*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $100. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it owns the room. Book a pickup in the Capital City, see your price before you commit, and get it gone without lifting a thing.
So you read the city's trash page, learn that household collection is something you arrange yourself, call around for quotes, hear back from one hauler out of three, and keep waiting. A month on, the pile has not moved.
Here, the free route is not a city truck at all. Household pickup is handled through private arrangements, and the regional solid waste district runs special collection events on set dates with real limits on what qualifies. You still lift it, load it, and drive it.
A hauler with a dump trailer usually wants to see the load first, which means a weekday window you have to be home for. Then the figure rides on how much of the trailer someone eyeballs you filling, and it can move again once the stairs come up.
Reuse organizations exist to resell, so condition decides everything. A stained cushion, a wobbly frame, or particleboard that will not survive another move gets declined at the door. Most also expect you to deliver during open hours, and whatever they pass on is still yours.
Renting a container commits you to days of parking a steel box somewhere. On a graded driveway or a tight street off downtown, that usually means checking placement with the city, holding the spot, and fielding comments from neighbors. Every piece still gets loaded by you.
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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 Montpelier 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 Montpelier's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
A bulkhead basement with low headroom and a tight turn at the top is routine work for your Loaders, who are background-checked and rated by real locals in Montpelier after each job.
If the couch is already at the street or waiting in the driveway, curbside is the simpler booking and your Loader takes it from there. Full service makes more sense when the load is still inside, whether that means a walk-up unit in a converted house, a basement reached by exterior stairs, or a hillside driveway a truck cannot back into.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $100 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $95 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before noon | from $110 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $100 |
| 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.
Almost every street here climbs, and from mid-November on, that grade comes with packed snow and alternate side parking to work around. A sleeper sofa down icy exterior stairs is a two-Loader job at best. Your Loaders handle the carry, work around the snowbanks, and genuinely like showing up for the people who live on these hills.
Junk removal in Montpelier ends with a decision about each item, not just a truck pulling away from your driveway. Your Loaders judge condition first, looking for donation or recycling outlets when local options allow, disposal when they do not.
Furniture and household goods that are clean, intact, and ready to be used again may still have somewhere to go. Your Loaders will look into local reuse outlets where available, with no outcome promised.
Torn, stained, or broken pieces rarely qualify for reuse, though the metal, wood, or components inside sometimes do. Where separation is practical and local options allow, your Loaders look for recycling outlets first.
Some bulky items are past saving: a sagging sectional, a collapsed box spring, a shattered particleboard dresser. Those leave your Montpelier address with your Loaders and head to a permitted transfer station or landfill.
Get disposal wrong here and Vermont enforcement can reach fines, roadside cleanup, and lost licenses, so Montpelier and Washington County residents should know these specific rules.
The city is not responsible for collecting household or business garbage and recycling. Residents arrange service with private haulers licensed by the Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District, the nineteen town district Montpelier belongs to.
Vermont's Universal Recycling Law has kept metal, glass, paper, cardboard, and plastics numbered one and two out of the trash since 2015, and food scraps since July 2020. Haulers must offer collection for both.
Leaf and yard debris and clean wood have been banned from the trash since 2016. Backyard composting of yard debris and food scraps is allowed, and untreated, unpainted lumber, pallets, and brush go to wood recycling.
Stoves, washers, dryers, dishwashers, refrigerators, and freezers are banned from Vermont landfills. Fridges, freezers, dehumidifiers, and air conditioners hold refrigerants that are potent climate pollutants, so those must be drained by a certified handler before the metal is recycled.
Televisions, computers, monitors, printers, and computer peripherals are banned from the landfill and accepted at no charge through the state's e-Cycles program, which manufacturers fund. Area drop-off sites take them free, so cost is never the obstacle.
State law makes every person responsible for proper disposal, and dumping waste anywhere outside a certified facility can bring fines up to $500 plus assigned roadside cleanup. Unpaid penalties also suspend driving and hunting privileges.
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(678) 884-4738Montpelier does not run its own trash or bulk collection, so residents arrange their own hauler such as Casella. Leaving items out without a scheduled pickup risks an illegal dumping problem. LoadUp offers scheduled curbside or in-home junk pickup instead.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Montpelier starts at $100, and leaving items at the curb or driveway takes $5 off. The first item covers the base pickup fee, and each additional item is a flat add-on, so your full total is confirmed upfront before you book. Local haulers usually price by truckload.
Yes, same-day junk removal is often open in Montpelier when you book before noon, with next-day available across Washington County. Enter your zip code during online booking to see live availability for Historic Downtown, Gallison Hill, and nearby neighborhoods.
Electronics like TVs and computers are banned from Vermont landfills and can't go in your cart, and paint, batteries, and chemicals are restricted too. These belong at the CVSWMD Eco Depot at 300 Granger Road in Berlin, by appointment at 802-229-9383. LoadUp handles most non-hazardous household junk.
Loaders sort items and aim to keep usable goods out of the landfill whenever possible. Vermont's Universal Recycling Law already bans recyclables and food scraps from the trash, so reusable furniture is routed toward donation and recyclables to processors when options allow, with the rest disposed of responsibly.
For curbside pickup, no one needs to be home. Just leave the junk in an accessible spot outside and add notes at booking. For in-home pickup of heavy items, someone should be present. Choose your day and time online, and your Loader calls ahead before arriving.
The main difference is pricing and booking. 1-800-GOT-JUNK gives a free in-person estimate and prices by truck volume, so your price is set once the crew arrives. LoadUp prices per item online and locks it in before anyone shows up, so you know the total before you book.
No. Vermont's Act 148 bans recyclables, food scraps, and leaf and yard debris from the trash statewide, so those can't be mixed in with junk. LoadUp focuses on furniture, appliances, and general household junk. For hard-to-recycle drop-offs, the CVSWMD Eco Depot in Berlin takes many items by appointment.
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