*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it owns the place. Book a pickup in Cloud City, see your upfront price before you commit, and let someone else do the hauling.
You call around, get told the landfill takes it if you can get it there, leave messages with two haulers and hear back from neither, and the pile sits in the garage through another snow season.
No municipal bulk program runs here. What exists is the county landfill south of town, closed Wednesdays and Thursdays, and prepaid yellow bags that cover bagged household trash, not a box spring or a water heater. Those still need your truck and a free day.
Most outfits won't quote until someone drives up to look at it, and then the price arrives as a fraction of a truckload, eyeballed in your driveway. You wait for the visit, then wait again to find out what it costs.
Resale outlets take what sells, which rules out the sagging sleeper, the stained mattress, the dryer that quit. Small-town shops run on volunteer hours and limited floor space, so even a good piece may be declined, and the hauling to the door is still yours.
A roll-off has to come up from the valley, then sit for days on a narrow street or in a back alley where plows and neighbors need room. You still fill it yourself, one trip at a time, for what amounts to a single room's worth.
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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 Leadville 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 Leadville's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
A sleeper sofa coming up from a low-ceilinged basement or out a narrow 1880s doorway takes planning. Your Loaders are background-checked and rated by real locals in Leadville after each job.
Choose curbside when everything is already staged at the street, the driveway, or the back alley and your Loaders only need to load and go. Choose full service when the heavy pieces are still inside a cramped basement, an upstairs bedroom, or a detached shed, and someone has to carry them out for you.
| 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.
Snow sits on the ground here most of the year, so the broken dresser you meant to move in October is still out back in May wearing a white hat. Your Loaders carry it out, sweep up, and haul it off, and they like showing up for people who already do plenty of the hard work themselves.
Lake County has few places to drop a worn-out sofa or dead refrigerator, so where things end up matters in Leadville. Your Loaders check condition first, then look for a donation or recycling option when local availability allows.
If a dresser or set of chairs is clean and intact, your Loaders try a nearby reuse outlet first, when one is open and accepting. Arrange donations yourself beforehand if you need documentation.
Broken appliances, scrap metal, and the electronics Colorado keeps out of landfills get set aside by your Loaders for a recycler or scrap buyer, where one is open and accepting that week.
Mattresses that got wet, collapsed decking, and tear-out debris with no reuse value are hauled off by your Loaders to a permitted transfer station or landfill, since diversion options near Leadville are limited.
Leadville and Lake County enforce real penalties for mishandled junk, from nuisance abatement orders to illegal dumping fines, so these local disposal rules are worth knowing.
Leaving solid waste anywhere other than a designated disposal site in unincorporated Lake County is treated as a class 2 petty offense under county ordinance, and a $1,000 fine is imposed on anyone who does it.
Colorado's Electronic Recycling Jobs Act has banned televisions, monitors, computers, printers and similar devices from landfill disposal since 2013, and haulers may not knowingly collect them. The county recycling center accepts them instead.
Cooling appliances carry a higher charge at the Lake County Landfill because a certified technician must recover the coolant before the unit is scrapped. Working refrigerators may qualify for free utility pickup and a rebate instead.
Colorado keeps lead-acid batteries, used oil, free liquids and waste tires out of solid waste landfills to protect soil and groundwater. The Lake County Landfill takes tires separately for a per tire fee that varies by size.
Lake County charges double the posted rate for any load that arrives at the landfill unsecured and uncovered. Tarping a trailer or truck bed before the trip is what keeps that surcharge from applying.
The Lake County Landfill and Recycling Center runs slash, recycling and non-hazardous waste disposal as separate operations, so branches and brush need to be kept out of mixed trash loads and sorted before arrival.
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(678) 884-4738No. Leadville has no free municipal bulk collection, and residential trash runs through private haulers like WM and Republic Services. For large or extra items you either haul them to the Lake County Landfill and Recycling Center yourself or book a hauler, since items left curbside without a scheduled pickup can be treated as illegal dumping.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Leadville starts at $75, and choosing curbside or outdoor pickup takes $5 off. The first item covers the base pickup fee for labor and transport, and each additional item is a flat add-on, so your exact total is confirmed before you book. Hauling it yourself, the Lake County Landfill charges a minimum trash load fee around $59 for county residents.
Yes, same-day and next-day pickup are available in the Leadville area when you book before noon, subject to Loader availability. Mountain weather and the high-altitude location can affect timing in winter, so enter your zip during booking to see live openings for your address.
Colorado has banned most electronics from landfills since 2013, so TVs and computers cannot go in household trash and must be dropped at the Lake County Landfill and Recycling Center. Appliances take a roughly $12 fee there, refrigerators need their refrigerant handled, and vehicle batteries carry a small recycling fee. Loaders can haul these items so you skip the trips and fees.
Loaders aim to keep usable items out of the landfill whenever possible. Furniture and goods in decent shape are routed to local donation when accepted, recyclables like scrap metal and electronics go to proper processors, and Lake County resources like the Cloud City Conservation Center support diversion. Whatever is left goes to a licensed disposal site.
You pick your items online or by phone and get an upfront price before anything is scheduled, no in-person estimate required. On pickup day your Loader typically calls about 30 minutes ahead. For curbside pickups you don't need to be home, and for in-home jobs someone should be present or leave access instructions.
The main differences are pricing model and booking flow. Companies like 1-800-GOT-JUNK, Junk King, and College Hunks charge by truckload and often quote in person, so your price isn't locked until the crew arrives. LoadUp prices per item online and confirms the total before pickup, which usually runs less for single or two-item jobs.
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