*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
Junk piles up fast, and sorting it out is the last thing you want to do. Book a quick pickup around Lackland, see your real price upfront, and get your space back.
You search for options, call around about bulky pickup, request a few hauler quotes, and hear back from maybe one. Meanwhile your move-out date gets closer and the junk is still sitting in the garage.
City bulk pickup programs can work if your address qualifies and your timing lines up. You have to request it, it runs on the city's schedule, and it has item limits. On-base housing may follow separate rules entirely. You still haul everything out to the street yourself.
Many haulers want to come out and look before they'll give you a number, then price by how much of the truck you fill. You often don't know the real total until the load is on board, and that's a hard spot to be in with a moving deadline.
Donation centers have to be careful about what they accept, so stained, worn, or broken pieces usually get turned away. Some won't take mattresses or large appliances at all, and you still have to load and drive everything there yourself.
A roll-off container needs space in your driveway, a delivery and pickup window, and sometimes permission from an HOA or housing office. On top of that, every heavy item still has to be lifted and tossed in by you. That's a lot of setup for clearing a single room.
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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 Lackland AFB 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 Lackland AFB's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader guides a sleeper sofa down a narrow second-floor apartment stairwell, minding the walls before your move-out inspection. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Lackland AFB after each job.
Many single-family homes on San Antonio's southwest side have a driveway or carport, so curbside works well when you've already moved the old recliner or patio set outside. Choose full-service when a dresser is still in an upstairs bedroom or a washer is at the back of a packed garage, and your Loaders will carry it out from where it sits.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $75 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $70 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before noon | from $85 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $75 |
| 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.
A San Antonio summer turns wrestling a sofa to the driveway into a full workout, and that is before you hunt for a truck. Your Loader handles the lifting, carrying, and hauling while you stay in the shade. Your Loaders genuinely like showing up for southwest side neighbors and military families here.
Bulky items pile up fast around Lackland AFB when a household turns over on a short timeline. Your Loader sorts each piece by condition, steering what they can toward donation or recycling and the rest toward responsible disposal.
Furniture, appliances, and household goods in good, clean condition may be donated when possible and when local options allow. Your Loader sets those pieces aside, but don't count on paperwork.
Items that are worn or damaged but not fit for donation may be recycled where available. Your Loader separates metal, wood, and some electronics from the load when local recycling options allow.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items, such as ruined mattresses or broken furniture, are hauled by your Loader for responsible disposal at an appropriate local facility in the San Antonio area.
An off-schedule or mixed curbside pile can go uncollected and break San Antonio City Code, so these are the rules that apply around Lackland AFB in Bexar County.
San Antonio households get a door hanger 7 to 10 days ahead of their bulky or brush week. Piles must be curbside by 7 a.m. that Monday, collection can take up to a week, and nothing should be added once collection passes your house.
Under Texas law, illegally dumping more than 5 but less than 500 pounds is a Class B misdemeanor. Bexar County's Department of Environmental Services runs environmental crimes investigations and has installed surveillance cameras at problem sites in unincorporated areas.
San Antonio's curbside bulky collection accepts car tires, but only six or fewer and only with rims removed. Tires are on the unaccepted list for brush piles, so a combined garage and yard cleanout has to be sorted before it reaches the curb.
Family housing on JBSA-Lackland is owned and managed by Balfour Beatty Communities. City curbside bulky collection goes to San Antonio residential solid waste rate payers, and the bulky drop-off centers require a recent CPS Energy bill showing the Environmental Fee plus photo ID.
San Antonio's curbside brush collection takes only shrubs, tree branches, and woody vines, so grass clippings and plastic bagged leaves are refused. Leaves that arrive in unacceptable containers can still be emptied out of those containers at the city's brush drop-off centers.
Construction, roofing, and demolition material is excluded from San Antonio's curbside collection entirely. The city's Bulky Waste Collection Centers accept construction debris but cap it at one cubic yard, and truck loads cannot be piled higher than the fender wheel of the bed.
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(678) 884-4738Not without a scheduled collection. Off-base, San Antonio's Solid Waste Management Department runs bulky item collection on a schedule. On-base housing follows base and housing office rules, so check with them first. Unscheduled piles can count as illegal dumping.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Lackland AFB starts at $75 for a single item, with $5 off if the item is at the curb or driveway. The first item includes the base pickup fee and each additional item is a flat add-on charge. The exact total is confirmed before booking.
Same-day pickup is sometimes available depending on the schedule and your zip code. Enter your address during booking to see live openings. Next-day and scheduled slots are usually easier to get, especially near month-end move-out periods.
Not for curbside or driveway pickups, since items can be left out with access notes. For items inside, someone should be present or you can leave access instructions at booking. Base access rules may apply, so plan ahead for gate entry.
Hazardous materials like paint, chemicals, batteries, and oil generally can't go in regular trash or bulky pickups. Large items may also have size or quantity limits. Bexar County and San Antonio offer household hazardous waste drop-off, so confirm accepted items first.
Loaders aim to donate usable items and recycle what they can, depending on acceptance by local charities and recyclers. Items that can't be donated or recycled go to an appropriate disposal facility. Outcomes vary by item condition.
You pick your items and a time slot online and see the total up front. A Loader typically calls or texts before arriving, then removes and loads the items. You pay after the job, and the price you were quoted is the price you pay.
Pricing model and booking flow. Traditional haulers often price by truckload and may confirm cost on arrival. LoadUp prices per item online and confirms the total before booking. For a few items that can cost less, but a full truckload cleanout may suit a hauler better.
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