*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $95. Additional items from +$15.
Junk piles up faster than anyone plans for, and clearing it out shouldn't eat your weekend. Book LoadUp in Port Townsend, see an upfront quote, and get it hauled away.
You search online, call the county, leave messages with a couple of haulers, and wait. One sends a vague quote, another never calls back. Meanwhile the weeks slide by and the junk still blocks the garage.
Municipal pickup schedules help when your item fits the rules. But bulky collection is often limited, may need to be arranged ahead, and usually turns away refrigerant appliances, renovation debris, and anything hazardous. Everything still has to reach the curb, even from a steep bluff lot.
Many haulers want to come look before naming a price, so you book a visit just to get a number. Then the quote is framed in fractions of a truckload, and you rarely know the final total until the shop scraps or old cabinets are already loaded.
Thrift shops and reuse spots around the peninsula do good work, but they screen for condition and space. Stained mattresses, worn upholstery, and broken appliances get turned away, and you are the one hauling them there and back again.
A roll-off box makes sense for a full gut job, not a single room. You may need a permit for street placement, a delivery window that actually fits, and patience from neighbors on narrow downtown streets while it sits there for days.
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.
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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 Port Townsend 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 Port Townsend's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders carry a sleeper sofa down steep exterior steps from a hillside home or out a narrow basement door. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Port Townsend after each job.
If your yard debris is already stacked at the end of a level driveway, curbside keeps things simple. For renovation scraps in a basement on a sloped lot, or shop clutter at the back of a detached garage, choose full-service so your Loaders carry everything out from where it sits.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $95 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $90 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before 2 PM | from $105 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $95 |
| 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.
Port Townsend runs on favors, and the borrowed pickup truck for a Saturday dump run is the biggest one. Skip the asking, the loading, and the sore back. Your Loaders handle the heavy lifting, and they genuinely enjoy showing up for the neighbors, shop owners, and landlords who keep this small town running.
Port Townsend sits at the end of a peninsula with limited local facilities, so where a hauled item ends up matters. Your Loader sorts each load by condition, favoring donation or recycling when local options allow.
Furniture, appliances, and household goods in good, clean condition may be set aside for donation when local options allow. Your Loader can separate these items while loading, so usable pieces have a chance at a second home.
Items that are worn or damaged but not ready for donation may be recycled where available, such as scrap metal, clean wood, or cardboard. Your Loader sorts these out when possible instead of sending everything to one pile.
Heavily damaged or contaminated bulky items, like a soaked mattress or a collapsed sofa, are disposed of responsibly. Your Loader hauls them away from your Port Townsend property so they don't sit in your garage or yard.
A wrong turn can mean extra fees at the scale or a solid waste complaint investigated by county health staff. Here is how disposal works in Port Townsend and Jefferson County.
Jefferson County's Moderate Risk Waste Facility at the Port of Port Townsend Boat Haven closed in late 2022 because the Port asked for it. Residential fluorescent light tubes, compact fluorescent bulbs, oil and antifreeze can still be recycled for free at the Transfer Station's Environmental Center.
The rural Quilcene Drop Box accepts only household garbage and recycling. It takes no construction materials, such as lumber or roofing, and no yard waste. Remodel debris from a Port Townsend project has to go to the county Transfer Station just outside city limits.
Washington law bans residential outdoor burning inside urban growth areas, and that includes Port Townsend. Limbs brought down by winter storms can't be burned in the yard. The City's compost facility sits just past the tipping floor at the county Transfer Station.
If you haul your own moving boxes and other recyclables to the Transfer Station or the Quilcene Drop Box, you pay a fee. The City of Port Townsend runs collection service for recyclables, so regular household recycling pickup is an option instead of a paid trip.
Through E-Cycle Washington, a program paid for by manufacturers, households can drop off TVs, computers, monitors, laptops, tablets, e-readers and portable DVD players for free. Because of that, these items don't need to be thrown out with paid garbage.
At the county Transfer Station or the Quilcene Drop Box, you drop off metals and automotive batteries as solid waste, and staff set them aside for recycling. You still pay fees, so a metal bed frame isn't free to drop off.
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(678) 884-4738Not as extra pile-ups. The City contracts with Waste Connections for regular trash and recycling, and bulky or additional waste generally has to be self-hauled or arranged with the hauler. Items dumped without arrangement can count as illegal dumping.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Port Townsend starts at $95, 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 your exact total is confirmed before booking. Traditional haulers usually price by truckload.
Sometimes. Availability depends on the schedule and how far out the crew is, so same-day slots are not guaranteed. Enter your address during booking to see the live openings for Port Townsend, including Uptown, Boat Haven, and Fort Worden area addresses.
Not for curbside or driveway pickups, since items can be left out with access notes. For items inside the home, someone should be there, or you can leave access instructions when booking. Your Loader typically gives a heads-up before arriving.
Yes, self-hauling is an option. The Jefferson County Transfer Station is at 325 County Landfill Road, and the county raised its tipping fee effective August 1, 2025. It can be the cheaper choice for a small load if you have a truck and time. Heavy, awkward, or restricted items are where hired help makes more sense.
Loaders aim to donate usable items and recycle what they can, depending on acceptance at local facilities. Whatever can't be donated or recycled goes to an appropriate disposal site. Outcomes vary by item condition, so none of it is guaranteed.
You enter your items and address online, see the price, and pick a time window. Your total is confirmed before booking. On pickup day, your Loader arrives, confirms the items, carries them out, and hauls them away, so you don't have to lift anything.
The main difference is the pricing model. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK usually charge by truckload and may confirm the price on site. LoadUp prices per item online and confirms the total before booking. Truckload pricing can suit large cleanouts better.
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