*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
When junk piles up, it stops being a small chore and starts weighing on your whole week. LoadUp makes it simple to book a quick pickup around the Steel City's schedule, with the price shown upfront.
You look up the city's bulk pickup rules, call a few haulers, wait on callbacks that never come, and compare vague quotes. Weeks go by, and the junk is still sitting in the basement.
Pittsburgh's city bulk pickup programs work fine if your item qualifies and you can wait for the next municipal pickup date. Some items have restrictions, you have to request it ahead of time, and you still have to get everything down the stairs and out to the curb yourself.
Many haulers want to come look before they'll give you a price, so you end up taking time off just to get an estimate. Then pricing goes by fractions of a truckload, and you often don't know what you're paying until the truck is loaded.
Donation centers need items they can actually resell, so stained, broken, or worn pieces usually get turned away. Even when something qualifies, most places won't pick it up, so you're still left loading it into a car you may not have.
For a single room or a handful of bulky items, a dumpster is far more than you need. Parking one on a tight street can mean a permit, a delivery window and pickup to coordinate, and neighbors who aren't happy to lose the space.
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 Pittsburgh 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 Pittsburgh's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader carries a sleeper sofa up narrow, steep basement steps by hand, then out the door. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Pittsburgh after each job.
If the old dresser is already at the curb or in your driveway, choose curbside and your Loader loads it from there. If it's still in an attic or behind a front door with a long flight of steps up from the sidewalk, which is common in older Pittsburgh homes, choose full-service and your Loaders will carry it 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 who has hauled a couch along Parkway East at rush hour, or sat through a Pittsburgh left with a mattress strapped to the roof, knows moving things here is a chore. Your Loader handles the lifting, carrying and loading instead. You've earned an easier Saturday, and your Loaders love showing up for it.
Bulky furniture, mattresses and appliances pile up fast in Pittsburgh basements and attics, and where they end up matters. Your Loader sorts each item by condition, favoring donation or recycling when local options allow.
Clean, usable furniture and household goods may be set aside for donation when local options allow. Your Loader carries them out carefully, though acceptance varies by organization and no donation receipt is provided.
Items that are worn but not donatable, like scrap metal, some appliances or electronics, may go to recycling where available. Your Loader loads them separately when possible, since local acceptance can change.
Heavily damaged or contaminated bulky items, such as soaked mattresses or broken furniture, are hauled by your Loader for responsible disposal at a permitted facility serving the Pittsburgh area.
Set out the wrong item or bundle it wrong and it can stay at the curb, so here is what applies to cleanouts in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County.
Pittsburgh's spring and fall yard debris collections take leaves, grass, brush, and pumpkins, but only in brown paper bags no heavier than 35 pounds. Branches must be under 5 feet long and 4 inches thick, tied with natural twine.
Freon appliances such as refrigerators or air conditioners are not accepted in Pittsburgh's curbside collection, and the city points residents toward appliance recycling instead. Small appliances are fine at the curb, as long as they are not e-waste or Freon based.
Pittsburgh's curbside refuse rules exclude carpeting installed by a professional. Other carpeting is accepted, but it must be tied and bundled, with each bundle no heavier than 35 pounds and no longer than 5 feet.
Pittsburgh bars bricks, cement, glass blocks, countertops, and other construction materials from curbside pickup. For remodeling debris, the city points residents to transfer stations authorized under the Allegheny County Municipal Solid Waste Management Plan, most of which are open to residents.
Scrap metal is prohibited from curbside disposal, but the 2nd, 3rd, and 5th Public Works Divisions keep red roll-off dumpsters for items like metal gutters, fencing, siding, wire, and doorknobs. The city does not pay for scrap; private dealers may.
Furniture like chairs, end tables, and shelving can go out with regular refuse pickup, but each dwelling may set out only two bulk items per week. A bigger curbside cleanout means spreading items across several collection weeks.
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(678) 884-4738Only a limited amount. Pittsburgh Public Works collects up to 2 eligible bulk items per dwelling each week with regular trash. Set them out after 6 PM the night before and by 6 AM on pickup day. Anything beyond that, or left out at other times, risks being treated as illegal dumping.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Pittsburgh starts at $80, and curbside or driveway pickup takes $5 off. The first item includes the base pickup fee, each additional item is a flat add-on, and the exact total is confirmed before booking. The city's free weekly 2-item pickup is cheaper if your items qualify.
Same-day pickup is often available depending on your address and the schedule that day. Enter your zip code during booking to see live availability. For curbside or driveway pickups you don't need to be home. For indoor pickups, someone should be there or you can leave access notes.
Pittsburgh won't collect construction or demolition debris, household hazardous waste, batteries, or Freon appliances at the curb. Under Pennsylvania law, TVs and computers can't go out with trash either. These generally need a registered drop-off, a recycler that charges a fee, or a hauler that handles them.
Loaders aim to keep usable items out of the landfill. Depending on acceptance, furniture and household goods may go to local donation partners, and recyclable materials go to recyclers whenever possible. Items that can't be donated or recycled go to an appropriate disposal facility.
You pick your items and a time slot online, then see your total before you confirm. On pickup day your Loader typically calls or texts before arriving, then removes the items from where you've indicated, such as a basement, a porch, or a driveway on a hilly street.
The main difference is the pricing model. Many traditional haulers, including Junkluggers in Pittsburgh, offer free on-site estimates, so the price is set at the visit. LoadUp prices per item online and confirms your total before booking. For large cleanouts, a truckload quote may fit better.
The city can arrange an Excessive Bulky Waste Collection, billed at $173 for the first hour and $54 for each additional hour. For a small number of items, a private hauler with flat per-item pricing can come out similar or lower, and it can also take items from inside the home.
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