*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 the list. Book LoadUp, see your price upfront, and get it hauled off without the runaround, right here in the Cosby area.
You search online, call the county, and leave messages with a couple of haulers. One calls back with a vague quote, one never does, and weeks later the pile is still sitting by the shed.
Cosby is unincorporated, so there's usually no city bulk pickup program to schedule. County services usually mean you load the junk yourself and drive it to a drop-off site. Rules on what's accepted can change, and none of it helps if you don't have a truck.
Many haulers want to come out and look before they'll give you a number. Then they price by the fraction of a truckload, which is hard to picture ahead of time. You often don't know the real total until the truck is already loaded.
Charities need things they can actually resell, so stained mattresses, worn recliners, and broken appliances often get turned away. The nearest drop-off may also be a long drive. Even when some pieces get accepted, you're still stuck with everything they wouldn't take.
A roll-off container takes up a good part of a gravel drive or yard, and delivery and pickup depend on the rental company's schedule. On a sloped or narrow lot, placing it can be tricky. Then you still have to lift and toss 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.
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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 Cosby's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
When an old sleeper sofa sits in a basement down a sloped lot, your Loaders carry it up the stairs and out. Each is background-checked and rated by real locals in Cosby after each job.
If the broken washer or a pile of storm-split limbs is already outside at the end of your gravel drive, curbside (outdoor) pickup fits. For items still inside a shed, barn loft, or crowded back bedroom, choose full-service so your Loaders go in, carry everything out, and load the truck.
| 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.
Out here, a run to the dump means a borrowed truck, a long driveway, and a Saturday gone before you've unloaded a single box. Your Loaders would rather make that trip for you, carrying things out of barns, sheds, and porches. Folks in Cosby look after each other, and it's a privilege to show up for you.
Bulky items pile up fast on rural properties, and where they end up matters as much as getting them out. In Cosby, your Loader sorts each item by condition, favoring donation or recycling when local options allow.
Furniture, appliances, and household goods in good, clean condition may be set aside for donation when local options allow. Your Loader carries them out carefully so usable pieces stay usable.
Items that are worn or damaged but not donatable may be recycled where available, such as metal frames or old appliances. Your Loader separates these from general debris when local outlets make that possible.
Heavily damaged or contaminated bulky items, like soaked mattresses or rotted furniture, are disposed of responsibly. Your Loader hauls them from garages, sheds, or yards in Cosby and takes them to an appropriate disposal site.
Bringing the wrong load, or waste from outside the county, means getting turned away at the gate. Here is how disposal actually works for Cosby households in Cocke County.
Keep Cocke County Beautiful tells residents to hold hazardous waste for a collection event instead of throwing it out. That list includes lawn and garden chemicals, air conditioning refrigerants, fuel additives, starter fluids, and carburetor or fuel injector cleaners.
Cocke County convenience centers take up to four tires per trip. A bigger pile, such as tires collected behind a barn or shed over the years, has to go to the county landfill, where it is weighed and charged a per-ton fee.
From October 15 through May 15, the Tennessee Division of Forestry requires a free burn permit to burn leaves and brush outdoors near woodland. Permits can be withheld on high fire danger days, which matters on the wooded slopes below the Smokies.
The county landfill accepts old furniture and mattresses from county residents. Keep Cocke County Beautiful also lists furniture among the items convenience centers take, but mattresses are listed only for the landfill. Getting rid of one may mean the longer drive toward Newport.
Keep Cocke County Beautiful lists appliances and large steel items as convenience center only materials, so curbside pickup does not take them. Centers are open Monday through Saturday, so after a Sunday cleanout the old washer has to wait until Monday.
Cocke County sends construction debris and roofing shingles to the county landfill. The neighborhood convenience centers are set up for household garbage and recycling. After a reroof or remodel, plan on a separate trip to the landfill, which only accepts debris from inside the county.
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(678) 884-4738Cosby is unincorporated, so there's no city bulk pickup. Cocke County residents haul household garbage to a county convenience center, open Monday through Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. These services are for county residents only.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Cosby 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. Your exact total is confirmed before booking.
Availability depends on the Loader schedule for your area that day, so same-day isn't guaranteed. Enter your address during booking to see open times. For outdoor items, you don't need to be home. For heavy indoor items, someone should be there to give access.
No, burning trash is not permitted in Tennessee. Burn permits, free from the Division of Forestry, cover only brush and leaves, and they are required from October 15 through May 15 near woodland. Violating the permit law can bring penalties, so haul trash to a convenience center or a hauler.
Loaders aim to donate usable items and recycle what they can, depending on acceptance by local partners. Anything that can't be donated or recycled goes to a proper disposal facility. Outcomes vary by item and condition, so none are guaranteed.
Book online, pick your items and a time window, and see your total before confirming. Your Loader gives notice before arriving, then removes the items and loads them. For outdoor pickups, you can leave items out with access notes.
For a few bags of household garbage, the county convenience centers are the cheaper option if you have a truck and the time. They take only county residents' household trash. A hauler makes more sense for heavy, bulky, or large loads you can't move yourself.
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