*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
When junk keeps piling up across the Lowcountry, it stops being a small chore and starts weighing on your week. Book a pickup online, see your price first, and get it gone.
You search online, call the city, and learn your address may fall under a different county's rules. You request hauler quotes, and a few never call back. Weeks go by, and the junk is still sitting in the garage.
City bulk pickup programs can work well if your address qualifies and your items fit the rules. You usually have to request a pickup, wait for the scheduled day, and drag everything to the street yourself. Some items, like appliances or renovation debris, may fall outside what the program accepts.
Many local haulers want to come out and look before they'll give you a number. Then they quote by fractions of a truckload, and you can't tell how much space your items will take. You often don't know your final cost until the truck is already loaded.
Donation centers need items they can resell, so stained upholstery, worn mattresses, and broken furniture often get turned away. Even when something qualifies, you still have to load it, drive it over, and unload it during their hours. Anything they reject comes back home with you.
A dumpster makes sense for a full gut renovation, but it's a lot for clearing one bedroom or a cluttered carport. You pick drop-off and haul-away dates, may need to check HOA or permit rules, and leave a steel bin in your driveway where the neighbors can see 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 North Charleston 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 North Charleston's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders carry furniture down the steep front steps of raised bungalows and around tight landings in walk-up apartments. Each is background-checked and rated by real locals in North Charleston after each job.
If an old patio set or a stack of boxes is already in your driveway, choose curbside and your Loaders will load it from there. Choose full-service when a sleeper sofa is stuck in the back bedroom of an older Chicora-Cherokee home or a treadmill sits in an upstairs bonus room in Coosaw Creek, 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.
Hauling a water-damaged recliner down Rivers Avenue in July, with I-26 backed up and a freight train parked across your shortcut, is nobody's idea of a Saturday. Lowcountry humidity makes everything heavier anyway. Your Loaders do the lifting and loading, and they genuinely like showing up for the neighbors who keep this city running.
A sofa, a dead freezer, or a pile of fence boards all need somewhere to go once they leave your property. In North Charleston, your Loader sorts each item by condition, favoring reuse when local options allow.
Furniture, small appliances, and household goods in clean, usable shape may be donated when possible. Your Loader sets those items aside for reuse where local donation options are available and accepting them.
Items that are worn or damaged but not fit for donation, such as scrap metal, broken appliances, or old electronics, may be recycled when possible, depending on item type and what local outlets currently accept.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items, like waterlogged mattresses or broken-down furniture, are taken to an appropriate local disposal facility. Your Loader handles the lifting and loading, and the destination depends on your area.
A mixed curb pile or banned item can be left uncollected, and misusing county drop-off sites can mean losing access. Here is what applies in North Charleston and Charleston County.
Bulk items may go to the curb no earlier than 48 hours before collection. Furniture goes in a pile separate from metal items and yard debris. During disrupted weeks, the city has suspended bulk and yard debris collection until the following week.
The city will not collect gasoline, diesel fuel, oil, or pressurized containers. Charleston County takes old gasoline at the Bees Ferry Convenience Center only. It must be gasoline alone, with no gas and oil mix.
For safety reasons, North Charleston requires refrigerator and freezer doors to be removed before they go to the curb. These and other white goods, like stoves, water heaters, and window air conditioners, go in their own pile apart from other bulk trash.
North Charleston collects logs, limbs, brush, and small stumps only in pieces no longer than 4 feet and no larger than 6 inches in diameter. Large stumps and logs are not collected, so trunks that come down in a storm need another way out.
North Charleston collects a maximum of 90 gallons of building materials and up to 1 cubic foot of concrete per pickup. The city does not collect roofing shingles, creosote-treated materials, or trash generated by contractors, landscapers, or businesses.
The city does not collect e-waste, including televisions, computers, monitors, and printers. Charleston County convenience centers accept electronics, but visitors must show a government-issued photo ID with a Charleston County address. That leaves out addresses in the city's Dorchester County section.
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(678) 884-4738Only if it follows the city's sorting rules. Public Works collects bulk trash, but it must be placed at the curb in separate piles, such as metal and white goods, furniture and building materials, and yard debris. Mixed piles are not collected. Call (843) 745-1026 to confirm your pickup day.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in North Charleston 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, with the exact total confirmed before booking. Truck-space haulers like College HUNKS list typical jobs at about $150 to $750.
Same-day pickup is sometimes available depending on the schedule in your area, and next-day slots are more common. Enter your address during booking to see live availability. For curbside jobs you don't need to be home. For in-home jobs, someone should be there or leave access instructions.
The city does not collect e-waste such as TVs and computers, lead-acid batteries, auto parts, roofing shingles, or hazardous materials like paint, oil, and gasoline. It also skips trash from contractors and businesses. Some of these items need a special drop-off, and some can be handled by a private hauler.
Loaders try to keep usable items out of the landfill by donating them to local charities when options allow. They recycle what they can, depending on acceptance. Items that can't be donated or recycled go to an appropriate disposal facility. Outcomes vary by item and condition, so none are guaranteed.
You pick your items online, see the price, and choose a time window. The total is confirmed before anyone arrives. On pickup day, your Loader usually gives notice before arriving, then removes the items from the curb, driveway, or inside your home. Curbside jobs get $5 off.
City pickup is the cheaper choice if you can wait for your scheduled day and sort items into separate piles. A private hauler fits better when you need a specific time, have mixed items, or have things the city won't take. LoadUp prices per item online, while 1-800-GOT-JUNK and College HUNKS price by truck space.
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