*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up faster than anyone plans for. Queen City, skip the hassle: book a quick pickup with LoadUp and see your real price upfront before you commit.
You search for disposal rules, call the city, and get vague answers about liquid versus dried paint. Haulers either skip paint or never call back. Meanwhile the cans keep stacking up on the garage shelf.
City bulk pickup programs are made for furniture and big household items. Paint and other hazardous materials usually aren't on the list. You also have to request pickup ahead of time and wait for the schedule, so a shelf of leftover cans can sit there for weeks.
Lots of haulers won't give you a number until someone comes out to look. Then they price by how much of the truck you fill, which doesn't make sense for a few cans. Some turn down paint completely once they see it.
Reuse stores and charities that take paint usually want it sealed, labeled, and still usable. Rusted lids, dried-out cans, and half-empty buckets from a West End rental turnover usually get turned away, so you end up hauling them back home.
A dumpster sitting in your Poplar Springs driveway for a few paint cans is way more than you need. You'd have to book delivery, work around pickup dates, and deal with neighbors looking at it. Many dumpster companies also don't allow liquid paint inside.
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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.
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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 Meridian's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader reaches cans stacked high on cramped garage shelves or wedged behind mowers in a backyard shed. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Meridian after each job.
Choose curbside if you've already moved sealed cans to the end of your driveway, which is easy at a single-family home with a driveway. Choose full-service if the paint is still on garage shelves, in a rental closet during a unit turnover, or mixed in with boxes before a short-notice military move, and your Loaders will carry it out for you.
| 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 noon | 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.
A Mississippi summer is hard on a shed full of old paint, and anyone who has pried a rusted lid in July knows it. Driving those cans around in the heat is nobody's weekend plan. Your Loader carries them out so you don't have to, because showing up for Meridian neighbors is the good part.
Bulky items and leftovers pile up fast, which is why cleanout help is in steady demand around Meridian. Your Loader sorts what can be reused from what can't, and paint gets extra care because condition matters.
Items in good, clean condition, like usable furniture or sealed, unexpired paint, may be set aside for donation when possible. Your Loader can take them along, though acceptance varies and no paperwork is promised.
Items that are worn but not donatable may be directed toward recycling where available, such as metal frames or cardboard. Paint containers depend on condition and what local options allow, so nothing is guaranteed.
Heavily damaged or soiled bulky pieces, like broken sofas or water-ruined mattresses, are loaded by your Loader and taken to an appropriate disposal site serving the Meridian area.
Set out paint cans or mixed debris the wrong way in Meridian and Lauderdale County and the pile can stay at the curb. These rules apply locally.
Furniture and appliances can go to the curb weekly in Meridian, but any item containing Freon must be tagged by authorized personnel confirming the refrigerant has been removed. Untagged appliances are treated as noncompliant and stay at the curb.
The city's contracted Waste Pro service lists paint as an unacceptable material, alongside tires and hazardous materials. As a last resort, MDEQ suggests letting latex paint evaporate in an open can, or mixing paint with kitty litter or sawdust until dry.
Meridian collects loose leaves placed at the back of the curb during this four-month window. Leaves mixed with limbs cannot be handled by the leaf machine, and limbs themselves must be no longer than six feet or wider than eight inches.
MDEQ notes that latex paint made before August 1990 may contain mercury. For renovation or demolition debris containing lead-based paint, state guidance requires notifying the receiving disposal facility that the waste contains, or is assumed to contain, lead-based paint.
Construction debris, remodeling waste, and move-out materials are not part of Meridian's weekly collection, and contractor-generated waste is excluded entirely. Larger projects call for a separate open-top container, available from the city's contractor in sizes from 20 to 40 cubic yards.
Meridian Public Works hosts a Household Hazardous Waste Day about twice a year with two drop-off points in the city. Accepted materials include paints, paint thinners, aerosol cans, used oil, pesticides, batteries, and fluorescent bulbs.
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(678) 884-4738Yes, within limits. Meridian contracts with Waste Pro, and bulky waste is collected on your regular weekly garbage day. Set it curbside before 7 a.m. from October to April or 6 a.m. from May to September. Call Waste Pro at 601.483.9777 with questions.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Meridian starts at $80 for a single item, 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 open, depending on crew availability in your area. Next-day is more common. Enter your address during booking to see real availability. For curbside pickups you don't need to be home, and for in-home jobs someone should be there or leave access notes.
Hazardous materials such as paint, solvents, used oil, pesticides and batteries can't go in regular residential garbage. Lauderdale County holds a twice-yearly Solid Waste Amnesty Day at the County Road Department, 210 Windmill Drive, for county residents to drop these off.
Loaders aim to keep items out of the landfill. Usable furniture and goods are donated when a charity will accept them, and recyclables like scrap metal go to recyclers when options allow. Whatever can't be donated or recycled is taken to an appropriate disposal facility.
You pick your items and a time window online, see the price upfront, and book. Your Loader typically calls or texts shortly before arriving, carries everything out, and loads it. You pay after the job, and any tip goes to the Loader.
The main difference is the pricing model. Many traditional haulers, including 1-800-GOT-JUNK, price by truckload and often confirm the cost on site. LoadUp prices per item online and locks the total before booking. For a few items that can be cheaper, but a full-house cleanout may suit a truckload quote.
If your items are small enough and you can wait for your weekly pickup day, the city-contracted Waste Pro service is the cheaper choice. A hauler makes more sense for heavy or oversized items, tight timelines, or when you need items carried out of your home or garage.
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