*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $105. Additional items from +$15.
When junk piles up, it weighs on you. Book LoadUp for a quick pickup anywhere in the Whaling City, with a real price shown upfront before you commit.
You search online, call the city to ask what counts as bulk, leave messages with a few haulers, and wait. One calls back. The rest go quiet. Weeks later, the junk is still sitting there.
City bulk pickup programs are worth checking first, but they usually mean requesting a slot ahead of time, waiting for the municipal schedule, and dragging everything to the curb yourself. Items covered by state disposal bans, like mattresses, often come with extra steps.
Many haulers want to see the job in person before quoting, then price by how much of the truck you fill. That fraction is their call to make. You won't know the real total until your stuff is already loaded.
Thrift shops and charities need things they can resell, so a chair with a stained cushion or a dresser with salt-air rust on the hardware gets turned away. You still have to haul it there yourself, and haul back whatever they refuse.
A roll-off needs a delivery window, maybe a street permit, and space that a shared driveway on a tight block rarely has. Then it sits there for days, taking up parking your neighbors were counting on, for what might be one room of junk.
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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 New Bedford 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 New Bedford's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders know how to angle a dresser down the tight back stairs of a third-floor triple-decker. Each one is background-checked and rated by real locals in New Bedford after each job.
Curbside works well if your items are already on the driveway or by the street, though a shared driveway or no off-street space at an older multi-family home can make it hard to bring things out ahead of time. With full-service, your Loaders come inside and carry everything out themselves, from a damp basement to a top-floor bedroom.
| 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.
Getting a couch down a triple-decker stairwell and out onto a tight street is a very New Bedford puzzle, and the salt air has probably been rough on your porch furniture too. Your Loaders do the lifting, carrying, and loading, and they genuinely like showing up for the neighbors who keep this city going.
Bulky items rarely fit in a car, and New Bedford's tight streets and steep stairwells make them harder still. What happens after pickup depends on condition, and your Loader sorts each item with that in mind.
Furniture and household goods that are clean and in good shape may be donated when local options allow. Your Loader sets those aside, but you should not expect paperwork or tax documentation from the pickup.
Items that are worn or damaged but not fit for donation may be recycled where available. Metal frames, appliances, and some electronics often qualify, though acceptance depends on local options and current state rules.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items, like a water-ruined sofa or a broken-down mattress, are taken for responsible disposal. Your Loader handles the hauling, and the final destination depends on what local facilities accept.
Curbside items set out on the wrong day are left uncollected and may draw a violation. Here is how disposal works for New Bedford residents in Bristol County.
Spoiled food from an appliance cleanout does not have to go in the trash. The New Bedford Recycling Center accepts all unpackaged food waste, including bones and seafood shells, free for residents with proof of residency, which helps extend the life of Crapo Hill Landfill.
New Bedford's bulky item list rules out sinks, toilets, doors, windows, kitchen and bathroom cabinets, counter tops, flooring, sheetrock, wood/lumber, fencing, insulation, and wall-to-wall carpeting. Any construction material, plus dirt, rocks, bricks, and cement, needs a disposal route outside the city's curbside program.
Massachusetts added textiles to its waste disposal bans in November 2022, alongside mattresses. New Bedford publishes a map of clothing drop-off boxes across the city and lists options for used clothing programs on its solid waste pages.
New Bedford's bulky collection, scheduled through Capitol Waste Services, takes no more than three items per appointment. Items set out on any other day will not be collected and may draw a violation. Commercial businesses and commercial dwellings are not eligible.
Propane tanks, fire extinguishers, oil-based paint, gasoline, and antifreeze are barred from curbside bulky pickup. The Crapo Hill Landfill is closed to the public except during its twice-yearly hazardous waste drop-off days, and residents who miss one may use one Southeast Massachusetts consortium event instead.
City regulations require each mattress or box spring scheduled for pickup to be wrapped in 3 to 4 mil plastic or placed in a mattress bag. A fee applies for these items, and they still go out only on your regular trash day.
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(678) 884-4738Only by appointment. New Bedford's bulky item program runs through Capitol Waste Services at (855) 533-3400 or online, and items must go out on your regular trash day. Items put out on another day may draw a violation.
The city collects a maximum of 2 bulky waste items per household, and white goods have a separate limit of 2. Hazardous waste, oil, antifreeze and gasoline are not accepted. A private hauler is the practical route for bigger cleanouts.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in New Bedford starts at $105, and curbside or driveway 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 schedules for your address. Enter your zip code while booking to see live openings. For curbside pickups you generally don't need to be home, while indoor jobs need access arranged.
Mattresses, box springs and textiles are banned from regular disposal in Massachusetts, so they can't just go in your trash cart. Hazardous waste is also excluded from city bulky pickup. Loaders can take many of these items when you book a pickup.
Loaders aim to keep usable items out of the landfill by donating them to local charities and thrift stores whenever possible. Items that can be recycled are sent for recycling when facilities accept them. What can't be reused or recycled is disposed of properly.
You choose your items and a time window online and see your total upfront. A Loader typically calls before arriving, then removes the items from inside or outside your home. Payment follows the price confirmed at booking, so there is no surprise estimate.
Pricing model and booking flow. Many traditional haulers price by truck volume and may confirm the cost on site. LoadUp prices per item online and confirms the total before the Loader arrives. For small jobs that is often simpler, while large cleanouts may suit a truckload hauler.
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