*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
When junk keeps piling up, it stops being a small chore and starts taking over your space. Book a quick pickup in Media, see your price upfront, and get your place back.
You check the borough website, call to ask about bulk rules, request a few hauler quotes, and wait on callbacks that never come. Weeks later, the junk is still sitting in the basement.
Bulk collection for Media depends on the borough or its hauler, so the rules need checking first. Some items, like appliances, hazardous materials, or renovation debris, may be limited or excluded. And you still have to get everything to the curb yourself.
Many haulers want to come out and look before they'll name a number, and then quote by fractions of a truckload. You often don't know the final cost until the job's done, which makes planning around a cleanout feel like guesswork.
Donation centers want items in good, resellable shape, and that makes sense. Stained upholstery, broken frames, and worn appliances usually get turned away, and many centers won't pick up at all. You end up hauling the leftovers somewhere else anyway.
A dumpster can mean booking delivery and pickup windows, possibly a street occupancy permit, and a big container sitting on a narrow borough block for days. If you're only clearing a garage or a spare room, that's a lot of setup for one job.
Enter your ZIP code and item details to get a guaranteed upfront price online. No waiting for an onsite estimate.
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No waiting on callbacksLocal Loaders arrive at your location, haul away the junk, and dispose of it responsibly when options allow.
No in-person charges
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 Media 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 Media's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Narrow basement stairs in an older twin make a dresser tricky, and your Loaders handle that carry. Each is background-checked and rated by real locals in Media after each job.
Curbside makes sense if your items already sit on a driveway or by the curb, which can be harder to manage at a rowhome with no driveway. If things are still up in an attic or a back bedroom, choose full-service and your Loaders will bring them 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 noon | 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.
Media is where the trolley rolls down the middle of State Street and a free parking spot feels like a small victory. Wrestling an old dresser into a car around that is nobody's idea of a Saturday. Your Loaders happily handle the lifting and loading, because your neighbors here deserve a weekend that isn't spent circling the block.
Big, awkward items are the hardest part of any cleanout, and what happens after they leave your home matters just as much in Media. Your Loader sorts each item by condition, favoring reuse when local options allow.
Furniture and household goods in good, clean condition may be donated when local options allow. Your Loader keeps these items separate during loading so reusable pieces have a chance at a second home.
Items that are worn or damaged but not donatable may be recycled where available, such as metal frames or appliances. Your Loader separates these when possible, though recycling outcomes depend on local options.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items that can't be reused or recycled are taken for responsible disposal. Your Loader handles the lifting and loading, so you never have to haul them yourself.
Setting out the wrong item or too much at once can leave it sitting at the curb after collection day, so check these Media Borough and Delaware County rules first.
Media collects trash twice weekly, but each residence is limited to three 32-gallon containers per pickup. All trash must be bagged because loose trash will not be collected. Larger bins that are too heavy may not be fully emptied.
Media Borough no longer accepts appliances containing Freon in bulk collection, including refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers and water coolers. The borough cannot pick up non-working air conditioners, so they must go to a recycling vendor instead.
Media Borough lists pianos and wood pallets among the items its bulk program will not take, even within the five-item limit. If you have an old upright piano or a stack of shipping pallets, find another way to dispose of it before scheduling bulk pickup.
Pennsylvania no longer allows desktop or laptop computers, computer monitors, computer peripherals or TVs in landfills and incinerators, so Media Borough refuses them in trash and bulk pickup. Working TVs can go to the Community Action Agency of Delaware County.
Media Borough requires mattresses set out for bulk collection to be wrapped in plastic or placed in a mattress bag. An unwrapped mattress does not meet the borough's bulk requirements, so cover it before it goes to the curb the evening before.
Media collects bulk items on the last Wednesday of each month, and requests are due by noon the Monday before. Each household gets one free pickup per calendar year, limited to five items. Additional pickups cost $30, paid in advance.
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(678) 884-4738Generally no. Items set out that your trash hauler doesn't accept can be treated as illegal dumping under borough rules. Media residents typically use a private hauler, so ask yours about bulk limits and call Media Borough to confirm current rules.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Media starts at $80, and curbside or driveway pickup takes a flat $5 off. The first item includes the base pickup fee, each additional item is a flat add-on charge, and the exact total is confirmed before booking.
Sometimes. Same-day slots depend on Loader availability in the Media area and the time you book. Enter your address during booking to see live openings. For outdoor pickups you usually don't need to be home, but indoor pickups need access.
Hazardous items like paint, chemicals, batteries, and some electronics are commonly excluded from regular household trash and bulk pickup in Pennsylvania. Check with your hauler or Delaware County disposal programs for drop-off options, since rules vary by item.
Loaders aim to keep usable items out of the landfill by donating them when local charities will accept them. Recyclable materials are taken to recycling facilities whenever possible. Anything that can't be donated or recycled is disposed of at an appropriate facility.
You choose your items and address online, see the total upfront, and pick a time window. Your Loader typically messages before arriving, then removes the items from where you've pointed them out, whether inside, in a garage, or at the curb.
Mainly the pricing model. Traditional haulers often price by truckload and may confirm the price on site. LoadUp prices by item online, so the total is confirmed before booking. For large cleanouts, a truckload hauler can sometimes be the better fit.
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