*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $85. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it takes over your whole day. Book LoadUp, and get a quick pickup that clears it out, so RVA can feel like home again.
You check the city's website, call for haulers, wait on quotes that never come back, and ask a donation shop that says maybe. Weeks pass, and the junk is still sitting in the spare room.
City bulk pickup programs can handle some large items, but you usually need to request a pickup, wait for a slot, and get everything to the curb yourself. Some items, like construction debris or certain appliances, may fall outside the rules, and the schedule may not line up with yours.
Many haulers want to see the job in person before giving a number, then price by how much of the truck you fill. You won't know the final cost until they've loaded up, and by then it's awkward to say no.
Donation centers have to be careful about what they accept, so stained couches, worn mattresses, and broken appliances often get turned away. Even items in good shape can be declined when there's no space, and most won't come carry anything down from a walk-up.
A dumpster makes sense for a gut renovation, not a cleared-out basement. Placing one on a narrow street can mean a permit, blocked parking your neighbors will notice, and delivery and pickup windows to plan around. You still have to do all the lifting yourself.
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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 Richmond's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders ease a sleeper sofa down a steep walk-up staircase or out a cramped basement door. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Richmond after each job.
If your old dresser is already by the back alley gate or at the end of the driveway, curbside keeps things simple. For items in an upstairs bedroom of an older bungalow or a unit in a converted warehouse building, choose full-service and your Loaders will carry everything 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 circled the Fan for twenty minutes hunting a parking spot knows a borrowed pickup truck is a bad plan for an old sofa. Alleys are tight and curbs are spoken for. Your Loaders handle the lifting, carrying, and loading, and they like showing up for Richmond neighbors who just want their space back.
Bulky items pile up fast in Richmond, and where they end up matters as much as getting them out. Your Loader sorts what they haul by condition, so usable pieces may be donated and the rest handled responsibly.
Furniture, appliances, and household goods in good, clean condition may be donated when possible. Your Loader sets aside usable items for local donation channels, where available, instead of sending them straight to disposal.
Items that are worn or damaged but not fit for donation may be recycled when local options allow. Metal, cardboard, and some electronics or appliances can qualify, depending on what is available at the time of pickup.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items, like a collapsed sofa or a waterlogged mattress, are loaded by your Loader and taken to an appropriate local disposal site for the Richmond area.
Limbs longer than four feet won't be picked up, and some hazardous items get turned away, so Richmond City residents should know these local rules before clearing anything out.
Richmond's annual Leaf Collection Program starts in early October and takes up to six bags placed beside your supercan on trash day. Biodegradable bags are preferred. The city ties leaf removal to protecting stormwater infrastructure, and vacuum pickup won't collect leaves from alleys.
Richmond's East Richmond Road Convenience Center takes up to four tires for free, but only without rims, and it does not accept off-road or oversized tires. The Southside Transfer Station charges $1 for each passenger tire beyond four and $5 per tractor-trailer tire.
After a storm, Richmond collects non-emergency fallen limbs and branches through its bi-weekly Bulk and Brush program, and you don't need to submit a request. The city brings no cutting equipment, so pieces must be 48 inches or shorter and placed at your property line.
Richmond's East Richmond Road Convenience Center accepts yard waste and brush as natural wood only, so plywood and treated wood are excluded. The Southside Transfer Station also refuses commercial or contractor debris, which matters for leftovers from a renovation.
With proof of residency, city residents can drop off paints, stains, solvents, and motor oil for free at the East Richmond Road Convenience Center. Paint is limited to 20 gallons per month, and fire extinguishers, asbestos, and pesticides are not accepted.
Under City Code Section 11-103, bulk items such as furniture must be set out on trash day during your recycling week. Between pickups, free Neighborhood Clean-Up Saturdays rotate through 15 zones from March into November, but they don't take electronics, paint, or glass.
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(678) 884-4738Only on your scheduled bulk and brush collection day. Dumping furniture or trash in alleys or roadsides outside that is illegal in Richmond and can bring a misdemeanor charge and fines reaching $2,500. Check your zone with Public Works first.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Richmond starts at $85, and curbside pickup takes $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.
Same-day slots are sometimes open, depending on your zip code and the day's schedule. Enter your address during booking to see live availability. For curbside pickups you don't need to be home. For in-home pickups, someone should be there or leave access notes.
Yes, but with limits. Public Works runs a biweekly bulk and brush program and free Saturday neighborhood cleanups from March to November. The Southside Transfer Station takes furniture for free but charges $50 for appliances, and it rejects contractor debris.
Loaders aim to keep usable items out of the landfill. They try to route furniture and household goods to local donation partners such as Goodwill or Habitat for Humanity ReStore, and to recycle what they can. Acceptance varies, so what can't be reused is disposed of properly.
You choose your items and enter your Richmond address online, then pick a pickup window. The price is confirmed before you book. Your Loader calls ahead before arriving, then removes the items from your home, driveway, or curb.
Mainly in pricing and booking. Traditional haulers like College HUNKS price by the truck space your items take up and start with a free estimate. LoadUp prices per item online, so your total is locked in before anyone arrives. For large cleanouts, truck-based pricing can fit better.
Yes, Richmond residents can take bulk and brush items to city convenience centers like the one on East Richmond Road. It's the cheaper route if you have a truck and the time. Hiring a hauler makes more sense when you need lifting help or can't transport the load.
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