*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it's one more thing on the list. Book a quick pickup in the Iron Ore City, see your real price upfront, and get your space back.
You search online, call around to find out who handles bulky pickup, and leave messages for a couple of haulers. One quotes vaguely, one never calls back. Weeks later, the junk is still sitting in the shed.
Small towns don't always run a regular bulk pickup, and where municipal pickup schedules do exist, they often come with item limits, set dates, and a rule to haul everything to the curb yourself. That doesn't help much when the junk is deep in a barn or an outbuilding.
Lots of haulers want to come out and look before they'll give you a number, and then they price by how much of the truck you fill, which is hard to judge ahead of time. The final bill often stays a mystery until the work is done.
Donation centers have every reason to be choosy. Stained upholstery, broken appliances, and worn mattresses usually get turned away. Even when something qualifies, you still have to load it and drive it there, and around here the nearest drop-off may be in the next town over.
A roll-off makes sense for a full tear-out, but for a few pieces of furniture or a garage corner it's more than you need. You have to book a delivery window, find a level spot that won't rut your yard, and lift everything over the side 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 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 Ore City's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader might have to work through a packed storage building at the end of a long gravel drive. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Ore City after each job.
If scrap lumber and old fencing are already stacked by the carport or near the road, curbside keeps things simple. Choose full-service when your Loaders need to carry a recliner out of a back bedroom or clear a shop building set well back on your acreage.
| 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.
Out here, an overstuffed storage building and a busted recliner usually mean borrowing a neighbor's pickup, making a few trips, and losing a Saturday meant for the porch. Your Loader does the lifting and loading from the shed or pine-shaded backyard, because showing up for Ore City neighbors is the good part of the job.
Big items pile up fast on acreage and in storage buildings, so where they end up matters in Ore City. Your Loader sorts each load by condition, sending what's usable toward donation and the rest toward recycling or disposal.
Furniture and household goods that are clean and in good shape may be set aside for donation when local options allow. Your Loader checks condition at pickup, and nothing is promised for any specific charity.
Worn or damaged items that can't be donated, like scrap metal or broken appliances, may be recycled where available. Nearby recycling options can be limited in East Texas, so this depends on what's open locally.
Heavily damaged or soiled bulky items, such as a waterlogged sofa or a rotted mattress, are disposed of responsibly. Your Loader handles the lifting and hauling, so you don't need a truck or a trip to the landfill.
If a can reaches the curb after 7:30 a.m. on Friday, it waits another week. These are the disposal rules residents of Ore City and Upshur County work within.
Ore City's list of prohibited trash bans anything that contains Freon, such as refrigerators, freezers, window air conditioners and dehumidifiers. After a hot East Texas summer, a dead window unit is common cleanout junk, but it cannot go out with Friday's garbage.
Ore City holds cleanup days on the third Saturday of February, May, August and November, from 8:00 a.m. to noon at the city sewer plant. If you plan a big purge around those dates, you have a set window each quarter.
Texas rules allow burning household trash only where no collection service exists, and Ore City picks up trash every week. Just outside city limits, the Upshur County Commissioners Court often enacts burn bans, including periods in February, August and October 2026.
Ore City's trash rules prohibit TVs and batteries, and the city does not currently offer recycling services. That means an old television or a box of dead batteries has no curbside option in town and needs another way out.
Ore City does not run a regular bulk route. Bulk pickup is available by request only and is scheduled through the city's Water Department, so large items need to be arranged ahead of time instead of set out beside Friday's cans.
Any construction debris is on Ore City's list of prohibited trash. Drywall scraps, old lumber, tile and shingles from a remodel need a separate disposal route instead of the weekly can, even in small amounts.
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(678) 884-4738Not unless it is part of a scheduled pickup. Ore City is a small city, and I could not confirm a city bulk pickup program, so check with City Hall about rules and fees. Dumping on roadsides or vacant lots is illegal dumping in Texas.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Ore City starts at $75 for a single item, and curbside or outdoor 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, depending on Loader availability in Upshur County that day. Enter your address during online booking to see open time slots. For curbside items you usually do not need to be home, but indoor pickups need someone present or access instructions.
Hazardous items such as paint, oil, chemicals, and propane tanks are not accepted in ordinary household trash or most landfills. Large appliances and tires are often restricted too. Ask your local landfill or transfer station what it takes before hauling anything yourself.
Loaders aim to donate usable items to local charities and recycle what they can, depending on acceptance. Whatever can't be donated or recycled goes to a licensed disposal site. Outcomes vary by item condition, so none of it is guaranteed.
You pick your items online, get an upfront price, and choose a time window. A Loader typically calls or texts before arriving, then does the lifting, loading, and hauling. You confirm the price at booking, so there is no surprise on pickup day.
The pricing model differs. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King usually price by truck space and may confirm the total on site. LoadUp prices per item online and locks the total before booking. For full cleanouts, a truckload quote can be worth comparing.
Often, if you have a truck, time, and only a few items. Landfills charge by weight or load, and you handle the lifting and fuel. Paying for removal makes more sense for heavy or bulky pieces, or when you would rather not haul it yourself.
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