*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $85. Additional items from +$15.
When junk piles up in Portsmouth, it gets old fast. Book LoadUp for a quick pickup and a clear price before you commit, and let the Port City get its space back.
You check the city's website, call to ask what counts as bulk, and request a few hauler quotes. One calls back. Another wants to visit first. Meanwhile the junk sits in the spare room for another month.
City bulk pickup programs are a solid deal if you can wait for a collection slot and drag everything to the curb yourself. Rules on item types and amounts can change, and some things may not qualify, like renovation debris or anything hazardous.
Many 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 know the real cost until everything is loaded, and by then it's hard to say no.
Thrift and donation drop-offs want items they can resell, so stained upholstery, worn mattresses, and broken furniture often get turned away. Even good pieces still have to get there somehow, and you're the one lifting them into your car.
A roll-off makes sense for a gut renovation, not for clearing a garage or one bedroom. You may need permission to park it on the street, you'll wait on delivery and pickup windows, and on a tight block your neighbors will notice.
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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.
A steep, narrow staircase in an older rowhouse can turn one dresser into a puzzle, and your Loader carries it down. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Portsmouth after each job.
If your items already sit in the driveway or an open garage on one of the larger Churchland lots, outdoor curbside service fits. For a sleeper sofa stuck in an upstairs room of an older Park View home, choose full-service, and your Loaders bring it down and out from inside.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $85 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $80 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before noon | from $95 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $85 |
| 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 sat in Downtown or Midtown Tunnel traffic knows a dump run with a couch in the truck bed can swallow your whole Saturday. Skip the line. Your Loader handles the lifting, carrying, and loading, and the load leaves without you. Showing up for Portsmouth neighbors is the part your Loaders like best.
Bulky items rarely belong in one place after they leave your home, and that matters in Portsmouth. Your Loader sorts each piece by condition, so usable things may be donated and the rest can be recycled or disposed of responsibly.
Furniture and household goods that are clean and in good shape may be donated when local options allow. Your Loader carries them out and sets them aside for that path, with no paperwork promised.
Items that are worn or damaged but not fit for donation may be recycled where available, such as metal frames, appliances, or electronics. Your Loader separates these from the rest of the load when possible.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky pieces go to an appropriate regional disposal site serving the Portsmouth area. Your Loader handles the lifting and loading, and scope can vary by job.
An unrequested bulk pile can sit at the curb for weeks, and dumping in the wrong spot breaks city code. Here is what applies in the independent City of Portsmouth, Virginia.
Portsmouth's code counts household construction debris as bulk refuse only when a contractor did not generate it. Flood-damaged drywall or flooring you tear out yourself can qualify, but debris from a hired contractor's job falls outside that definition.
Portsmouth Public Works bypasses a severely overloaded cart because trash can spill out when the truck lifts it. Households with two city carts can split extra garbage between them, and carts belong at the street curb because alley collection has ended.
SPSA runs the household hazardous waste collection program for Portsmouth residents. When its board raised the HHW trip rate, it pointed to the rising cost of disposing of lithium-ion batteries. SPSA's rate schedule bills resident visits to the member city.
City code classifies tree trimmings, cuttings and shrubbery as bulk refuse. After a nor'easter or tropical storm, fallen branches need the same scheduled bulk request the city requires for furniture and appliances.
City code makes it unlawful to dispose of refuse anywhere in Portsmouth except a licensed private landfill or a site designated and operated by the Southeastern Public Service Authority. SPSA runs the regional landfill in Suffolk and the area's transfer stations.
Under a recent city ordinance, Portsmouth collects bulk items like furniture and appliances only by request. Submit the city's bulk pickup form at least 48 hours before your neighborhood's regular bulk day, or the request can miss that week's route.
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(678) 884-4738Not without a request. Portsmouth bulk pickup is by request, so call Public Works at 757-393-8629 or use the city's online form, ideally 48 hours before your neighborhood's bulk day. Dumping refuse anywhere except a licensed site is unlawful.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Portsmouth starts at $85, with $5 off for curbside 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. College HUNKS lists truckload quotes of $99 to $699 here.
Same-day slots are sometimes open, depending on the Loader schedule near your address. Enter your zip code during booking to see live availability for Olde Towne, Churchland, Cradock or elsewhere in Portsmouth. Next-day times are usually easier to get.
Hazardous waste is strictly prohibited from city containers, and bulk pickup covers items like furniture, appliances and tree debris rather than contractor-generated construction debris. Paint, chemicals and batteries need SPSA's household hazardous waste program, which accepts residents by trip.
For many households, yes. Portsmouth has offered residents 12 free bulk pickups per year, though you must schedule ahead and wait for your neighborhood's route day. A hauler makes sense when you need a specific time, help carrying from inside, or can't wait.
Loaders aim to keep usable items out of the landfill whenever options allow. Depending on acceptance, good furniture and household goods may go to donation partners such as Habitat for Humanity ReStore, recyclables to recyclers, and the remainder to proper disposal.
Pick your items and enter your Portsmouth address online, choose a time window, and see the total upfront before you confirm. On pickup day your Loader texts or calls ahead, then carries the items out and hauls them away. Curbside items don't need anyone home.
The pricing model differs. Traditional haulers like College HUNKS and 1-800-GOT-JUNK generally quote by truck load size, while LoadUp prices per item online and confirms the total before booking. For a few items that is often simpler, but a full cleanout may suit a truckload quote.
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