*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
When junk keeps piling up, it quietly becomes a chore nobody wants to own. Here in the Elm City, LoadUp makes pickup quick, with clear terms before you book.
You look up town rules, call around for quotes, wait on haulers who never call back, and think about a weekend of lifting. Meanwhile the junk stays in the garage, another month older.
Municipal pickup schedules and town drop-off programs have rules about accepted items, permits and set dates, so check the current ones first. Even then, they rarely help with a heavy armoire on a third floor or a long, sloped driveway.
Many haulers want to walk the property before they quote, then price by fractions of a truck you can't judge from the driveway. The number can change when they arrive, and just booking the estimate can take a chunk of your week.
Thrift shops and charities check condition, so a scuffed dresser, a worn rug or a dated sleeper sofa often gets turned away. Even the items they accept usually need to be dropped off, which means you still do the lifting, loading and driving.
A roll-off can sit in your driveway for days, may need a permit if it touches the road, and can mark pavement or lawn. For one cleared attic or a few storm-downed limbs, it's more container and more neighborhood attention than the job needs.
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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.
No in-person charges
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 Canaan 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 Canaan's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader handles steep, winding driveways and narrow basement stairs in older colonial homes with care. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in New Canaan after each job.
If you have already moved old patio furniture or bagged brush to the end of a long driveway, curbside is the simpler fit. For a finished basement, an attic, or a detached garage set well back from the road, choose full-service so your Loaders carry everything out from where it sits, taking care with floors and lawns along the way.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $80 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $75 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before 2 PM | from $90 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $80 |
| 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.
Stone walls, tight bends, and long driveways make a solo dump run in the family car more of an expedition than an errand. Your Loaders do the lifting, carrying, and loading, then leave the driveway and lawn tidy. Showing up for New Canaan neighbors is the part of the job we genuinely enjoy.
Bulky items rarely belong in one place once they leave a house, and New Canaan homes turn up everything from worn sofas to storm-felled branches. Your Loader sorts each item by condition, aiming to keep usable things out of landfills.
Furniture and household goods in good, clean condition may be set aside by your Loader for donation when possible. Where local options allow, usable pieces can go on to another home. No specific charity is guaranteed.
Items that are worn or damaged but not donatable, such as old metal frames, appliances, or electronics, are handled by your Loader with recycling in mind where available. Local options vary by material.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items, like a ruined mattress or broken-down play set, are loaded by your Loader and taken to an appropriate disposal site. Hazardous materials are not accepted, so confirm items when booking.
Arriving without the annual permit or with a banned item can get a load turned away, so here are the disposal rules that apply in New Canaan, Fairfield County.
Brush and yard waste go to the Transfer Station with an annual permit, but leaves go to the Highway Leaf Composting Facility. Under state rules, Transfer Stations do not accept grass clippings, so they are best left on the lawn.
Town code bars explosive or dangerously flammable materials from the Transfer Station, including shotgun shells, cartridges, gasoline and cleaning fluids. Ammunition can go to the New Canaan Police Department. Chemicals belong at the town's annual Hazardous Waste Day.
Town code bars refuse brought in from outside New Canaan. Residents who haul their own waste need an annual permit, which costs $100 without registered private trash service. It runs July 1 through June 30 and is not prorated.
You don't need the annual permit to recycle clothing and textiles at the Transfer Station. The program takes items like sheets, blankets, pillows, duffle bags and stuffed animals. Everything must be bagged and placed inside the bins, never left beside them.
Connecticut bans covered electronics such as televisions, computers and monitors from regular trash, and manufacturers pay for their recycling. The New Canaan Transfer Station is a state-listed drop-off site for residential electronics, so residents have a free, legal way to recycle them.
New Canaan's Transfer Station has set its 2026 Shred Days for April 25 and September 19, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saving boxes of old statements and tax records for these events keeps sensitive documents out of household trash.
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(678) 884-4738Don't count on it. New Canaan residents mostly use a private hauler or the Transfer Station at 139 Lakeview Avenue, and unpermitted roadside dumping can be treated as illegal dumping. Call the Transfer Station to confirm current rules before setting anything out.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in New Canaan starts at $80, with $5 off for curbside or driveway pickup. The first item includes the base pickup fee, and each additional item is a flat add-on, with the exact total confirmed before booking. Traditional haulers usually charge by truckload.
Sometimes. Availability depends on the schedule in your area, so enter your address at booking to see open windows. You don't need to be home for curbside or driveway pickups. For in-home pickups, someone should be there or you can leave access instructions.
Yes, for most uses. The town lists an annual permit at $75, or $45 if you use a hauler registered with the town, and you can buy it online. Fees and rules change, so confirm with Public Works. Hiring a hauler skips the trip and the permit.
Loaders aim to keep usable items out of the landfill. Depending on acceptance, they try to donate furniture and household goods and recycle metal and electronics whenever possible. Items that can't be donated or recycled go to an appropriate disposal facility.
You book online, choose your items and a time window, and see the total before you confirm. On pickup day, Loaders arrive, load the items from inside or outside your home, and haul them away. You get a heads-up before they arrive.
The main differences are pricing model and booking flow. Many traditional haulers price by truckload and may quote on site. LoadUp prices per item online and confirms the total before booking, which often suits smaller jobs. A full-property cleanout may fit a truckload quote better.
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