*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it's the one chore everyone in the borough keeps putting off. Book a quick pickup with a clear price upfront, and get your space back.
You look up the borough's pickup rules, call a hauler or two, and wait for someone to call you back. Some never do. A month later, the junk is still sitting in the garage.
Municipal pickup schedules can be a real help, but they usually come with limits on item types, how much you can set out, and when. Appliances with refrigerants, electronics, and renovation debris often aren't allowed, and you still have to get everything to the curb yourself.
Many haulers want to come out and look before they give you a price, and then they quote by fractions of a truckload you can't really picture. You won't know what you're paying until the truck is loaded, and by then it's hard to say no.
Donation centers screen what they accept, and they have good reason to. Anything stained, scratched, or missing parts gets turned away, and many won't send a truck for it. So you load it up, drive it over, and sometimes drive it back home.
On a narrow borough street, a dumpster can block the driveway for a week, and you may need a permit if it sits on the road. You still do all the lifting yourself, and you're paying for space you'll probably never fill.
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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 Luzerne 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 Luzerne's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Steep, narrow basement stairs in an older house slow most people down, but your Loader carries it all up. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Luzerne after each job.
If the recliner and boxes are already on your driveway or front porch, curbside keeps things simple. For pieces still tucked in an attic or upstairs bedroom of a long-held family home, full-service means your Loaders bring everything down and out for you.
| 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 with an older Luzerne house knows the drill: steep basement stairs, a narrow driveway, and a patch of January ice between you and a borrowed pickup. Your Loaders handle the stairs, the carrying, and the loading. They like showing up for neighbors in a close-knit borough like this one, and it shows.
Where an item ends up after it leaves your house matters, especially in a small borough like Luzerne. Your Loader sorts each piece by condition, aiming for donation or recycling when local options allow, with disposal as the last step.
Furniture, housewares, and equipment in clean, usable condition may be donated when local options allow. Your Loader sets those items aside during loading so they have a chance at a second home.
Items that are worn or damaged but not fit for donation may be recycled where available. Your Loader separates metal, appliances, and other materials when possible so they stay out of the trash.
Bulky pieces that are broken, soaked, moldy, or otherwise contaminated usually can't be reused. Your Loader hauls them out of Luzerne homes and sends them to responsible disposal, based on what local options accept.
A television in the trash breaks Pennsylvania law, and yard waste in plastic bags is strictly prohibited. Here is what applies to cleanouts in Luzerne Borough and across Luzerne County.
Under the state Covered Device Recycling Act, televisions, desktop and laptop computers, computer monitors, tablets, and e-readers cannot go out with household trash. Luzerne County holds residential electronics collections at municipal buildings, but some events are open only to that municipality's residents with ID.
During fall leaf season, the Luzerne Borough Street Department runs Wednesday vacuum collection for leaves raked to the curb with no bags or containers. Start dates are announced in local newspapers and on the borough residents' Facebook page, and all pickups depend on the weather.
Luzerne Borough no longer provides trash pickup, so each resident must arrange service with a private hauling company of their choice. Bulk item allowances, bag limits, and extra-bag stickers depend on each resident's service contract, not on a borough-wide program.
The Luzerne County Recycling Office schedules residential paper shredding events at municipal buildings around the county. Accepted items include invoices, personal information, tax returns, and confidential papers. Each vehicle can bring three boxes, so a large file cleanout may take more than one trip.
Refrigerators hold refrigerant that must be recovered before the unit is scrapped. The Luzerne County Recycling Office promotes an appliance recycling program that offers no-cost pickup of old refrigerators, scheduled online, and getting rid of an old unit saves energy.
Borough yard waste pickup runs Mondays for residents with a visible yard waste sticker. Use open containers or paper leaf bags no heavier than 30 pounds and tie brush in bundles no longer than three feet. Plastic trash bags are strictly prohibited.
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(678) 884-4738Not unless your hauler or the borough's rules allow it. Luzerne has no confirmed bulk-pickup program I can verify, and junk left out without a pickup can be treated as illegal dumping. Call the borough office to check current rules.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Luzerne starts at $80, and curbside or driveway pickup takes a flat $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 Wyoming Valley that day. Enter your address during booking to see the live time slots for Luzerne. For curbside pickups you don't need to be home. For in-home pickups, someone should be there or you can leave access notes.
Oversized furniture, appliances, construction debris and hazardous materials like paint or chemicals are often not accepted in regular household trash. Check with your trash hauler or Luzerne County's solid waste resources. Paid junk removal can take most bulky items, though hazardous materials are usually excluded.
Loaders aim to donate usable items and recycle what they can, depending on acceptance by local charities and recyclers. Items that can't be donated or recycled go to an appropriate disposal facility. Outcomes vary by item condition and what nearby partners will take.
You choose your items online, see the price, and pick a time window. On pickup day, your Loader usually calls or messages before arriving, then removes the items and loads them. The total is confirmed upfront, so nothing changes at your door.
The main difference is the pricing model. Traditional haulers often charge by truckload and may confirm the price on site. LoadUp prices per item online and confirms the total before booking. For a truckload of mixed debris, a traditional hauler may be the better fit.
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