*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it's all you notice. Book a pickup in Sonterra, see your price before you confirm, and get your space back.
You look up the city's rules, call around for quotes, and wait on haulers who never write back. Somewhere between the research and the follow-ups, another weekend passes and the junk is still in the garage.
San Antonio's bulk collection can handle a lot, but it runs on the city's calendar, not yours. Some items need special handling, set-out rules apply, and not every address in this part of north Bexar County is served the same way. Moving out on a deadline? Waiting rarely works.
Many haulers want to send someone out to see the job before they'll quote it, then price it by how much of the truck you fill. You often don't know the real number until the crew is standing in your driveway, and by then it's hard to say no.
Donation centers want items they can resell, so stained upholstery, worn mattresses, and broken electronics often get turned away. That's fair, but you still have to load and drive everything there yourself, and anything they turn down comes home with you.
A roll-off bin means setting up delivery and pickup windows, possibly checking street or HOA rules, and leaving a big steel box out front for days where the neighbors can see it. For one cleared-out room or a few heavy pieces, that's a lot of container.
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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 Sonterra's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader eases a solid wood dresser down a two-story staircase, minding the banister and fresh paint on the way out. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Sonterra after each job.
If the old treadmill or patio set is already out on the driveway or by the open garage, curbside (outdoor) pickup keeps the visit short. For a sectional in an upstairs game room or a row of desks in a leased office suite, choose full-service and 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 $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.
A Texas summer afternoon is a poor time to wrestle a sectional down a staircase, and the driveway turns into a griddle by noon. Your Loader does the lifting, carrying, and loading while you stay in the air conditioning. Sonterra neighbors take pride in their homes, and your Loaders like helping them keep it that way.
Bulky items rarely belong in one place after they leave your home, and that matters in a master-planned area like Sonterra. Your Loader sorts each piece by condition, favoring donation or recycling when local options allow.
Furniture or exercise gear that is clean and in good shape may be donated when local options allow. No receipt is promised, so if you want one, deliver the items to a charity yourself.
Items that are worn or damaged but still hold usable materials, like metal frames, appliances, or electronics, may be recycled where available. Your Loader loads them separately when possible, and outcomes depend on local options.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items, such as a water-ruined sectional or a broken mattress, are taken for responsible disposal. Your Loader handles the lifting, and restricted items may need special handling.
Setting out a curbside pile on the wrong schedule or dumping it illegally can mean an uncollected pile or criminal charges. Here's how disposal works in Sonterra, San Antonio, in Bexar County.
State law makes it a crime to dump junk on vacant lots, roadsides or creek beds. Charges range from a Class C misdemeanor for small amounts up to a state jail felony for loads of 1,000 pounds or more.
San Antonio's Solid Waste Management Department collects brush and bulky items as two separate services, each on its own schedule. If you mix furniture into a brush pile or put items out before your area's collection notice, they can be left at the curb.
Much of far north San Antonio, including the Sonterra area, sits over the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone, a key source of local drinking water. Take leftover paint, solvents and pesticides to the city's household hazardous waste drop-off. Don't put them in carts or bulky piles.
Under Texas recycling programs run by the state's environmental agency, manufacturers that sell computers and televisions in Texas must give consumers a free way to recycle equipment from their brand. This is useful for old laptops, computer monitors and TVs.
San Antonio's blue recycling cart accepts cardboard. Break boxes down and put them in loose so the lid closes. Don't bag your recycling, because plastic bags tangle the sorting equipment at the recycling facility.
If you miss a scheduled curbside collection, you can take bulky items and brush to a city bulky waste drop-off center. These sites ask residents for identification and proof of residency, such as a current utility bill.
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(678) 884-4738Not before your scheduled pickup notice. San Antonio Code Enforcement says bulky items or brush set out before you receive a notice for your area can be cited as illegal dumping. The city's Brush and Bulky program runs on a set schedule, so check your collection dates.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Sonterra starts at $75, 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. The exact total is confirmed before booking. Traditional haulers usually price by truckload.
Same-day and next-day pickups are often available across San Antonio, including the Sonterra and Stone Oak area, but it depends on Loader availability. Enter your address at booking to see the live time slots for your location. Booking earlier in the day gives you more options.
The city's curbside bulky program is meant for large household items and brush, not hazardous materials. Items like paint, chemicals, and electronics generally need a drop-off at the Environmental Recycling Center on Culebra Road. Anything outside the program's limits needs a different disposal route.
Loaders try to keep usable items out of the landfill. Items in good condition may go to local donation partners when they accept them, and recyclable materials go to recycling facilities whenever possible. Anything that can't be donated or recycled goes to a proper disposal facility.
You book online, choose your items and a time window, and see the total before you confirm. For curbside or driveway pickups, you don't need to be home if the items are accessible. For indoor pickups, someone should be there or leave access instructions.
Sometimes, yes. If you can wait for your scheduled collection or haul items yourself to one of San Antonio's free Bulky Waste Collection Centers, that costs less. A paid service makes sense when you need items gone on your timeline or can't haul them yourself.
The main differences are the pricing model and booking flow. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King commonly price by truckload and may confirm the price on site. LoadUp prices per item online, and you see the total before booking. Large cleanouts may suit a truckload model.
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