*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it's all you see. Book a quick pickup in Lykens, see your quote up front, and get your space back.
You search online, call the borough office, leave messages with a couple of haulers, and wait. One never calls back, another can't come for weeks. Meanwhile the junk keeps its spot in the basement.
Bulk collection around here often depends on your address and your trash hauler, not one borough-wide schedule. Some items get turned away, set-out rules vary, and nobody carries anything up from your basement. You still have to get it to the curb yourself.
Lots of haulers want to come out and look before they'll quote you, and then they price by how much of the truck you fill. You only find out the real cost once they show up, and by then you're already stuck.
Donation centers need items they can actually resell, so stained upholstery, worn mattresses, and anything broken usually gets refused. Even good pieces need a way to get there, and most people don't have a truck that can fit a hutch or a recliner.
A roll-off container takes up your driveway or a stretch of a narrow street for days, and you may need permission to park it there. Drop-off and pickup are on someone else's schedule, and you still do all the heavy lifting to fill it.
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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 Lykens 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 Lykens's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Steep basement stairs and narrow row-home entries take patience, and your Loader carries each piece out with care. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Lykens after each job.
If an old washer or treadmill is already sitting at the street or the bottom of your driveway, curbside keeps things simple. When it is still upstairs in an older home or your driveway climbs a steep slope, full-service has your Loaders lifting it out from wherever it sits.
| 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.
Decades of living leave a lot behind, and a narrow row-home doorway or a steep basement staircase doesn't make moving it any easier, especially without a truck. Your Loader does the lifting and carrying, takes the time a family's belongings deserve, and is glad to show up for the people of Lykens.
Bulky items rarely leave an older house easily, so where they end up matters as much as getting them out. In Lykens, your Loader sorts each piece by condition, favoring reuse when local options allow.
Furniture and household goods that are clean and still sturdy may be set aside for donation when local options allow. Your Loader carries them out separately so usable pieces get a chance at a second home.
Items that are worn or damaged but have recoverable materials, such as metal frames or old electronics, may be recycled where available. Your Loader separates them from general debris when possible.
Heavily damaged or contaminated bulky items, like soaked mattresses or broken-down furniture, go to proper disposal. Your Loader loads them securely and takes them to an appropriate facility serving the Lykens area.
A dumpster set out without a borough permit or a TV left with the trash can stall a cleanout. These rules apply in Lykens Borough and Dauphin County.
The borough's yard waste site accepts yard debris, grass clippings, leaves, and minor brush and tree trimmings, and violators will be prosecuted. Stumps and large limbs fall outside that list, so heavy wood from a winter ice storm may need another outlet.
Pennsylvania's Covered Device Recycling Act keeps TVs, computers, and computer monitors out of household trash. Upper Paxton Township no longer takes electronics from Upper Dauphin residents, so the Dauphin County Recycling Center in Harrisburg is the recommended drop-off.
Lykens Borough requires residents to obtain a permit before placing a dumpster anywhere in the borough. For a roof tear-off, basement gut, or estate cleanout using a roll-off container, secure the permit first so the container is not out of compliance on day one.
Pennsylvania DEP guidelines permit residents to put unused or unwanted household hazardous waste in their regular trash, not their recycling, provided they follow the procedures DEP outlines. Garage and basement cleanouts often turn these up, so check those steps first.
Dauphin County runs a voluntary recycling drop-off location in Lykens Borough. Before dropping off plastics from a cleanout, the county advises checking the bottom of each item for the chasing arrows symbol and the number inside it.
A borough ordinance requires every property owner to carry trash pickup through the contracted service, billed quarterly. Light generators can switch to the orange trash bag system instead, but loose trash should never be set out; it must go in a bag or container.
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(678) 884-4738Not unless your trash hauler has agreed to take it. Bulk items set out without an arrangement can be treated as illegal dumping under Pennsylvania law. Check with Lykens Borough or your hauler about bulk rules before putting anything at the curb.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Lykens 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 you book.
Sometimes. Availability in a small borough like Lykens depends on Loader schedules in the Dauphin County area, so enter your address during booking to see the open times. For curbside pickups you generally don't need to be home. For in-home pickups, someone should be there or leave access notes.
Hazardous materials such as paint, solvents, pesticides, and car batteries usually can't go in regular trash or on a junk truck. Dauphin County residents typically take these to a household hazardous waste collection event or a licensed facility. Ask your county or local hauler for current drop-off details.
Loaders try to keep usable items out of the landfill. Whenever possible, they take furniture and household goods to local donation centers, and they recycle materials like metal or e-waste depending on acceptance. Whatever can't be donated or recycled goes to an appropriate disposal facility.
You pick your items and enter your Lykens address online, then choose a time window and see your exact price before you confirm. On pickup day, your Loader sends a heads-up before arriving, then removes the items and loads them. You don't need an in-person estimate first.
The main differences are the pricing model and the booking flow. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King typically price by truckload, often after an estimate. LoadUp prices per item online and locks the total before anyone arrives. For a large cleanout, a truckload hauler may suit you better.
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