*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $85. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it's one more thing on your list. Book a quick pickup with a real price upfront, and get your space back without the runaround.
You search online, call the county to ask who serves your road, leave messages with a few haulers, and hear back from maybe one. Meanwhile the pile in the basement stays put for another month.
Free bulk pickup can save you a trip, but which program covers an unincorporated address isn't always clear. Pickup schedules, item limits, and exclusions for things like appliances or renovation debris vary, and you still have to drag everything down to the road yourself.
Many haulers want to send someone out for an estimate before they'll quote you, then price by how much of the truck you fill. You often won't know the final number until the crew is standing in your driveway eyeing the load.
Donation centers need items they can actually resell, so stained upholstery, worn mattresses, and broken furniture often get turned away. Most won't come carry things out of a shed or basement either, which leaves you loading and hauling it all yourself.
A roll-off container means delivery windows, a big footprint on your driveway or lawn, possible permit questions, and days of looking at it. For a single room or a weekend garage cleanout, you end up paying for space and time you never use.
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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 Meads 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 Meads's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader works an old chest freezer up narrow basement stairs and past a tight landing to the truck. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Meads after each job.
If you can move the rusted grill or a broken-down trampoline frame to the end of your driveway yourself, curbside pickup will do the job. If something is stuck in a backyard shed on a sloped hillside lot, choose full-service and your Loaders will carry it out and load it onto the truck.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $85 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $80 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before noon | from $95 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $85 |
| 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.
Hauling a chest freezer out of a basement and down a steep driveway is a good way to lose a Saturday, and hill roads do not forgive a borrowed trailer. Your Loaders handle the stairs, the grade, and the loading. Folks in Meads take care of their places, and showing up for them is a pleasure.
Bulky items pile up fast in Meads garages, basements, and sheds, and where they end up matters as much as getting them out. Your Loader sorts each item by condition, favoring donation or recycling when local options allow.
Furniture, tools, and household goods in clean, usable shape may be donated when possible and where local options allow. Your Loader carries them out and loads them separately from items that are worn or broken.
Items that are damaged but still have usable parts or materials, such as metal frames or electronics, may be recycled where available. Handling depends on local options, so it is never guaranteed.
Heavily damaged, soaked, or contaminated bulky items, like a rotted workbench or moldy carpet, are hauled off by your Loader for responsible disposal at an appropriate local site, so you skip the dump run.
Burning the wrong pile or skipping required trash service can bring a violation notice, so here is how disposal actually works for Meads households in Boyd County.
The Boyd County Sanitary Landfill accepts construction waste from individuals as well as crews, plus wood waste like pallets and scrap lumber. Curbside garbage service in the county typically excludes boards, concrete, and dirt, and the landfill offers no free drop-off days.
Kentucky's forest fire hazard seasons run February 15 through April 30 and October 1 through December 15. During those months, burning within 150 feet of woodland or brushland is prohibited between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m., so only evening burns are legal there.
Federal Clean Air Act rules require the refrigerant in refrigerators, freezers, window air conditioners, and dehumidifiers to be recovered with certified equipment before final disposal or recycling. Metal appliances are also excluded from typical curbside garbage service in Boyd County.
Boyd County enforces Kentucky's mandatory disposal requirement. Homes must either subscribe to an authorized garbage collection service or be able to prove their waste goes to an approved facility. Hauling your own trash is allowed, but keep your landfill receipts as proof.
Tires are excluded from typical curbside garbage pickup in Boyd County. Kentucky's Waste Tire Program funds amnesty collections that rotate through counties so residents can drop off tires for free. Keep stored tires dry, because rainwater pooling inside them breeds mosquitoes.
Kentucky's open burning regulation bans burning household garbage, plastics, tires, and construction or demolition debris anywhere in the state. Burning a barrel of cleanout trash is a violation and can lead to enforcement by state air quality officials.
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(678) 884-4738Not unless your trash hauler or Boyd County has told you it will take that item. Meads is unincorporated, so service depends on your provider. Kentucky law bans open dumping, so leaving junk out can bring fines. Ask your provider about bulk rules first.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Meads starts at $85, and curbside or driveway pickup takes a flat $5 off. 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.
Sometimes. Same-day slots depend on Loader availability near Meads and the Ashland area, and they fill up fast. Enter your address during booking to see the live openings. Next-day and later slots are usually easier to get.
Not for curbside or driveway pickups. Leave the items out with any access notes. For items inside your home, someone should be present, or you can leave entry instructions when you book. Your Loader will update you on arrival timing.
Hazardous materials like paint, chemicals, and automotive fluids generally can't go in household trash or with a hauler. Bulky furniture and appliances often need special handling or fees too. Check with your trash provider or the county solid waste office before setting anything out.
Loaders try to keep usable items out of the landfill by donating them whenever possible, and they recycle what they can depending on acceptance. Anything that can't be donated or recycled goes to the appropriate disposal facility. Outcomes depend on the condition of the items.
Book online, pick the items you want removed, and choose a time window. You see the total before you confirm. 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 differences are pricing and booking. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King typically price by truckload, often after an estimate. LoadUp prices per item online and confirms the total before booking. For large cleanouts, a truckload hauler can still be a good fit.
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