*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $85. Additional items from +$15.
When junk piles up, it gets harder to ignore. LoadUp gives Star City households a fast, simple pickup, with the price shown before you book and the hauling handled for you.
You check the city's website, call about bulk pickup, request a couple of hauler quotes, and wait on callbacks that never come. Weeks later, the junk is still parked in the basement, garage, or spare room.
City bulk pickup programs work well for some items, but they run on municipal schedules and have rules about what qualifies. You still have to carry everything to the curb yourself, which is a real ask when it's coming down a steep driveway or up from a basement.
Many haulers want to come look before they'll give you a number. Then the price is based on how much of the truck you fill, and you often don't know the final total until the job is done. That's a lot of uncertainty for one old couch.
Donation centers have good reasons to be selective. Stains, tears, missing parts, or older appliances often get turned away, and most won't pick up. Even if part of your load qualifies, you're still stuck dealing with everything they decline.
A dumpster can make sense for a full renovation. For one room of junk, though, you're arranging delivery and pickup, possibly checking on permits, giving up your driveway or street space for days, and still doing all the lifting and loading 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 Roanoke 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 Roanoke's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
A dresser stuck at the bottom of narrow basement stairs is the kind of job your Loaders handle. Each one is background-checked and rated by real locals in Roanoke after each job.
Choose curbside, also called outdoor pickup, if the item is already at the street or the bottom of your driveway. If it is still in a basement, up the stairs of an older multi-story home, or at the top of a steep driveway you would rather not drag it down, full-service has 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.
Roanoke sits in a valley, and anyone who lives here knows the hills come with it: steep driveways, porch steps, and basement stairs between you and that old sectional. Hauling it yourself is a workout nobody signed up for. Your Loaders do the lifting, and they genuinely like showing up for this town.
Bulky furniture, mattresses, and appliances are hard to move without a truck, which is why where things end up matters in Roanoke. Your Loader sorts each item by condition, favoring reuse and recycling when local options allow.
Clean, usable furniture and household goods may be directed to local donation options when possible. Please don't expect receipts, paperwork, or tax documentation from LoadUp or your Loader.
Items that are damaged but not donatable, like worn metal furniture or old appliances, may be recycled where available. Your Loader handles the lifting, and what's accepted depends on local options.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or broken bulky items that can't be reused or recycled are taken for responsible disposal. Your Loader carries them out so you don't have to haul anything to a drop-off site.
Break these rules and your pile stays on the curb, or an unacceptable load gets charged at the transfer station. The specifics below apply in Roanoke and Roanoke County.
Roanoke picks up furniture, mattresses, and other items too big for the 96-gallon Big Blue cart, but no more than three per week. Bagged or boxed trash is not collected as bulk, except during bagged leaf season in November and December.
Roanoke's free curbside brush pickup excludes anything cut by a contractor, tree company, or utility company, which matters after storm damage. If you hire a business to cut trees, the city says that business should remove the debris. Stumps are not collected either.
The city lists metal and electronics, plus tanglers like cords and hoses, among Roanoke's top recycling contaminants. Instead, it points residents to stores like Best Buy and Staples, or Goodwill's ReConnect program with Dell, which takes computers and computer related equipment in any condition.
Residents of Roanoke, Salem, Roanoke County, and Vinton get 12 free transfer station visits per July-to-June year, in vehicles up to a one-ton pickup. Uncovered loads pay a $25 fee before dumping, and proof of residence may be required.
Roanoke County curbside collection takes up to four passenger tires, with rims no larger than 20 inches. Tires with 17 to 20 inch rims must be cut in half by the resident first, and tires never go inside the garbage can.
The Roanoke Valley Resource Authority accepts remodeling debris free, but only from homeowner DIY projects, not contracted work. City curbside won't take sheet rock or lumber. Shingles are refused, and rock, dirt, brick, concrete, and asphalt cap at 500 pounds.
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(678) 884-4738Not loose. City trucks only empty the blue "Big Blue" cart, and loose or bagged trash outside the can isn't picked up. Cans must sit within five feet of the street. For larger items, check the city's refuse page for bulk options first.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Roanoke starts at $85, and curbside or driveway pickup takes a flat $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 charge by truck volume, often a couple hundred dollars or more.
Same-day slots are sometimes available, depending on the Loader schedule and your address. Enter your Roanoke zip code at booking to see live availability. For curbside pickups, you generally don't need to be home if you leave access notes. In-home pickups need someone present or access instructions.
The Roanoke Valley Resource Authority runs the Tinker Creek Transfer Station at 1020 Hollins Road NE, which accepts bulk and brush items, and fees apply. Metal can go to Gerdau Metal Recycling at 2580 Broadway Ave SW, and you may get paid for it. Self-hauling is cheaper if you have a truck and the time.
Loaders try to keep usable items out of the landfill by donating them to local charities when options allow. Recyclable materials like metal are routed to recyclers whenever possible. Whatever can't be donated or recycled, depending on acceptance, goes to the appropriate disposal facility.
You pick the items and a time window online and see your price upfront. Your Loader typically sends a heads-up before arriving, then carries the items out and loads the truck. You don't need to move anything yourself, and the price you were quoted is the price you pay.
The main difference is the pricing model. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK generally price by truck volume, which can mean an estimate on arrival. LoadUp prices per item online and confirms the total before booking. For a full-house cleanout, a truckload service can still make sense.
A dumpster fits big renovation or multi-room projects where you can load things yourself over several days. Junk removal fits when you want the heavy lifting handled in one visit. For a few bulky items, per-item pricing is often simpler than renting a container and finding a place to park it.
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