*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
When junk piles up, it gets harder to ignore. Book LoadUp for quick pickup, see a real quote before you commit, and get your Space City place back to normal.
You've searched for the right city program, called a few haulers for quotes, and waited on callbacks that never came. Meanwhile, the junk is still sitting in the garage, another weekend gone.
City bulk pickup programs work well if your timing lines up with the municipal pickup schedule and your items qualify. Many things don't, and depending on your address, different rules may apply. If you need it gone before your next scheduled week, you're stuck waiting.
Many haulers want to come out for an in-person estimate before giving you a real number. Then the price shows up in fractions of a truckload, which is hard to picture and easy to stretch. You often don't know the final cost until the truck is loaded.
Donation centers want items in good, resellable shape, and after a humid Gulf Coast summer in a garage or storage unit, plenty of furniture won't make the cut. Donation may be possible when local options allow, but you'll still need a plan for everything else.
A roll-off makes sense for a gut renovation, not a single bedroom cleanout. You have to schedule drop-off and pickup, check whether your street or HOA has restrictions, and find room for it on a tight driveway, all while it takes up space for days.
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.
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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 Houston 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 Houston's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders work around freight elevator time slots, loading dock rules, and long hallway carries in mid-rise apartment buildings. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Houston after each job.
Curbside makes sense when your old sofa or broken fence panels are already sitting in the driveway or next to a detached garage. Choose full-service when items are stuck on the top floor of a three-story townhome or in the back bedroom of an older bungalow, and your Loaders will carry everything down and out.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $75 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $70 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before noon | from $85 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $75 |
| 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.
Borrowing a truck, wrestling a sectional into it, and then sitting in I-45 traffic to find a place to drop it is a rough way to spend a Saturday. Your Loaders do the lifting and hauling, so you can skip the freeway crawl. Houstonians show up for each other, and your Loaders like showing up for you.
Bulky items pile up fast in Houston, and where they end up depends on their condition. Your Loader sorts what can be reused from what can't, so less heads to a landfill when local options allow.
Furniture and household goods that are clean and still working may be donated when local options allow. Your Loader can set these aside and haul them to a suitable donation channel where available.
Items that are worn or damaged but not ready for donation may be recycled when possible. Metal frames, appliances, and similar materials can go to recycling channels, depending on what local facilities currently accept.
Heavily damaged, moldy, or contaminated bulky items, like soaked mattresses or broken furniture, are hauled by your Loader to an appropriate Houston-area disposal facility, since what's accepted can vary by site.
A pile set out in the wrong month can sit uncollected, and illegal dumping can bring criminal charges. These rules apply in Houston and Harris County.
After hurricanes and major storms, Houston typically launches separate debris collection and asks residents to sort piles by type: vegetation, construction materials like drywall and carpet, appliances, electronics, and household hazardous waste. Each type goes to a different truck and facility.
Houston residents can drop off household hazardous waste such as paint, motor oil, antifreeze, and pesticides at the city's Environmental Service Centers. These materials do not belong in curbside carts or heavy trash piles, where they can leak into storm drains and bayous.
Houston collects heavy trash monthly, alternating between tree waste and junk waste such as furniture and appliances, with each set out capped at eight cubic yards. Residents with more can use a city Neighborhood Depository with proof of residency.
Under the state's Texas Recycles Computers program, manufacturers selling consumer computers in Texas must offer free recycling of their own brand of desktops, laptops, and computer monitors, plus the keyboards and mice sold with them. Old televisions fall under a separate state program.
Houston requires grass clippings and leaves to be set out in compostable bags so the material can be turned into compost rather than landfilled. Yard waste placed in ordinary plastic trash bags will not be collected as part of the yard waste program.
Under Texas law, dumping under five pounds is a Class C misdemeanor, while larger loads escalate to Class B and Class A misdemeanors. Dumping 1,000 pounds or more is a state jail felony, and thresholds drop for dumping done for a commercial purpose.
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(678) 884-4738Not on your own schedule. Houston Solid Waste collects junk waste on a set pickup schedule, and piles put out outside that window can be treated as illegal dumping. Call 311 or check the city's Solid Waste site for your address's rules and dates.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Houston starts at $75, 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 charge, and the exact total is confirmed before booking.
Often, depending on Loader availability for your address and time of day. Enter your Houston zip code during booking to see live openings, including same-day and next-day slots. Availability can vary by neighborhood, such as The Heights or Memorial.
For curbside or driveway pickups, no. Leave items outside with access notes. For items inside your home, someone should be there, or you can give entry instructions when booking. Your Loader typically gives a heads-up before arriving.
City junk waste service generally excludes hazardous materials such as paint, chemicals, and batteries, and has size and volume limits. Houston has a household hazardous waste drop-off, so confirm accepted items with 311 before putting anything out.
Loaders aim to keep usable items out of the landfill. Depending on acceptance, good furniture and household goods may go to local donation partners, recyclables go to recycling facilities, and what's left goes to an appropriate disposal site.
Mainly pricing and booking. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King usually price by truck space and may confirm cost on site. LoadUp prices per item online, with the total confirmed before booking. For big full-truck cleanouts, a truckload hauler may fit better.
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