*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $90. Additional items from +$15.
When junk piles up, it gets harder to ignore. Skip the hassle and book a quick pickup in the City That Never Sleeps, with your price shown before you confirm.
You search for options, call 311, request a few hauler quotes, and wait. One never calls back, another wants to visit first, and weeks later the junk is still blocking your hallway.
City bulk pickup programs are a real help, but they follow municipal pickup schedules, set-out rules, and item limits. Some items need appointments or special prep. If you're on a fifth-floor walk-up, getting everything down to the curb is still your job.
Many haulers want to come look before they'll quote, which can mean another morning lost waiting at home. Truckload-fraction pricing is hard to judge ahead of time, so you often don't know what you'll actually pay until the truck is already outside.
Thrift shops and charities need items they can resell, so stained upholstery, worn mattresses, and scuffed furniture often get turned away. Usable pieces may find a new home, but you still have to get them there yourself and sort out what's left.
A container on a Manhattan block can mean permits, finding space at the curb, and timing delivery around building rules and neighbors. For a single room cleanout or one office corner, that's a lot of hassle for a small amount of junk.
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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 Manhattan 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 piano, hot tub, or safe 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 Manhattan's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader works a sleeper sofa down a narrow five-flight walk-up stairwell, around tight landings and doorframes. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Manhattan after each job.
Curbside fits when your items are already out on the sidewalk by your building's entrance, since few Manhattan buildings have a driveway or garage to stage things in. Full-service makes more sense when the piece is still inside your apartment or office, and your Loader carries it out through whatever lobby, service entrance, or freight elevator route your building allows.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $90 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $85 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before 2 PM | from $100 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $90 |
| 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.
Let's be honest, nobody has gracefully carried a futon onto the subway, and most of us don't own a car for plan B. Manhattan sidewalks are crowded enough without a dresser on them. Your Loader handles the stairs and the heavy lifting, and we genuinely like showing up for neighbors who want their floor space back.
Apartment cleanouts in Manhattan produce bulky items of every condition, so where things end up matters. Your Loader sorts by condition when possible, favoring donation or recycling over disposal where local options allow.
Furniture and household goods in good, clean condition may be donated when possible. Your Loader can set usable pieces aside, but donation depends on local options, so don't count on paperwork or a tax receipt.
Items that are worn or damaged but not suited for donation may be recycled where available. Your Loader separates materials like metal, wood, and cardboard when local options allow, though acceptance can vary.
Heavily damaged or contaminated bulky items, such as soaked mattresses or broken sleeper sofas, are taken for responsible disposal. Your Loader handles the carrying and loading, and hazardous materials are typically excluded.
Items set out the wrong way stay on the curb uncollected and can draw a DSNY fine. These are the disposal rules for residents in Manhattan, New York County.
DSNY must remove CFC gas from air conditioners, refrigerators and freezers before it collects them, and you need to book an appointment through 311. Units that use newer R600a or R32 refrigerant are excluded and get a red sticker explaining other disposal options.
If a couch, bed frame or other bulk item set out for DSNY collection has bed bugs, city rules require a sign on it saying so. The sign warns passersby not to take infested pieces home.
DSNY collects lumber and other debris from do-it-yourself projects only if you did the work yourself with no hired help. Otherwise it counts as commercial waste. Remove the nails and tie the wood with twine or rope, not tape, in bundles no larger than 2 by 4 feet.
DSNY collects live Christmas trees and wreaths through Curbside Composting on your weekly recycling day, and you don't need an appointment. Remove stands, lights, ornaments and tinsel, and don't bag the tree. Trees with anything still attached can't be chipped into compost for parks and community gardens.
Every mattress, box spring or futon must be fully sealed in plastic before it goes to the curb, a rule meant to slow the spread of bed bugs. The city does not supply bags. Unbagged mattresses are left uncollected and may bring a $100 fine.
TVs, computers and similar electronics can't go in the trash or recycling because they may contain lead, mercury, arsenic and cadmium. Electric appliances the state law doesn't cover, such as microwaves, fans and irons, can go to the curb once their batteries are removed.
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(678) 884-4738Not without following DSNY rules. Bulk items can't be dumped on a sidewalk whenever you like, and items left out improperly can draw sanitation fines. Check the DSNY website or call 311 for your address's collection rules and set-out timing.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Manhattan starts at $90 for a single item, and curbside or outdoor pickup takes $5 off. The first item includes the base pickup fee, each additional item is a flat add-on charge, and the exact total is confirmed before booking.
Same-day slots are sometimes available, but it depends on Loader capacity in your area. Enter your address during booking to see live availability for your zip code. Next-day and scheduled windows are generally easier to get, especially on busy weekends and month-end moves.
Not always. For curbside or lobby pickups you can leave items out with access notes. For in-apartment pickups, someone should be there or you can leave building access instructions at booking. Doorman buildings often need the building to approve the visit first.
Hazardous materials such as paint, solvents, and chemicals generally can't go in regular trash or a standard haul. Large or restricted items may also need special handling. DSNY runs separate programs for hazardous waste, so call 311 to confirm the right drop-off.
Loaders aim to donate usable items to local charities whenever possible and try to recycle what they can, such as metal and electronics, depending on acceptance. Items that can't be reused or recycled go to the appropriate disposal facility, with landfill avoided when options allow.
You pick your items and a time window online, then see your price before you confirm. On pickup day, your Loader typically calls or texts before arriving, carries the items out of your apartment or building, and loads them. Elevator reservations or building rules may affect timing.
The main difference is pricing and booking. Traditional haulers often price by truck space, with the final quote confirmed on site. LoadUp prices per item online, so your total is confirmed before booking. For large cleanouts, a truckload hauler can still be a good fit.
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