*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $105. Additional items from +$15.
When junk keeps piling up, it stops being a small chore and starts weighing on your whole week. Book LoadUp, see your price upfront, and get it gone fast.
You check the city's pickup rules, call a few haulers, and wait on callbacks that never come. One quote is vague, another needs a site visit. Weeks later, the junk is still sitting in the basement.
City bulk pickup programs work well for a single item at the curb, but they usually need to be arranged ahead of time and can exclude certain items. Nobody comes inside, so anything stuck in a basement, attic, or third-floor unit is still yours to carry down.
Many haulers won't give a number until someone visits in person, then quote by the fraction of a truck your load fills. That leaves you guessing until the job is done, and the final total can drift well past what you pictured.
Donation centers need items they can resell, so worn upholstery, broken appliances, and older electronics often get turned away. Even accepted pieces usually need to be dropped off, which means loading your own vehicle and hoping the door is open.
A roll-off can block your driveway for days, and placing one on the street may require a city permit. You still do all the lifting yourself, and on tight residential streets, neighbors notice. For one garage or a spare room, it's more box than you need.
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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 Methuen 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 Methuen's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Steep basement stairs and tight back-hall turns in older multi-family homes are routine for your Loaders. Each one is background-checked and rated by real locals in Methuen after each job.
If the broken grill and bagged yard debris are already out on your driveway, curbside is the quicker fit. For a basement full of old furniture or an attic cleanout in an older single-family or multi-family home, choose full-service and your Loaders carry everything out from wherever it sits.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $105 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $100 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before noon | from $115 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $105 |
| 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.
Anyone who has shoveled out a Methuen driveway after a nor'easter knows a free weekend is rare, and a dump run on icy roads with a loveseat in the back is nobody's plan. Your Loader handles the lifting, carrying, and hauling from basement to driveway, and we genuinely like showing up for the people of this city.
Bulky items pile up fast in a busy residential city like Methuen, and where they end up matters. Your Loader sorts each item by condition, favoring donation or recycling when local options allow, and disposal only when needed.
Furniture, appliances, and household goods in good, clean condition may be donated when local options allow. Your Loader sets these aside and hauls them away, so usable items can find a second home.
Items that are worn or damaged but not donatable, such as old mattresses, electronics, or metal appliances, may be recycled where available. Your Loader separates them during loading so recycling stays possible.
Heavily damaged or contaminated bulky items, like soaked furniture or broken fixtures, go to responsible disposal. Your Loader carries them out of your Methuen home, garage, or yard and hauls them off for proper handling.
Putting a state-banned item out with the trash can mean it gets left at the curb. These rules decide what households in Methuen and across Essex County can throw away.
Since November 2022, Massachusetts has banned mattresses from landfills and incinerators. Most of a mattress can be recovered, including the steel springs, foam, wood, and fabric, so an old mattress from a Methuen bedroom has to be recycled instead.
Massachusetts bans clean gypsum wallboard, treated and untreated wood, metal, asphalt pavement, brick, and concrete from disposal. Mixed debris from a remodel has to go through a processing facility first, where these materials are pulled out before anything is buried or burned.
Massachusetts has banned cathode ray tubes from disposal since 2000 because the glass contains lead. That rule covers older tube televisions and computer monitors. They must be recycled and cannot go out with regular household trash in Methuen.
Massachusetts has banned leaves and yard waste from landfills and incinerators since the early 1990s. When autumn leaves come down or a nor'easter scatters brush across a Methuen yard, it belongs in yard waste collection or a backyard compost pile.
Massachusetts does not treat latex paint as hazardous waste. Once it has fully hardened with kitty litter or a store-bought paint hardener, it can go in household trash with the lid off. Oil-based paint still has to go to a hazardous waste collection.
Large appliances, called white goods, are on the Massachusetts disposal ban list. Refrigerators, freezers, and window air conditioners also hold refrigerant, and federal rules require a certified technician to recover it before the unit is scrapped.
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(678) 884-4738Only through a scheduled bulk pickup. Methuen residents can book E.L. Harvey at 508-836-3000, with bulk pickups on Fridays at Harvey's rates. Seniors 62 and over get four free bulk items per calendar year through the DPW at 978-983-8545.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Methuen starts at $105, 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. Truckload haulers like College HUNKS list ranges of roughly $99 to $699.
Same-day pickup is often possible, depending on Loader availability for your address. You can enter your zip code during booking to see open time slots. For curbside or driveway items, you generally don't need to be home. For indoor pickups, someone should be there or you can leave access instructions.
Yes, but you need a sticker. The Transfer Station at 50 Huntington Avenue charges $20 a year for cars and $50 a year for pickups or vans, plus a $12 minimum for residential trash, which is priced by weight. Seniors 62 and over only need ID. A $40 temporary pass covers 5 days.
Yes. Under MassDEP rules, mattresses and box springs are recycled instead of landfilled. The city's DPW can pick them up curbside. At the Transfer Station, drop-off costs $50 per mattress and $10 per box spring piece, and a sticker is required.
Loaders aim to keep as much out of the landfill as possible. Usable items are donated to local charities when options allow, and recyclables go to appropriate facilities depending on acceptance. Anything that can't be donated or recycled is taken to a proper disposal facility.
You pick your items and a time slot online and see the total before you book. Your Loader calls ahead before arriving, then removes the junk from inside your home, garage, or curb. You aren't asked to move anything yourself, and the price you saw at booking is the price you pay.
The main difference is the pricing model. Truckload haulers such as College HUNKS and 1-800-GOT-JUNK generally quote by how much of the truck your load fills. LoadUp prices per item online and confirms the total before booking. For a few items that can cost less, but a full cleanout may suit a truckload quote.
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