*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $105. Additional items from +$15.
When junk keeps piling up, it stops being a chore and becomes a weight. Book LoadUp, see your upfront price, and let a quick pickup clear it out of your Portsmouth place for good.
You check the town website, call about drop-off rules, and request a few hauler quotes. One hauler wants to come look first, another never calls back. Weeks go by, and the junk is still sitting in the garage.
Municipal pickup schedules and town drop-off options can work if your items qualify and your timing lines up. Many programs limit what they take, need you to request pickup ahead of time, or expect you to drag everything to the curb or haul it yourself.
Many haulers want to visit for an in-person estimate before they'll give you a number. Truckload-based pricing makes it hard to know what you'll actually pay until the truck is in your driveway, and by then saying no feels awkward.
Donation centers need items they can resell, so stained upholstery, worn mattresses, and broken pieces often get turned away. Even when your stuff qualifies, you still have to load it, drive it there, and figure out what to do with the rejects.
A dumpster makes sense for a full gut renovation, not a basement corner or a few pieces of furniture. Arranging delivery and pickup, and figuring out whether you need a permit, takes time, and a big steel bin parked in your driveway for a week can annoy the neighbors.
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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 Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
From a narrow basement staircase to a cramped barn loft, your Loader handles the lifting and loading. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Portsmouth after each job.
If your items are already at the end of a long gravel driveway or beside the garage door, curbside pickup keeps things simple. Choose full-service when a dresser is still upstairs in a seasonal cottage or a mattress is wedged into a crowded spare room, 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 $105 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $100 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before 2 PM | from $115 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $105 |
| 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 crawled along Route 114 in summer knows a quick Saturday errand can swallow the whole afternoon, especially with a mattress hanging out of a borrowed truck. Your Loader lifts and loads it from the garage or driveway instead. Your Loaders enjoy showing up for Portsmouth neighbors, and your weekend should stay yours.
Bulky furniture, worn mattresses, and renovation leftovers pile up fast on larger Portsmouth properties, and where they end up matters. Your Loader sorts each item by condition, favoring donation or recycling when local options allow.
Furniture, housewares, and equipment in good, clean condition may be donated when possible. Your Loader can set aside usable pieces, but if you need a receipt, arrange that separately with the receiving organization.
Items that are worn but not donatable, like scrap metal, old appliances, or electronics, may be recycled where available. Rhode Island outlets vary, so recycling depends on what local options accept at the time.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items, such as ruined mattresses or rotted lumber, are taken for responsible disposal. Your Loader handles the lifting and loading, so you don't have to haul anything yourself.
A wet mattress or an oversized debris load can mean an extra fee or a refused drop-off. Here is what applies in Portsmouth, Newport County.
Portsmouth defines bulky waste as household furniture too large for a pay-as-you-throw bag, and it gets compacted with regular trash. The town asks residents to donate first, put scrap metal in the metal bin, and break wooden furniture apart for the construction debris section.
Yard waste is accepted at the main and Prudence Island transfer stations from March 15 through late December. Limbs must be cut to 3 feet or shorter, no thicker than 2 inches, and tied with twine. Plastic bags and loose material are not accepted.
Short-term transfer station passes only cover household trash and mixed recyclables. Furniture, renovation debris, and other bulky drop-offs need a longer-term sticker. Every sticker application requires a vehicle registration as proof of Portsmouth residency.
Portsmouth's free mattress program only takes clean, dry mattresses. Wet or soiled mattresses and box springs carry a fee because the state landfill charges the town for each one. Futons, crib mattresses, fold-out sofa beds, and air mattresses are excluded from the free program.
Portsmouth only recycles e-waste for free at yearly town events, and curbside rules ask residents to save it until then. Covered items include TVs, monitors, computers, DVD players, printers, and typically anything with a plug. The Department of Public Works provides event details.
Residents with an annual sticker get four passes for construction debris or asphalt, brick, and concrete. Each pass is good for one containerized load of up to 32 gallons. Extra loads require an additional paid pass, and the Prudence Island station does not accept asphalt, brick, and concrete.
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(678) 884-4738Generally no. Bulky items set out without an arranged pickup can count as illegal dumping, and Portsmouth's trash rules cover what is collected. Check with the Portsmouth Department of Public Works for current bulky item rules, since I could not confirm them.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Portsmouth starts at $105 for the first item, which includes the base pickup fee. Each additional item is a flat add-on charge, and the exact total is confirmed before booking. Curbside or driveway pickup takes $5 off the base price.
Same-day slots are sometimes available, but it depends on Loader schedules in your area. Enter your address during booking to see live availability for Portsmouth, Island Park, Melville, or elsewhere in town. Next-day openings are usually easier to find.
Prudence Island is only reachable by ferry, so service there can differ from the rest of Portsmouth. Availability depends on routing and scheduling. Enter your address at booking to see whether your location can be served and when.
Loaders aim to donate usable items and recycle what they can, depending on acceptance at local facilities. Items that can't be reused or recycled are taken to an appropriate disposal site. Outcomes vary by item condition, and nothing is guaranteed.
Pick your items online, enter your Portsmouth address, and choose a time window. You see the total upfront before you confirm. On pickup day your Loader typically gives notice before arriving, then removes the items and loads them. Curbside pickups usually don't require you to be home.
The main difference is the pricing model. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King typically price by truckload and may confirm the cost on site. LoadUp prices per item online, with the total confirmed before booking. For large cleanouts, a truckload hauler can fit better.
Self-hauling to a town or state disposal facility can cost less if you have a truck and time, though fees and resident rules apply. Check current Portsmouth DPW details before going. Hiring help makes sense for heavy items, tight schedules, or no vehicle.
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