*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
When junk piles up around the house, it turns into a chore nobody wants. Book LoadUp, see your price upfront, and get a quick pickup that clears it out for you.
You start by looking up the borough's trash rules, then call a few haulers for quotes. One never calls back, another wants to stop by first. Weeks pass, and the junk is still in the basement.
Municipal pickup schedules can work well for a few bags or a single item. Bulky pieces often need to be requested ahead of time, some items may not be accepted, and you still have to get everything from the attic or basement out to the curb yourself.
Many haulers want to see the job in person before they give you a number, and then they price it by how much of the truck it fills. You often don't know the final total until the truck is loaded, after you've already set aside a whole afternoon.
Donating is a good instinct, but donation centers have to turn things down. Stained upholstery, worn mattresses, and furniture with a broken leg usually get refused. They also won't haul away broken items or general clutter, so a garage cleanout still leaves you with a pile.
A roll-off container makes sense for a full renovation, not for clearing out one spare room. On narrow borough streets and tight driveways, you may have to check on placement rules, plan around drop-off and pickup dates, and look at a big metal box for days. You also do all the lifting.
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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.
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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 Emmaus's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Steep, narrow basement stairs in an older home can make hauling out a dresser tricky, and your Loaders take them carefully. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Emmaus after each job.
If the old grill or worn-out sofa is already in your driveway or beside the garage door, curbside pickup keeps things simple. For a rowhome attic or a basement packed with years of storage, choose full-service and your Loaders will carry everything out from inside.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $80 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $75 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before 2 PM | from $90 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $80 |
| 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 wrestled a sleeper sofa up a narrow basement staircase in an older Emmaus home knows how that story ends: scraped paint and a sore back. Tight street parking doesn't help. Your Loaders handle the stairs and the load, and they like showing up for neighbors who keep this town so welcoming.
Bulky items pile up fast in Emmaus basements, attics, and garages, so where they end up matters. Your Loader sorts each item by condition, aiming to keep usable pieces out of the trash when local options allow.
Furniture and household goods in good, clean condition may be donated when possible. Your Loader sets these aside for local donation channels, where available, so useful items can find a second home.
Items that are worn or damaged but not fit for donation may be recycled where available. Your Loader separates materials like metal or wood when local options allow, rather than sending everything to one pile.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items, like a water-ruined mattress from an Emmaus basement, are taken for responsible disposal. Your Loader loads them out so nothing is left behind.
Set out loose bags, an overweight dresser, or an old refrigerator and the Borough's curbside service can leave it behind. These rules apply in Emmaus, Lehigh County.
Ordinance No. 1088, adopted in 2019, requires durable, water-tight metal or plastic containers no larger than 96 gallons. Individual plastic bags and loose waste are prohibited from curbside collection, so a pile of cleanout bags will not be accepted at the curb.
Under the state Covered Device Recycling Act, televisions, computer monitors, and other covered electronics cannot go in household trash. Emmaus residents can bring E-waste to the Borough's E-waste dumpster beside the Public Works Department garage.
Emmaus bulk pickup runs through Whitetail Disposal and must be requested at least 24 hours before your regular collection day, identifying yourself as a Borough resident. Solid wood dressers, sleeper sofas, and pianos can easily exceed the 70-pound cap.
Borough Public Works handles curbside yard waste collection during the growing season, and bags contaminated with stones, trash, mulch, or dirt will not be collected. For bigger garden cleanups, residents can also turn to the Emmaus Compost Center.
The Borough's bulk item guidelines state that appliances containing Freon will not be collected. Refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers, and window air conditioners hold refrigerant that has to be recovered before scrapping, so these need a separate disposal route.
The Borough's bulk guidelines state plainly that construction materials will not be collected. Drywall, lumber, tile, and roofing shingles left from a remodel need another disposal path, such as a rented container or a permitted disposal facility.
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(678) 884-4738Not unless it fits the Borough of Emmaus collection rules. The borough code makes it unlawful to dump refuse within borough limits or let it pile up on a property outside the approved collection process. Check with the borough office before setting out oversized items.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Emmaus starts at $80 for a single item, and curbside or driveway 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.
Often, yes. Same-day and next-day slots are offered in Emmaus when availability allows, and they depend on the schedule for your zip code. Enter your address during booking to see which times are open. For curbside pickups you generally don't need to be home.
The borough does not collect waste from industrial, medical, dental, or animal-waste sources, and hauling refuse in a way the code doesn't approve is unlawful. Large, hazardous, or commercial-type loads usually need a private hauler. Ask the borough about specific items.
Loaders aim to donate usable items and recycle what they can, depending on acceptance at local facilities. Items that can't be reused or recycled go to proper disposal. Donation and recycling aren't guaranteed for every item, but landfill is the last resort.
You book online, pick your items and a time window, and see your total before confirming. On pickup day, your Loader typically calls or texts ahead of arrival, then carries the items out and hauls them away. Disposal costs are included in the quoted price.
The main difference is the pricing model. Traditional haulers often price by truck space and may confirm the final cost on site. LoadUp prices per item online, so the total is shown before anyone arrives. For a full-house cleanout, a truckload hauler can still be the better fit.
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