*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $85. Additional items from +$15.
Junk piles up fast, and sorting it out is never anyone's favorite chore. Book LoadUp and clear it from your Norfolk space, with the price confirmed upfront before anything moves.
You look up the city's pickup rules, call a few haulers, and leave messages that nobody returns. One quote shows up vague, another never arrives. Another weekend goes by, and the junk is still sitting there.
Norfolk's city bulk pickup programs work well if you can wait. You usually have to request a pickup ahead of time, follow item and volume limits, and get everything to the curb yourself. That's hard when the heavy stuff is up a narrow Ghent staircase.
Many haulers want to come out and look before they'll name a price, and then they quote by fractions of a truckload you can't really picture. You often won't know the real total until the truck is loaded, which makes it hard to plan.
Donation centers have to be careful about what they accept. Stained upholstery, worn mattresses, and furniture with damage usually get turned away. A lot also need you to drop items off yourself, so whatever they won't take still needs somewhere to go.
A dumpster can make sense for a full renovation, but for one room it's too much. You may need a permit to put it on the street, a delivery and pickup window to work around, and on tight older blocks it can block parking and annoy the neighbors.
Enter your ZIP code and item details to get a guaranteed upfront price online. No waiting for an onsite estimate.
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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.
No in-person charges
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 Norfolk 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 Norfolk's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders ease a sofa down the tight, turning staircase of an older walk-up or clear a cramped detached garage, and each one is background-checked and rated by real locals in Norfolk after each job.
If the item is already at the end of your driveway or by the alley behind your rowhouse, choose curbside to keep things simple. For a dresser on an upper floor, a fridge stuck in a narrow galley kitchen, or an apartment building with elevator reservations and loading rules, choose full-service so your Loaders carry it out from inside.
| 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 toward a Hampton Roads tunnel at five o'clock knows a mattress strapped to a borrowed pickup is a bad bet. Add tight streets and a friend who has plans, and your weekend is gone. Your Loaders carry it out and haul it away, because Norfolk deserves better than a Saturday lost to traffic.
Bulky furniture and appliances pile up fast in Norfolk, and where they end up matters. Your Loader sorts each item by condition, favoring donation or recycling when possible, so less heads to the landfill.
Sofas, dressers, and household goods in good, clean condition may be set aside for donation when local options allow. Your Loader loads them separately, though acceptance depends on the receiving organization.
Worn or damaged items that can't be donated may be recycled where available, such as scrap metal, some appliances, and electronics. Options vary, so your Loader sorts what local outlets can reasonably accept.
Heavily damaged, soaked, or contaminated bulky items, like ruined mattresses or broken furniture, are hauled away for responsible disposal at an appropriate Norfolk-area facility. Your Loader handles the loading and clearing.
Setting bulk waste at the curb without a scheduled pickup can earn a Notice of Violation, so here is what the City of Norfolk requires before any cleanout.
Branches thicker than six inches or longer than four feet must be scheduled as bulk waste. After Hurricane Matthew, Norfolk briefly collected debris without requests. It then made oversized limbs and loads over three cubic yards the property owner's responsibility again.
Appliances, mattresses, furniture and anything else that won't fit in the 90-gallon cart must be scheduled for bulk pickup. Norfolk also requires appliances to be free of trash and debris, so clear out shelves and drawers before setting them out.
Norfolk limits curbside collection of non-commercial tires to four per collection day and twelve per year. Clearing out a garage stacked with worn tires may take several scheduled pickups spread over the year, or another lawful disposal option.
Scheduled bulk items can go to the curb no earlier than 5 p.m. the day before collection and no later than 7 a.m. on collection day. Keep piles clear of parked vehicles, trees, poles, mailboxes, fences and low-hanging overhead wires.
Norfolk's bulk collection rules prohibit hazardous waste and dangerous items from curbside set-outs. These materials need a separate disposal route. The city's Waste Wizard tool can tell you whether an item is trash, recyclable or needs special handling.
Each Norfolk household gets up to twelve bulk collections per year, and each one can't exceed three cubic yards. A whole-house cleanout can go past those limits quickly. The city offers special Bulky Item Pick Up collections for larger loads, and those come with fees.
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(678) 884-4738Only if you schedule a bulk pickup first. Request it through the MyNorfolk portal, the app, or Norfolk Cares at (757) 664-6510 by 3 p.m. Set items out after 5 p.m. the day before and no later than 7 a.m. on collection day.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Norfolk 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, with your exact total confirmed before booking. Truckload haulers often run $150 to $750.
Same-day slots are often available depending on your address and the schedule that day. Enter your address during booking to see live availability. For curbside pickups you generally don't need to be home. For in-home pickups, someone should be there or you can leave access instructions.
Norfolk limits residents to 12 bulk waste collections per year, and each one can't exceed 3 cubic yards. Larger loads or extra pickups can be scheduled as special collections, which carry fees. Collection happens on your normal trash day.
The curb pickup doesn't cover them. Norfolk residents take e-waste to the SPSA Transfer Station at 3136 Woodland Avenue, free of charge, on Tuesdays and Saturdays from noon to 4 p.m. Use a personal vehicle and bring proof of residency. Call (757) 961-3981 to confirm hazardous waste terms.
Loaders aim to donate usable items to local charities and recycle what they can, depending on acceptance. Items that can't be donated or recycled go to licensed disposal sites. Outcomes vary by item condition and what local facilities will take.
Pick your items online, get a price confirmed upfront, and choose a time window. Your Loader typically calls before arriving, then carries the items out and loads them. You pay the quoted total, with no on-site estimate needed.
The main difference is pricing and booking. Traditional haulers generally price by truckload, which can mean an estimate at your door. LoadUp prices per item online and locks the total before arrival. For large cleanouts, a truckload hauler may suit you better.
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