*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
When junk piles up, it gets harder to ignore. Book a quick pickup with a real price upfront, and let LoadUp clear it out so Temple feels like home again.
You read up on the city's rules, leave a voicemail or two, and request hauler quotes that never come back. Another weekend goes by, and the junk is still sitting in the garage.
City bulk pickup programs can be a solid deal when your items qualify and you can wait for the next municipal pickup schedule. Limits on volume and item types change, and the city crew won't lift anything from inside your home. You still have to get it to the curb.
Many old-school haulers want to come out and look before they'll name a price. Then the quote is based on how much of the truck you fill, a guess you can't check. You end up taking time off for an estimate, not knowing the final number until the job is done.
Thrift stores and charities have to be choosy. Stains, tears, missing parts, or worn mattresses often get turned away, and some places won't take bulky pieces at all. You're left loading things up, driving across town, and maybe hauling half of it back home.
A roll-off container makes sense for a full gut job, not for a spare room or a garage corner. You're booking delivery and pickup, checking whether you need a permit or HOA approval, and leaving a big steel bin in the driveway for days while you fill it 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 Temple 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 Temple's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
A sleeper sofa stuck in an upstairs bedroom or a treadmill buried in a packed garage won't slow your Loaders down. Each is background-checked and rated by real locals in Temple after each job.
If the brush pile or old patio set is already on your driveway, curbside pickup is the simple fit. If a dresser is still upstairs in a two-story house, or you'd rather not drag things outside in a Central Texas summer, choose full-service and your Loaders will carry it 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.
Hauling a busted recliner yourself in a Central Texas August, when the truck bed is hot enough to fry an egg, is nobody's idea of a weekend well spent. Your Loaders lift it, carry it, and load it while you stay in the AC, because folks in Temple deserve better than that.
Bulky items pile up fast after a move or a renovation, and where they end up matters as much as getting them out. In Temple, your Loader sorts each item by condition, favoring reuse when possible.
Furniture and other household items in good, clean condition may be donated when possible and local options allow. Your Loader can set these aside for reuse instead of sending them straight to disposal.
Items that are worn or damaged but not fit for donation, like old appliances or metal exercise equipment, may be recycled where available. Your Loader separates what local recycling options can accept.
Heavily damaged or contaminated bulky items, such as soaked mattresses or broken furniture, are taken for responsible disposal. Your Loader handles the lifting and loading, and the final destination depends on what Bell County facilities currently accept.
A pile that's mixed or that nobody scheduled can be skipped and left at the curb. These are the disposal rules that apply to cleanouts in Temple, Bell County.
Severe spring storms in Central Texas can leave Temple with heavy debris. The city's cleanup guidelines say piles must not block streets or sidewalks and must stay clear of water meters, gas lines, fire hydrants and mailboxes. The city does not pick up from alleys.
Besides curbside service, Temple residents can take garbage and refuse items to the Temple landfill once a month if they bring their utility bill. Waste Management runs the landfill and sets its own rules for public drop-offs.
Under Texas recycling laws overseen by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, computer and television makers must give consumers a way to recycle equipment sold under their brand. Before throwing out an old computer, monitor or TV, check the brand's take-back program.
Temple sends brush to the Temple-Belton Wastewater Treatment Plant instead of the landfill, where it's recycled into compost and mulch. Only unbagged trees, bushes and other plant material count as brush. Bagged grass and leaves count as bulk. You can drop off brush at the Solid Waste Complex on weekdays all year.
Temple switched to pickup by request in 2025 because crews were driving full routes with few pickups. Bulky items are collected only when someone books a pickup. Each home gets one bulky item pickup per month through the city's TTX Connect portal or by phone.
Temple counts construction and demolition materials, fencing, and scrap wood with nails or metal as bulk, not brush. The city has warned that it won't collect piles that mix these materials with brush, so keeping them apart helps make sure the pickup isn't skipped.
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(678) 884-4738Yes. Temple moved to on-demand brush and bulk pickup, where residents call the city's Customer Care Team, say whether the pile is brush, bulk or both, and get a date, up to once a month. Piles must follow the city's separation rules, and unscheduled piles left out can be cited as illegal dumping.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Temple 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, with the exact total confirmed before booking. City bulk pickup is the cheaper route when your timing is flexible.
Same-day slots are sometimes open in Temple, depending on crew availability and when you book. Enter your address during booking to see live availability. Next-day and scheduled windows are usually easier to get, and you can pick a time that fits your week.
Not for curbside or driveway pickups. You can leave the junk outside with access notes and confirm the details at booking. For items inside a home, garage or storage unit, someone should be present or you can leave clear access instructions beforehand.
City bulk collection in Temple requires you to separate brush from bulk items, and pickups are limited to about once a month by appointment. Large mixed cleanouts, renovation debris or piles that miss the schedule are often easier to handle with a private hauler. Hazardous materials like paint and chemicals generally need a dedicated disposal site.
Loaders aim to keep usable items out of the landfill by donating them to local charities when options allow. They try to recycle metal, cardboard and other materials, depending on acceptance. Whatever can't be donated or recycled goes to the appropriate disposal facility.
You choose your items and a time window online, and the price is confirmed before you book. On pickup day your Loader arrives in the window, usually after a heads-up call or text. Loaders handle all the lifting and loading, so you only point out what goes.
The main difference is the pricing model. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King typically price by truckload, often with an estimate at the door. LoadUp prices per item online and confirms the total before booking. For a big full-house cleanout, a truckload rate can sometimes fit better.
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