*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $105. Additional items from +$15.
When junk piles up in the Creative Capital, it gets old fast. LoadUp makes it simple: pick a time, see your price before you book, and get it gone.
You check the city's website, call a couple of haulers, and wait on callbacks that never come. One quote sounds vague, another wants a site visit. Two weekends later, the pile is still sitting there.
Municipal pickup schedules can help, but they come with item limits, advance requests, and rules about what counts as bulky. Mattresses, electronics, and appliances often follow separate rules, and you still have to get everything down the stairs and to the curb yourself.
Many haulers want to see the job in person before they'll name a number, then quote by fractions of a truck you can't picture. You block off an afternoon for the estimate and still may not know the final cost until loading starts.
Donation centers need items they can actually resell, so stained upholstery, worn mattresses, and scuffed particleboard often get turned away. Even when something qualifies, you still need a vehicle that fits it and a free hour during their drop-off window.
A roll-off container takes up a driveway most Providence homes don't have, or a narrow street where it may need a permit. Then come delivery and pickup windows, neighbors tossing their own junk in, and paying for space you'll never fill.
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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 Providence 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 Providence's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader handles the narrow back stairs of a triple-decker, easing a sleeper sofa down three flights with care. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Providence after each job.
If your old dresser is already outdoors on a shared driveway or beside the front steps, curbside pickup lets your Loader grab it and go. If it is still sitting in a low-ceilinged basement or behind a cramped apartment doorway in one of Providence's older multi-family homes, full-service means your Loaders carry it out from right where it sits.
| 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.
Let's be honest, getting a couch down a third-floor stairwell is hard enough, and Providence streets make it worse, with parking spots gone by noon and lanes barely wider than a truck. Your Loaders handle the stairs, the carrying, and the loading, and they genuinely like showing up for neighbors who just want their space back.
Bulky items pile up fast in Providence, where narrow stairwells and shared buildings make hauling alone difficult. Your Loader sorts each item by condition, aiming to keep usable pieces in circulation and send the rest to responsible disposal when possible.
Furniture and household goods in good, clean condition may be taken by your Loader to a donation partner when possible. Availability depends on the item, its condition, and what local options allow.
Items too worn to donate, like scuffed metal frames or broken appliances, may be taken by your Loader to recycling where available. Mattresses and electronics depend on local options and condition.
Heavily damaged or contaminated bulky items, like soaked sofas from a flooded basement in Providence, are loaded by your Loader and taken to an appropriate disposal site when no better option exists.
Setting items out without a confirmed appointment, or putting the wrong materials in recycling, can leave a pile sitting at the curb. These rules apply in Providence and Providence County.
Providence lists carpeting and rugs as free curbside bulk items, which helps after a basement flood or a flooring replacement. Describe them when you request pickup because they count toward the same three-item limit per collection day as furniture and appliances.
Recycling is required in Providence, but the city's moving guide excludes Styrofoam, plastic bags, and plastic containers larger than 5 gallons. Keep packing waste from a move-out out of the recycling bin so it doesn't contaminate the load.
Providence picks up appliances that contain Freon, including air conditioners and refrigerators, from the curb for free. You must request pickup at least 24 hours before your regular trash day. Each appliance counts toward the three-item limit, so plan ahead for end-of-summer swaps.
Rhode Island residents can bring mattresses and box springs to the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation facility in Johnston, which usually accepts them six days a week. This gives Providence households another option when a city collection date doesn't fit their move.
When a holiday falls on a weekday, Providence collection runs one day late for the rest of that week, and Friday routes move to Saturday. Furniture such as bureaus and shelves should go out no earlier than 4 PM the evening before collection.
Providence's moving guide lists clothing and textiles as items that don't go in recycling. The same guide encourages reuse of usable bedding, clothing, furniture, tools, toys, and household items, so it makes sense to sort a closet cleanout for donation first.
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(678) 884-4738Only if you schedule it. Providence residents in buildings with six or fewer units get free bulky item pickup through Waste Management at 1-800-972-4545, up to 3 items per unit. Items put out without an appointment risk being treated as illegal dumping.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Providence starts at $105, 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. The city's 3-item pickup is free but limited.
Same-day slots are sometimes open, depending on Loader availability for your address. Enter your zip code during booking to see live times. The city's Waste Management pickup is different, since it must be requested at least 24 hours before your trash day.
Household hazardous waste like paint, batteries, and chemicals can't go in regular trash under state law. Residents can use free RI Resource Recovery Eco-Depot events, which require appointments. Mattresses have separate rules, including Saturday drop-off at DPW, 700 Allens Avenue.
Loaders aim to keep usable items out of the landfill. Depending on acceptance, good furniture and household goods may go to local donation partners, and recyclable materials are sent to recyclers when options allow. Whatever can't be donated or recycled is taken to an appropriate disposal facility.
Not for curbside or driveway pickups, as long as the items are out and accessible. For items inside, someone should be present or you can leave access instructions when booking. This helps with apartments and triple-deckers in neighborhoods like Federal Hill and Fox Point.
You book online, list your items, pick a time window, and see your total before confirming. On pickup day, Loaders arrive, load the items, and take them away. Items that can be reused or recycled are sorted accordingly whenever possible.
The pricing model is the main difference. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King typically price by truckload and may confirm the quote on site. LoadUp prices per item online, so you see the total before booking. For large cleanouts, a truckload price can sometimes make more sense.
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