*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it's all you see. Book a pickup around your schedule here in Cookeville, see your price upfront, and get your space back.
You search for options, call the city, leave messages with a couple of haulers, and wait on callbacks that never come. Meanwhile weeks slip by and the junk is still parked in your garage.
Cookeville's city bulk pickup program can be a real help if you're inside city limits and your items qualify. But it usually has to be requested ahead of time, some items aren't accepted, and you still have to drag everything to the curb yourself.
Many haulers want to come out and look before they'll give you a number. Then the price depends on how much of the truck your stuff seems to fill, so you won't really know what you owe until the job is done.
Local thrift and donation spots need items they can actually resell, so stained cushions, worn mattresses, and broken furniture often get turned away. Even when they'll take something, you're usually the one loading it up and driving it over.
For one cluttered room or a garage cleanout, a roll-off dumpster is more than you need. You have to plan the delivery and pickup, find a spot that won't tear up your driveway or annoy the neighbors, and still lift every heavy piece in yourself.
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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 Cookeville 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 Cookeville's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders know how to angle a sleeper sofa down a second-floor walk-up or up a narrow basement stairwell. Each one is background-checked and rated by real locals in Cookeville after each job.
If the old recliner or storm-snapped limbs are already at the end of your driveway, curbside (outdoor) pickup is the simpler fit. For a crowded attic, a split-level home on a Highland Rim slope, or an upstairs rental, choose full-service so your Loaders carry everything 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 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.
When waterfalls and state parks are a short drive away, a Saturday spent wrestling a sleeper sofa onto a borrowed truck feels like a crime against good Cookeville weekends. Your Loaders would rather do the lifting, carrying, and loading so you can get outside. They genuinely love showing up for the people of this town.
Bulky items pile up fast around Cookeville, from Highland Rim storm limbs to worn-out sofas. Where each piece ends up depends on its condition, and your Loader sorts that out when possible and local options allow.
Furniture and household goods that are clean and still usable may be donated when possible and when local options allow. Your Loader sets those items aside, though no donation receipt is promised.
Items that are worn or damaged but not fit for donation may be recycled where available. Your Loader separates metal, electronics, and appliances when local options allow, though recycling is never guaranteed.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items, such as a waterlogged mattress or broken-down furniture, are hauled away by your Loader for responsible disposal in the Cookeville and Putnam County area.
Putnam County sites refuse waste from outside the county and split materials across separate facilities, so a mixed load can mean several trips. These rules apply in Cookeville and Putnam County.
Cookeville picks up brush and limbs free for residents who do their own trimming, usually every two to six weeks. City code says Public Works will not collect limbs, tree trunks, or debris from trimming or removal by a private contractor.
The Putnam County landfill does not accept TVs, computers, or microwaves. The county transfer station takes them, and the recycling center accepts e-waste. Keeping electronics separate from other household junk keeps a load from being turned away.
Cookeville collects loose leaves by area from November through March 15, weather permitting. After March 15, leaves must be bagged and residents must call in their address. Setting leaves out by late February helps catch the final rotation.
The Putnam County transfer station cannot accept construction waste, including carpet and carpet padding, wood, shingles, sheetrock, or blocks and bricks. Convenience centers refuse construction waste too. The county landfill is the site that accepts demolition and construction waste.
Putnam County's household hazardous waste facility takes oil-based paint from county residents but not latex paint. The Dacco Quarry convenience center also stopped accepting latex paint in 2020. The facility accepts materials only when staff are present.
The county landfill refuses furniture, upholstered furniture, and mattresses. County convenience centers list mattresses and box springs among accepted items. Convenience centers take residential household trash only, and double-axled trailers are never allowed there.
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(678) 884-4738Not as an open-ended dump. Putnam County's solid waste system only accepts waste generated inside the county, and loose junk left outside regular collection can be treated as illegal dumping. Confirm bulky item rules with your trash provider first.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Cookeville starts at $80 for a single item, 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, and the exact total is confirmed before booking.
Sometimes. Same-day and next-day slots depend on Loader availability in your area, so enter your Cookeville address during booking to see live openings. Booking earlier in the day gives you the best chance of a same-day slot.
Not for curbside pickups. Leave items in an easy-to-reach spot outside and add access notes. For in-home pickups, someone should be there, or you can leave access instructions if the items are heavy or hard to move.
Yes, if the waste comes from Putnam County. The county transfer station and landfill charge $50 per ton as of August 2024, with a 3:15 p.m. unloading cutoff on weekdays. Call Solid Waste at 931-528-3884 to confirm what is accepted before you go.
Loaders aim to donate usable items and recycle what they can, depending on acceptance. Local options include the Upper Cumberland Habitat ReStore on S. Jefferson Ave. Anything that can't be donated or recycled is disposed of at the appropriate facility.
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