*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $85. Additional items from +$15.
When junk piles up, it has a way of taking over your week. Book LoadUp, see your price upfront, and get a quick pickup anywhere around the Dogwood Tree City.
You look up county programs, call a few haulers, and wait on callbacks that sometimes never come. One wants to see the job first, another is booked for weeks. Meanwhile the junk stays right where it was.
Fairfax County collection can handle some bulky items, but service depends on your address, your hauler, or your HOA contract. You usually need to request it ahead of time, and some items get turned away. Then you still have to get everything to the curb yourself.
Many haulers want to come out and look before they give you a number, so you plan your day around their visit. Pricing by the truckload leaves you guessing how much space your load takes up, and the final total can change once they start loading.
Donation centers only take items they can resell, so anything stained, worn, or missing parts usually gets turned down. Mattresses, older electronics, and broken furniture are often refused. You also have to load it and drive it there, with no guarantee it will be accepted.
A dumpster can take up your driveway for days, and putting one on the street may need a permit. Some community associations limit where and how long one can sit. Delivery and pickup have to be scheduled, and you still do all the lifting for a load that might fill one room.
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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 McLean 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 McLean's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders can bring a sectional up from a finished basement, around tight stair turns and past walls worth protecting. Each one is background-checked and rated by real locals in McLean after every job.
If an old patio set or leftover renovation materials are already at the end of a long driveway or outside a detached garage, curbside keeps things simple. For anything still on an upper floor or in an attic, full-service has your Loaders carry it out from where it sits.
| 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.
Anyone who has crawled along Dolley Madison Boulevard at rush hour knows an old sofa never makes a drop-off run any shorter. Skip the drive. Choose a time, and your Loaders will carry it out and load it up. LoadUp and your Loaders genuinely enjoy showing up for the neighbors here.
A large McLean home can hold years of furniture, gym equipment, and renovation leftovers, so where items end up matters. Your Loaders sort by condition when possible, keeping usable pieces in circulation and limiting what goes to disposal.
Sofas, dressers, and other items in good, clean condition may be donated when local options allow. Your Loaders can set them aside for that path, though acceptance depends on the receiving organization.
Items that are worn or damaged but not suited for donation, such as metal frames or old gym equipment, may be recycled where available. Your Loaders separate them when possible.
Heavily damaged or contaminated bulky items, like soaked mattresses or broken furniture, are taken for responsible disposal. Your Loaders handle the loading, and disposal is used only when other options do not fit.
Plastic-bagged leaves can sit uncollected and trashed propane tanks are a fire risk, so here is what applies in McLean and across Fairfax County.
Fairfax County asks residents to wait at least 24 hours, then thoroughly dampen and cool ashes and store them in a metal can used only for ash. Ashes two or three days old can still hold enough heat to start a fire.
Computers, televisions and monitors, and cell phones are accepted at the e-cycling stations at the I-66 Transfer Station and I-95 Landfill Complex. The program serves Fairfax County residents only, not home-based businesses, with a maximum of ten large items per drop-off.
Fairfax County amended its solid waste ordinance in 2021 to eliminate plastic bags for yard waste, and leaves or grass set out in plastic may not be collected. Use paper bags or rigid reusable containers, including when self-hauling to the I-66 Transfer Station.
All compressed gas containers, whether empty, full, or partially full, must go to the household hazardous waste drop-off sites at I-66 or I-95, not the recycling bin or curb. The county notes they are regulated as hazardous waste by the EPA.
Inert materials such as brick, cinder block, concrete, drywall, porcelain, and dirt are accepted only in small amounts, less than a wheelbarrow full, at the I-66 Transfer Station or the I-95 Landfill Complex. Larger bathroom or basement tear-out loads need another disposal route.
County curbside yard waste excludes stumps, whole trees, large limbs, and storm damage cleanup. Only households in county sanitary districts, about ten percent, can use the Megabulk program for whole trees; everyone else depends on private collection companies with their own policies.
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(678) 884-4738Generally no. McLean is unincorporated Fairfax County, and most homes use a private trash hauler or HOA contract. Extra junk set out without arranging bulk pickup with your hauler can be treated as illegal dumping. Check your hauler's bulk rules first.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in McLean starts at $85 for a single item, and curbside or driveway pickup takes $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. Traditional haulers usually price by truckload.
Same-day slots are sometimes available, depending on Loader schedules in your area. Enter your address during booking to see live availability. Next-day and scheduled windows are usually easier to get, especially on weekends.
Not for curbside or driveway pickups, since items can be left out with access notes. For items inside the house, garage, or basement, someone should be there, or you can leave access instructions when booking. Your Loader reaches out before arriving.
Hazardous materials such as paint, solvents, pesticides, and chemicals are generally banned from regular trash and bulk pickups in Fairfax County. They typically go to county household hazardous waste drop-off sites. Confirm accepted items with Fairfax County before dropping anything off.
Loaders aim to donate usable items to local charities and send recyclables to appropriate recyclers whenever options allow. Whatever can't be donated or recycled goes to a proper disposal facility. Outcomes depend on item condition and what facilities accept.
Pick your items online, choose a time window, and see your price before you confirm. On pickup day your Loader arrives, confirms the items, carries them out, and loads the truck. You don't need to move anything yourself, even from stairs or basements.
The main differences are pricing model and booking flow. Traditional haulers often price by truckload and may confirm the final cost on site. LoadUp prices per item online and confirms the total before booking. For large cleanouts, a truckload hauler can be a better fit.
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