*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it's one more thing on your list. In South Philly's Pennsport, LoadUp makes it simple with a quick pickup and your price before you book.
You search online, check the city's site, call a few haulers, and wait for callbacks that never come. One quote arrives vague, another never arrives at all. Weeks later, the junk is still sitting in the basement.
Philadelphia's sanitation crews will take some bulky items on your regular trash day, but limits apply and the rules change over time. Some things aren't accepted at all, and you still have to get everything down your stairs and out to the street yourself.
Many haulers want to come out in person before they'll give you a number, then price by how much of the truck you fill. You often don't know what you'll pay until the job is underway, and that makes it hard to plan.
Thrift stores and charities can only accept items they can resell, so stained upholstery, worn mattresses, and broken furniture usually get turned away. Many also have pickup waitlists. That leaves you with half a pile and no plan for what's left.
On narrow South Philly blocks, a dumpster can take up scarce parking, may need a city permit if it sits on the street, and stays there for days. You still do all the loading yourself, and it's far more container than one room needs.
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 Pennsport 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 Pennsport's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Steep basement stairs and doorways barely wider than a dresser are the kind of carry-out your Loaders plan for. Each one is background-checked and rated by real locals in Pennsport after each job.
Already moved your items out front? Curbside service fits, though tight street parking may affect where the truck can stop. For a sofa still upstairs in a rowhouse with a sharp turn at the landing, choose full-service and your Loaders will carry it out from where 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.
Anyone who has circled a South Philly block hunting for a parking spot knows a borrowed pickup and a bad couch do not mix. Add a narrow rowhouse stairway and the whole Saturday disappears. Your Loaders do the lifting and carrying, and they genuinely like showing up for neighbors who just want the weekend back.
Bulky furniture, mattresses, and cleanout leftovers all end up in different places, and sorting them matters in Pennsport. Your Loaders handle the lifting, then items move toward donation, recycling, or disposal based on condition.
Furniture and household goods in good, clean condition may be donated when local options allow. Your Loaders carry usable pieces out and set them aside for that route, though acceptance varies and a receipt should not be expected.
Items that are damaged but still have recoverable materials, like metal frames or some electronics, may be recycled where available. Your Loaders separate them from the rest of the load when local options support it.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items that cannot be donated or recycled are taken by your Loaders to an appropriate disposal site serving the Philadelphia area, so nothing is left behind.
An unwrapped mattress or a fridge set out on the wrong day can sit uncollected or bring a fine, so here is what applies in Pennsport and Philadelphia County.
Under the state's Covered Device Recycling Act, televisions, computer monitors, desktop and laptop computers, computer peripherals, and e-readers cannot go into household trash anywhere in Pennsylvania. Manufacturers must fund recycling programs, so these devices need a recycling outlet instead.
Wooden-frame furniture can go out on regular trash day, up to two large items per household. In most neighborhoods, items may go out after 5 PM the night before from October through March, but not until 7 PM from April through September.
A fiberglass bathtub or a toilet can go out on regular trash day, but a metal bathtub must be booked through the city's bulk collection program. Construction and demolition debris is excluded from that program entirely, so tile and drywall need another route.
Philadelphia's Department of Sanitation collects mattresses on regular trash day only when they are wrapped in plastic. Unwrapped mattresses are not eligible for collection and are subject to fines, and the appointment-based bulk program does not accept mattresses at all.
Passenger car tires are not taken with household trash, but the city's bulk collection program accepts them with rims removed, and four tires count as a single bulk item. Auto parts beyond the tires themselves are excluded from the program.
Large appliances are not picked up on regular trash day. Homes and buildings with up to six units can book the appointment-only bulk program, limited to four items and one appointment per household weekly. Refrigerators must be emptied with doors removed.
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(678) 884-4738Not unless it's regular trash set out on your collection day. Philadelphia stopped general curbside bulk pickup years ago and now offers limited, appointment-only bulk collection through 311 or the Sanitation website. Items left out without an appointment can count as illegal dumping or litter.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Pennsport starts at $80, and curbside or outdoor pickup takes a flat $5 off. The first item includes the base pickup fee and each additional item is a flat add-on, with the exact total confirmed before booking.
Often, depending on schedule openings. Enter your address during booking to see the live availability for Pennsport. For curbside pickups you don't need to be home if you leave access notes. For in-home pickups, someone should be there or you can leave access instructions.
Construction and demolition debris isn't accepted in any city residential program. Electronics and household hazardous waste also can't go in regular trash. They go to a Sanitation Convenience Center, which is free for residents with proof of Philadelphia residency.
Loaders try to keep usable items out of the landfill by donating them to local charities when options allow. Recyclable materials go to recycling facilities depending on acceptance. Whatever can't be donated or recycled goes to an appropriate disposal facility.
You choose your items and pick a time online, and you see the total before you confirm. On pickup day a Loader arrives in your window, and you can point out what goes. The Loader then carries it out and hauls it away. Narrow rowhouse stairs are no problem.
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