*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it's one more thing on your list. LoadUp makes it simple in Portsmouth: book a pickup online, see your price upfront, and get your space back.
You start with a search, then a call to the city, then a few hauler quotes. One never calls back, another can't come for weeks. Meanwhile the junk sits in the spare room, still waiting.
Municipal pickup schedules can help, but bulky items often need advance requests, and some things, like appliances with refrigerants or renovation debris, may not qualify. You still have to drag everything to the curb yourself, which is tough from a hillside house or upstairs apartment.
Many haulers want to see the job in person before quoting, then price by fractions of a truckload you can't easily picture. The number you hear on the phone may not match the bill, and you won't know until the truck is already loaded.
Donation centers need items they can actually resell, so stained couches, worn mattresses, and broken furniture usually get turned away. Even good pieces need a ride there, and most places won't send anyone to carry a dresser down a narrow Boneyfiddle stairwell.
A roll-off container makes sense for a full gut job, not a single bedroom cleanout. You may need permission to place it, you plan around delivery and pickup windows, and it takes up the street for days while you still do all the lifting.
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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.
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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 Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader carries items up narrow basement stairs and down steep hillside steps found at many older homes. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Portsmouth after each job.
Curbside works well when the old recliner or washer is already out on the driveway or by the street. If it is still upstairs in an older two-story house with a narrow, steep staircase, choose full-service and your Loaders will carry it out from inside.
| 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 2 PM | 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 staircase in an old Portsmouth house knows the stairs always win. Hillside lots, narrow doorways, and basements full of decades of keepsakes make hauling a team sport. Your Loader handles the lifting, carrying, and loading, and we're proud to show up for this town.
Bulky items are hard to move alone, and where they end up matters as much as getting them out. In Portsmouth, your Loader sorts each item by condition, favoring donation or recycling when local options allow.
Furniture and household goods in clean, usable shape may be donated where local options allow. Your Loader carries them out, and the final destination depends on what nearby organizations are accepting at the time.
Items that are worn or damaged but not ready for donation may be recycled when possible. Your Loader separates materials like metal, wood, or cardboard, though acceptance varies by item and availability.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items in Portsmouth go to responsible disposal when no other path fits. Your Loader hauls them away, and acceptance varies by item, so confirm unusual pieces when booking.
Dumping a load in the wrong place can bring a misdemeanor charge under Ohio law, so here is how disposal actually works in Portsmouth and across Scioto County.
Ohio's litter law makes it illegal to leave unwanted items on public land, on private property you do not own, or in state waters. An old couch or mattress left on a creek bank or riverfront lot can lead to a misdemeanor charge.
Federal Clean Air Act rules require refrigerant to be recovered from refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers, and air conditioners before disposal, and only certified technicians can do that work. Releasing refrigerant yourself is prohibited, even from an appliance that no longer runs.
Since 1993, Ohio has barred landfills from accepting yard waste that is kept separate from other trash. Leaves, grass clippings, and brush from a fall cleanup need to go to a composting facility, or you can mulch them and let them break down on your own property.
Ohio treats clean hard fill, meaning concrete, asphalt concrete, brick, block, tile, and stone, differently from mixed construction and demolition debris. Mixed debris must go to a licensed facility, while clean hard fill can be reused as fill under Ohio's legitimate fill rules.
Ohio regulates scrap tires separately from household trash, and moving larger loads requires registering with Ohio EPA as a scrap tire transporter. Tires piled in a barn or yard also collect rainwater during humid Ohio River summers, which gives mosquitoes a place to breed.
Ohio EPA's open burning rules ban burning building materials, tires, garbage, and similar waste anywhere in the state. Rules are stricter inside Portsmouth city limits, where cities are restricted areas and burning brush or leaves in the backyard is generally not allowed.
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(678) 884-4738Not unless it fits the city's regular trash collection rules. Bulk piles, furniture, and debris left out beyond normal service can be treated as illegal dumping under Ohio litter law. Call Portsmouth public works to confirm what crews will take.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Portsmouth starts at $75 for a single item, and curbside or driveway pickup takes a flat $5 off. The first item includes the base pickup fee, each additional item is a flat add-on, and the exact total is confirmed before booking.
Sometimes. Same-day slots depend on Loader availability in Scioto County, so enter your address during booking to see live openings. Next-day and scheduled windows are usually easier to get, especially for Sciotoville or Boneyfiddle addresses.
Not for curbside or driveway pickups. Leave items outside with any access notes. For items inside your home, someone should be there, or you can give access instructions when booking. Your Loader typically calls before arriving.
Oversized items, construction debris, and hazardous materials like paint, solvents, and chemicals generally don't belong in household trash. Check with Portsmouth public works or the Scioto County solid waste district for current rules, since they can change.
Loaders aim to donate usable items and recycle what they can, depending on acceptance. Local options like Goodwill Industries of Southern Ohio may take furniture and household goods. Whatever can't be donated or recycled goes to an appropriate disposal facility.
You pick your items and address online, see the price upfront, and choose a time window. On pickup day, your Loader calls ahead, removes the items, and hauls them away. The total is confirmed before booking, so there's no truck-side estimate.
The pricing model. Traditional truckload haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK usually price by how much space your items fill, often confirmed on site. LoadUp prices per item online and locks the total before booking. For a big cleanout, a truckload hauler can sometimes fit better.
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