*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $85. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it's all you notice. Book a quick pickup in Barcroft, see your price upfront, and get your space back without the hassle.
You look up the county's rules, call a few haulers, wait on estimates, and hear back from maybe half. Meanwhile the junk stays right where it was, and another weekend slips by.
Arlington County's bulk collection is a good option if it fits your situation. You usually have to request it ahead of time, some items are restricted, and you still have to get everything out to the curb yourself, which is hard from a basement or attic.
Many haulers want to come look before they'll give you a number, so you take time off for an estimate. Then pricing based on how much of the truck you fill can change once the loading starts, and you don't know the final cost until the end.
Thrift stores and charities need items they can resell, so anything stained, broken, or worn out usually gets turned away. Even good furniture can be refused because of space limits, and most places won't take it unless you bring it to them.
A dumpster makes sense for a whole-house gut job, but it's too much for clearing one room. You have to arrange delivery and pickup, possibly get permission to put it on a narrow street, and live with a big steel box in your driveway for days.
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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 Barcroft 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 Barcroft's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders carefully move bulky items up narrow basement stairs and through the tight doorways common in older bungalows. Each one is background-checked and rated by real locals in Barcroft after each job.
If the old dresser is already on your driveway or at the curb, curbside pickup keeps things quick and simple. Choose full-service when items are still in a basement, an attic, or an upstairs unit in a garden-style apartment, and your Loaders will carry everything out for you.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $85 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $80 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before noon | from $95 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $85 |
| 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 an old dresser through Northern Virginia traffic, with I-395 doing its parking lot impression, is nobody's idea of a good Saturday. Skip the drive and the dump line. Your Loaders carry it out and take it from there, because Barcroft neighbors deserve a weekend that isn't lost to a basement full of stuff.
Bulky items pile up fast in Barcroft basements, garages, and sheds, and where they end up matters. Your Loader sorts each item by condition, favoring donation or recycling when local options allow, and disposal only when needed.
Furniture, housewares, and other items in good, clean condition may be donated when possible. Your Loader sets them aside for a local donation channel where available, so usable things can find a second home.
Items that are worn or damaged but not donatable, like broken metal frames, old electronics, or scrap wood, may be recycled where available. Your Loader separates them so recycling is possible when local options allow.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated big items, such as ruined mattresses or waterlogged furniture, are taken for responsible disposal. Your Loader carries them out of Barcroft homes and handles them according to local disposal options.
Put the wrong item at the curb and it can be left behind uncollected, so here is how Arlington County's collection rules apply to homes in Barcroft.
Branches in regular yard waste must be no longer than four feet and no thicker than three inches. Larger limbs qualify for a free brush pickup up to ten feet long and 18 inches across, but stumps over 12 inches and land-clearing debris are excluded.
County code treats household appliances and scrap metal as a Special Collection that the owner or tenant requests online. The E-CARE drop-off event will not accept medium-to-large appliances or anything containing refrigerants, such as dehumidifiers and wine fridges.
Arlington schedules fall vacuum leaf collection by civic association, so Barcroft gets two passes between November and December. Leaves must be at the curb when your window opens, piled away from storm drains, and never parked on, since that creates a fire hazard.
Arlington code limits each bundle of lumber or carpet to four feet long, 24 inches in diameter and 50 pounds. Dirt, tile, bricks and construction debris are listed among the materials that will not be collected with household trash.
Items too bulky to bag, bundle or fit in the trash cart, including sofas, mattresses, box springs and futons, now go out without scheduling. Weekly set-out rules still apply, so nothing should reach the curb before 5 p.m. the evening before collection.
County code bars more than a half gallon of liquid at any collection point. Paint products, automotive fluids, batteries and fluorescent tubes go to the twice-yearly E-CARE event instead, which serves Arlington residents only, requires ID and runs rain or shine.
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(678) 884-4738Not unless it is part of a scheduled county collection. Arlington County handles bulky items through its Solid Resources program, and unscheduled piles left outside can count as illegal dumping. Check the county's current rules for set-out dates and limits.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Barcroft starts at $85, and curbside or driveway pickup takes $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.
Sometimes. Same-day slots depend on Loader availability in the Arlington area, and next-day is more common. Enter your address during booking to see live openings. For curbside jobs you usually don't need to be home, if you leave access notes.
Hazardous materials like paint, chemicals, batteries, and propane generally can't go in household trash or recycling anywhere in Virginia. Arlington County runs separate drop-off options for these. Confirm accepted items and hours with the county before you go.
Loaders aim to donate usable items to local charities and recycle what they can, depending on acceptance. Items that can't be reused or recycled go to the appropriate disposal facility. Outcomes vary by item condition and what local partners accept.
Book online, choose what needs to go, and pick a time window. You see the total before confirming. On pickup day, your Loader typically calls ahead, handles the lifting and loading, and hauls everything away, so you don't carry anything out yourself.
The main difference is the pricing model. Traditional haulers often price by truckload and may confirm the cost on site. LoadUp prices per item online, with the first item including the base fee and each extra item a flat add-on, confirmed before booking.
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