*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $95. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it's one more thing on the list. Book a quick pickup on the Rock, see your price upfront, and get your space back.
You look up the county's rules, call a couple of haulers, and wait on quotes that may never come back. One wants to visit first, another stops replying, and meanwhile the pile in the shed hasn't moved.
Vashon is unincorporated, so there's no city crew to call. Any bulky item collection depends on your garbage service, usually has to be scheduled ahead, limits what qualifies, and expects you to drag everything to the road yourself, which is a long haul from many rural lots.
Many haulers want to see the job before they'll give you a number, and that's a hard ask on an island. Then the price comes in fractions of a truckload, so you won't really know what you're paying until the truck is already loaded.
Reuse is a real value here, but thrift shops can only take what they can resell. Stained upholstery, broken appliances, and weathered patio sets get turned away, and you're still the one loading and unloading them, sometimes more than once.
A roll-off bin makes sense for a full teardown, not for clearing one room or a garage corner. You have to schedule delivery and pickup, find level ground on a narrow or sloped driveway, and still do every bit of the lifting 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.
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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 Vashon's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
From a steep waterfront stairway to a cluttered barn loft, your Loader handles the lifting and carrying. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Vashon after each job.
Curbside is the simpler fit if the old couch or broken mower is already outside by the shop or at the top of your gravel driveway. For furniture in a basement, a packed outbuilding, or the upper floor of a waterfront cabin, choose full-service and your Loaders will carry it out from inside.
| 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.
Vashon has a way of collecting things: a barn full of good intentions, a studio crowded with old projects, a shed the blackberries have claimed. Hauling it yourself means a borrowed truck and a lot of planning. Your Loaders enjoy showing up for people here, and they'll lift, carry, and haul it so you don't have to.
Bulky items pile up fast on acreage and in outbuildings, so where they end up matters in Vashon. Your Loader sorts by condition, aiming to keep usable things in circulation and out of the landfill when local options allow.
Furniture and household goods in good, clean condition may be donated when possible and when local options allow. Your Loader sets those pieces aside from the rest of the load, though nothing is guaranteed.
Items that are worn or damaged but not fit for donation, like metal frames, old appliances, or scrap lumber, may be recycled where available. Island options can differ from the mainland, so this isn't promised.
Heavily damaged, soaked, or contaminated bulky items, like a mildewed mattress or a collapsed shed's rotted debris, are disposed of responsibly. Your Loader handles the lifting, and you can ask what applies to your items.
Arrive at Vashon's transfer station with an unsorted load and you'll be pulling cardboard, metal and yard waste back out. Here are the Vashon and King County rules to know.
Because Vashon is on an island, its Recycling and Transfer Station accepts construction and demolition debris that other King County transfer stations do not. It is also the one county station exempt from the restrictions on dump trucks and dump trailers.
King County accepts latex paint in the garbage only if it is dry or solidified with the lid off. Oil-based paint is not accepted in the garbage at all and has to go to a county hazardous waste drop-off on the mainland.
Mattresses, futons and box springs are recycled at the Vashon station. Torn or stained ones are accepted, but wet ones are not, so keep them covered from island rain. The combined limit is six per customer per day.
King County transfer stations do not accept televisions, computers or computer monitors in the garbage. E-Cycle Washington is a statewide program paid for by manufacturers, and it recycles these items for free at drop-off sites across the state.
The Vashon station does not accept yard waste as garbage. Branches and leaves cleared after a winter windstorm have to be sorted into the yard and food waste area, and recycling yard waste costs less than throwing away the same load as garbage.
King County does not take refrigerant-type appliances as garbage. That includes refrigerators, freezers and residential air conditioners. At Vashon, these go to a separate appliance recycling area so the refrigerant can be handled safely, and there is a fee for each unit.
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(678) 884-4738The Vashon Recycling & Transfer Station, run by King County, takes garbage and recycling. Fees and hours vary, so check King County's site first. Dumping on roadsides or private land is illegal dumping, and unsecured loads at county facilities get a $25 fee.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Vashon starts at $95 for a single item, 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 the exact total confirmed before booking.
Sometimes, depending on Loader availability and the ferry schedule. Live openings for your address show during booking. For curbside pickups you usually don't need to be home. For in-home pickups, someone should be there or you can leave access notes.
Often yes for small, easy loads, since you only pay the station's disposal fee. Your own truck, time, and a secured load are required, and the station's vehicle-plus-trailer limit is 30 feet. Heavy or bulky items are where paying for removal usually makes sense.
Loaders aim to donate usable items and recycle what they can, depending on acceptance. Local options like Granny's Attic, a Vashon nonprofit thrift shop, may take good furniture and household goods. Whatever can't be reused or recycled is disposed of at an appropriate facility.
Enter your address online, pick the items and a time window, and see your total before confirming. Your Loader typically gives notice before arriving. They load everything, so you don't need to carry anything out.
The main difference is the pricing model. Traditional haulers usually price by truckload and often confirm cost on site. LoadUp prices per item online and confirms the total before booking, which can suit smaller jobs. Large full-house cleanouts may be better priced by truckload.
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