*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
Even in Redwood City's famously mild weather, junk piles up and turns into a chore. Book a quick local pickup, see your real price upfront, and get it gone.
You look up the city's pickup rules, call a hauler or two, and wait on quotes that sometimes never arrive. Meanwhile the garage stays full, and another weekend slips by with the junk still sitting there.
Redwood City's bulk pickup can be a solid deal if your items qualify. But you usually have to schedule ahead, follow the program's item limits, and drag everything to the street yourself. Program details can change, so check current rules before you plan around them.
Lots of haulers want to come out and look before they give you a number. Then the price depends on how much of the truck your stuff seems to fill, which is hard to guess ahead of time and easy to argue about once the truck is in your driveway.
Charities on the Peninsula have to be selective. Stained upholstery, worn mattresses, and old electronics often get turned away, and most still expect you to drop things off yourself. Donation works well for good-condition pieces, but it rarely clears out a whole room.
A roll-off sits in your driveway or on the street for days, can need permits depending on where it goes, and takes up parking your neighbors count on. You still do all the lifting yourself. For a few bulky items, that's a lot of hassle.
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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 Redwood City 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 Redwood City's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Angling a sleeper sofa down a tight split-level staircase is routine work for your Loaders. Each one is background-checked and rated by real locals in Redwood City after each job.
Choose curbside if the old dresser or treadmill is already in your driveway or beside the garage, which is often the case at Peninsula single-family homes. Choose full-service when items are still upstairs in a condo or apartment, and your Loaders will bring them out through stairwells, elevators, or shared hallways, following any rules your building sets.
| 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 noon | 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 tried to cross Woodside Road at rush hour with a loveseat strapped to a borrowed pickup knows a dump run on the Peninsula is an endurance event, and Caltrain isn't taking your mattress either. Your Loaders handle the loading and the hauling away, and LoadUp likes showing up for Redwood City neighbors.
Bulky items rarely fit in a trunk, so where they end up matters as much as getting them out. In Redwood City, your Loader sorts each item by condition, aiming for reuse or recycling where available.
Furniture and household goods in good, clean condition may be donated when local options allow. Your Loader can set these items aside, but if you need a receipt, arrange the donation yourself with the charity.
Items too worn to donate, such as old appliances, electronics, or metal frames, may be recycled where available. Acceptance depends on item type and current California and San Mateo County rules.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items, like waterlogged sofas or broken remodel debris, are disposed of responsibly through a local transfer station or landfill when no reuse or recycling option fits.
A single damaged battery tossed in the wrong cart can spark a fire at the regional sorting facility, which is why these Redwood City and San Mateo County rules matter.
Single-family Recology customers get two curbside Bulky Item Collection appointments per calendar year at no added charge, bookable February 1 through December 31. Unused appointments do not carry over, and pickups beyond the two are available only for a fee.
Residents can bring electronic waste like TVs and computers, plus small appliances, to Shoreway's Public Recycling Center at no charge. The free category covers only corded items without fuel, batteries, or refrigerants, and refrigerators carry a recycling fee.
Household hazardous waste such as cleaners, pesticides, and propane tanks cannot go in any of your three carts. San Mateo County's Household Hazardous Waste Program accepts it free for residents, but you must schedule an appointment first.
Seal household batteries in a clear zip-top bag, tape the terminals, and set it on your black landfill cart. RethinkWaste moved batteries off the blue cart after the Shoreway fire so missed bags reach the transfer station instead. Car batteries are excluded.
Recology's bulky collection will not take construction debris, demolition debris, concrete, asphalt, dirt, or rock, and materials longer than five feet are refused too. Shoreway's transfer station accepts construction and demolition materials, but only for a fee.
Recology collects used motor oil and oil filters curbside at no extra cost. Request up to five one-gallon jugs and five filter bags, seal filters in a clear zip-top bag, and set everything beside the blue recycling cart.
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(678) 884-4738Only through a scheduled Recology bulky item collection. Single-family residents get two free curbside collections per calendar year, available February 1 through December 31 on your regular collection day. Call 650-595-3900 to schedule. Unscheduled piles can be reported as illegal dumping.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Redwood City 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. Truckload haulers often quote by volume instead.
Same-day pickup is sometimes available, depending on Loader schedules and your address. Enter your Redwood City address during booking to see live availability for the earliest open time slots. Next-day and later dates are generally easier to get, especially on weekends and at month end.
Not for curbside or driveway pickups. Leave items outside with access notes and they can be collected without you there. For items inside your home, someone should be present or you can leave entry instructions when booking. Loaders typically send a heads-up before arriving.
Hazardous items are the big exception. Paint, solvents, pesticides, propane tanks, and fluorescent lights go to the San Mateo County Household Hazardous Waste Program instead. It's free for county residents by appointment at (650) 372-6200, with a limit of 10 gallons or 50 pounds per carload.
Loaders sort items and aim to donate usable pieces and recycle materials whenever options allow. Whatever can't be donated or recycled depending on acceptance goes to the appropriate disposal facility. Outcomes vary by item condition, so nothing is guaranteed to be donated or recycled.
You enter your items and Redwood City address online, pick a time window, and see your total before confirming. On pickup day, Loaders arrive, load the items, and haul them away. You pay the price you were quoted upfront, not an estimate adjusted at your door.
The pricing model differs. College HUNKS quotes by truckload size, with Redwood City ranges listed from $99 to $699, and 1-800-GOT-JUNK also prices by volume. LoadUp prices per item online, so small jobs usually cost less, while large cleanouts may suit truckload pricing better.
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