*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
Junk piles up fast, and hauling it off is the last thing anyone wants to do. In San Diego, book a quick pickup and see your real price upfront before you commit.
First you read up on what the city will pick up. Then you call a few haulers, wait on callbacks that never come, and compare vague quotes. Weeks later, the junk is still sitting right where you left it.
City bulk pickup programs can be a solid free option, but they come with eligibility rules, item limits, and their own schedule. Many apartments, condos, and businesses use private trash haulers, so they may not qualify. And you still have to get everything to the curb yourself.
Lots of haulers want to see the job in person before they'll quote you, and then they price it by how much of the truck it fills. That number can shift on pickup day. You won't know the real cost until your stuff is already loaded.
Donation centers need items they can actually resell, so stained upholstery, worn mattresses, and broken appliances often get turned away. Even good pieces mean hauling them over yourself and hoping they get accepted. Anything that's refused comes right back home with you.
A dumpster makes sense for a full gut renovation, not for clearing out a spare bedroom. You plan around drop-off and pickup dates, may need a permit if it sits on the street, and lose a parking spot that your neighbors will definitely 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 San Diego 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 San Diego's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader handles the awkward carries, like getting a sleeper sofa down a narrow walk-up stairwell without scuffing the walls. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in San Diego after each job.
If the old dresser is already in your driveway or the alley behind your house, which is common in single-family neighborhoods like North Park, curbside pickup lets your Loader load it and go. For a downtown high-rise unit or a hillside home in Mission Hills with long outdoor steps, choose full-service, and your Loaders will carry everything out from wherever it sits.
| 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 watched the 5 turn into a parking lot on a Friday knows a mattress strapped to a roof is a bad plan, and the Trolley was never built for a dresser. Your Loaders handle the lifting and loading, and they like showing up for the people who make this city home.
Bulky items rarely belong in one place once they leave your home, and that matters in a city as spread out as San Diego. Your Loader sorts by condition, so donation, recycling, or disposal fits each piece.
Furniture, housewares, and appliances in good, clean condition may be donated when local options allow. Your Loader sets those items aside so usable pieces can have a second life instead of heading to a landfill.
Items that are worn or damaged but not suited for donation may be recycled when possible. Metal frames, old appliances, and electronics are often good candidates where recycling options are available.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items, such as water-ruined sofas or broken fixtures, are disposed of responsibly through local San Diego facilities. Your Loader handles the lifting and loading, so you don't haul anything yourself.
Hazardous waste brought to Miramar Landfill is billed back at the full cost of its removal, one reason to know these rules for San Diego, San Diego County.
Local and California law prohibit trash disposal of refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners and other appliances containing CFCs, and Miramar Landfill refuses all refrigerant-containing appliances. The Miramar Recycling Center accepts them, along with stoves, washers, dryers and hot water heaters, for a per-item fee.
The Miramar Greenery does not accept palm trees or succulents, and City yard waste guidance lists palm fronds, cactus, yucca and banana trees as materials that make poor mulch and can damage the City's grinding machinery. A green container holding them may be left uncollected.
Most building, combination and demolition permits require a Waste Management Form and a refundable C&D Debris Recycling Deposit. Projects permitted since July 2016 must divert 65 percent of debris by weight, with receipts submitted within 180 days of final inspection to recover the deposit.
Residents can drop off mattresses and box springs at no cost at the Environmental Services Mattress Collection Site on weekdays. The City ships them to a processor that separates steel, foam, fiber and wood for products like rebar and carpet padding.
The City of San Diego does not offer on-demand pickup of couches, rugs or other oversized items for single-family homes. Residents can request a Community Cleanup where available, or self-haul to Miramar Landfill, which may refuse waste generated outside City limits.
The Miramar Recycling Center takes TVs, computer monitors and computer processing units as donation-only items, with no fee charged. Smaller household electronics from 1 to 49 pounds, including printers, keyboards and mice, are recycled for a per-pound fee instead.
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(678) 884-4738Not outside a sanctioned event. San Diego has no free on-demand bulky pickup, and large items left at the curb on trash day can be treated as illegal dumping, which the city enforces. Community Cleanup events by Council district are the free curbside option.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in San Diego starts at $75, 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.
Often yes, depending on the day's schedule and your address. Same-day and next-day slots open up in many San Diego neighborhoods, from Pacific Beach to North Park. Enter your address during booking to see live availability and arrival windows.
For curbside or driveway pickups, no. Leave the items out and add access notes at booking. For items inside a home, condo, or apartment, someone should be there or you can leave entry instructions, such as a gate code or building access details.
Hazardous materials like paint, solvents, pesticides, and car batteries generally can't go with a normal junk load. San Diego residents should use a household hazardous waste drop-off instead. Regular bulky furniture, appliances, and yard debris are usually fine.
Loaders aim to keep usable items out of the landfill by donating them to local charities when options allow, and they try to recycle metal, cardboard, and e-waste where facilities accept it. Whatever can't be donated or recycled goes to an appropriate disposal facility.
Pick your items and enter your San Diego address online, choose a time window, and see your price before you confirm. On pickup day, your Loader usually calls or texts ahead of arrival, then removes the items and handles the loading and hauling.
Mostly the pricing model. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King usually price by truck space, often confirmed on site. LoadUp prices per item online with the total set before booking. For big cleanouts, a truckload hauler can be a better fit.
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