to see which times are open.
Not for curbside or outdoor pickups. You can leave items out and add access notes at booking. For items inside a home or cabin, someone should be there, or you can leave entry instructions. Vacation rental owners often use this option between guests.
Large, bulky, or restricted items often can't go in regular household trash. Paint, chemicals, and similar materials usually need a hazardous waste program, so check with the Town of Shandaken or Ulster County. Loaders can haul many bulky items, but hazardous materials generally aren't accepted.
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 are taken to an appropriate disposal facility. Outcomes vary by item and condition, so none of it is guaranteed.
You book online, choose your items and a time window, and see your total before confirming. On pickup day your Loader arrives, confirms the items, and hauls them away. Gravel roads and steep driveways are worth noting at booking so the Loader can plan access.
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