*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
When junk piles up, it has a way of taking over your week. Book a quick pickup around the Peninsula, see your price upfront, and get your space back.
You search online, call the city, leave messages with a few haulers, and wait. One sends a vague quote, another never calls back. Weeks go by, and the junk is still sitting in the garage.
City bulk pickup programs can work if your items qualify and you can wait. They usually need to be booked ahead, often cap what you can set out, and expect you to haul everything to the curb yourself, which is tough on a steep hillside driveway.
Many old-school haulers want to see the job in person before they'll give you a number, then price by how much of the truck you fill. You won't really know the final cost until everything is loaded, and by then it's hard to say no.
Thrift stores and charities have to be choosy. Stained upholstery, worn mattresses, broken appliances, and anything missing parts often get turned away. You still have to load and drive it there yourself, and you may end up bringing half of it back home.
A roll-off container takes up your driveway or the street for days, can need a permit when it sits on the street, and leaves the lifting to you. On narrow streets in older neighborhoods it can also block neighbors and parking, which is a lot for one 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 Monterey 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 Monterey's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders carry sofas down narrow exterior stairs and lift freezers out of tuck-under garages below steep driveways. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Monterey after each job.
Choose curbside when your items are already outside, at the street or in your driveway, and ready to load. Full-service makes more sense in Monterey's older cottages and multi-level homes, where narrow hallways and interior stairs make it worth letting your Loaders carry everything out from the room it's in.
| 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.
Anyone who has wrestled a sofa down a steep Monterey driveway under a thick marine layer knows the hills never help. Narrow streets and tight parking make a borrowed truck its own project. Your Loaders do the carrying and loading, and they genuinely like showing up for neighbors here.
Bulky items rarely end up in the same place, and in Monterey, where hillside driveways and older homes make big pieces hard to move, sorting by condition matters. Your Loader handles each item with reuse, recycling, or disposal in mind.
Furniture, appliances, and household goods in good, clean condition may be set aside for donation when local options allow. Your Loader carries them out separately so usable pieces have a chance at a second home.
Items that are worn or damaged but not suitable for donation may be recycled where available, such as metal frames, some electronics, and certain mattresses. What happens next depends on item condition and local recycling options.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items, like waterlogged furniture or broken-down mattresses, go to proper disposal. Your Loader lifts and loads them so they are taken away responsibly, not left at the curb.
Throwing a television or refrigerator in the trash can break California law and lead to a citation. Here are the rules for cleanouts in Monterey and across Monterey County.
The City of Monterey protects many trees on private property, including native Monterey pines and coast live oaks, and generally requires a permit before you remove one. Clearing a yard for a cleanout or remodel can trigger this rule, so check before cutting.
California treats televisions and computer monitors as hazardous waste because their screens and circuit boards can contain lead and other heavy metals. They can't go in a garbage cart. Take them to an authorized e-waste collector or recycler instead.
Single-family homes in Monterey qualify for free curbside bulky item collections for furniture, mattresses, e-waste, appliances, and miscellaneous household items. ReGen Monterey sends reusable goods from these pickups to its Last Chance Mercantile, and residents can also donate usable items there directly.
Monterey's storm drains carry untreated runoff straight into the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, which is why pouring paint or other liquids into them is prohibited. California's PaintCare program takes leftover house paint for free at participating drop-off sites.
California's CALGreen building code requires new construction and many permitted additions and alterations to recycle or salvage at least 65 percent of nonhazardous construction and demolition waste. Concrete, wood, metals, and drywall are commonly diverted to meet this target.
Under California law, refrigerators, freezers, and air conditioners can't be crushed or landfilled until refrigerants, mercury switches, and other materials that need special handling are properly removed. The rule keeps ozone-depleting gases and toxic metals out of the coastal environment.
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(678) 884-4738Not unless it's part of a scheduled bulky pickup through your city hauler. Dumped items can count as illegal dumping, and Monterey County citations start at $2,500 for a first offense, $5,000 for a second and $10,000 for a third.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Monterey starts at $75 for the first item, which includes the pickup fee. Each additional item is a flat add-on, and the exact total is confirmed before booking. Curbside or driveway pickup takes $5 off the base price.
Same-day slots are sometimes open, depending on crew availability near your address. Enter your address during booking to see real-time options. Next-day and later dates are usually easier to get, especially around busy weekends and rental move-outs.
For curbside or driveway pickups, no. Leave the items out with any access notes. For items inside a home, garage or apartment, someone should be there or you can give access instructions at booking. Your Loader typically gives a heads-up before arriving.
Household hazardous waste like paint, solvents, batteries and chemicals can't go in curbside bins. The ReGen Monterey facility at 14201 Del Monte Blvd. in Marina accepts household hazardous waste. Call (831) 384-5313 to confirm hours and what's accepted.
Loaders try to keep usable items out of the landfill by donating them to local charities when options allow. Recyclable materials go to appropriate recyclers depending on acceptance. Anything that can't be donated or recycled is taken to a proper disposal facility, never dumped.
Pick your items online, choose a date and time window, and see your total before you confirm. On pickup day your Loader arrives, removes the items from where they sit, and loads them. Price confirmed at booking is the price you pay for the listed items.
Mainly the pricing model. Traditional haulers usually price by truckload and often confirm the cost on site. LoadUp prices per item online, so you see the total before booking. For a few items it can cost less, while a full cleanout may suit a truckload hauler.
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