*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it's one more thing on your list. Book LoadUp, see your price upfront, and get a quick pickup that clears it for good.
You search for options, call the city's trash line, request a few hauler quotes, and wait. Some never call back. Weeks go by, and the old furniture is still parked in the garage.
Laguna Beach's bulk item program helps, but you usually have to schedule ahead and stick to what it accepts. Some materials are excluded, and you still have to get everything down your steps and out to the street yourself.
Many haulers want to see the load in person before they'll give you a number, then charge by how much of the truck you fill. You don't know the final cost until the work is done, and the estimate can change once they arrive.
Thrift stores and charities only take items they can resell, so anything with stains, damage, or missing parts gets turned away. That leaves you hauling the rejects back up the hill and still figuring out what to do with them.
A dumpster means planning drop-off and pickup dates, possibly getting a permit, and finding a flat spot on a narrow coastal street. It takes up space your neighbors use for parking, and it's far more container than one cleared-out room needs.
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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 South Laguna 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 piano, hot tub, or safe 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 South Laguna's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader works the long exterior staircase of a split-level hillside home, carrying each piece down to the truck. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in South Laguna after each job.
Curbside fits when your items are already staged in a street-level garage or at the top of a steep driveway, so your Loader can load them straight onto the truck. Full-service fits when a sofa or appliance is still inside a canyon-side home with narrow halls, and your Loaders carry it out from where it sits once you share any gate or HOA access details for a private community.
| 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 2 PM | 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.
Let's be honest, strapping a sofa to your car and merging onto Coast Highway behind a beach-bound line of traffic is nobody's idea of a good Saturday. Add a steep driveway and a few flights of stairs, and it gets worse. Your Loaders carry it down, haul it off, and genuinely like showing up for this community.
Bulky items pile up fast in a South Laguna home, and where they end up matters as much as how they leave. Your Loader sorts each piece by condition, favoring donation or recycling when local options allow.
Furniture, housewares, and appliances in good, clean condition may be set aside by your Loader for donation when local options allow. Availability varies, so reuse is a goal, not a promise.
Worn or damaged pieces that can't be donated may be separated by your Loader for recycling where available, such as metal frames, appliances, or electronics, depending on what local programs currently accept.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items, like a ruined sofa or a collapsed mattress, are loaded by your Loader and taken for responsible disposal at a permitted facility, never left in the canyon or on the beach.
In South Laguna, which follows City of Laguna Beach and Orange County rules, one wrong disposal choice can mean a violation notice, polluted surf, or added wildfire fuel.
California treats major appliances as materials requiring special handling, meaning refrigerants and mercury switches must be removed by a certified appliance recycler before the unit is crushed or recycled. Window and portable air conditioners fall under the same requirement.
Storm drains here empty toward the Laguna Beach marine protected areas, and city water quality rules prohibit letting debris, paint, or sediment wash into them. Tarp curbside or driveway piles whenever rain is forecast.
California adds a recycling fee to every new mattress and box spring sale, which funds the statewide Bye Bye Mattress program. Residents can drop off used mattresses at participating collection sites at no charge instead of leaving them curbside.
Much of Laguna Beach, South Laguna's canyons included, is mapped as a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone where state law requires defensible space. Under SB 1383, cleared brush and yard trimmings belong in organics recycling, not the trash.
Under California's CALGreen building code, permitted new construction and many additions or alterations must divert at least 65 percent of nonhazardous construction and demolition debris from landfills. Keeping concrete, wood, and metal separated on site makes that target easier to document.
California classifies household batteries, fluorescent lamps, and electronic devices as universal waste, so none can go in the cart. Orange County residents can drop them off free at county household hazardous waste collection centers, including one in San Juan Capistrano.
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(678) 884-4738Generally no. Items left at the curb outside your regular trash service or a scheduled bulky pickup can count as illegal dumping, which is subject to fines. Check with your trash hauler or the City of Laguna Beach about bulky item rules for your address.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in South Laguna starts at $75 for a single item, and curbside or driveway pickup takes $5 off. The first item includes the base pickup fee, and each additional item is a flat add-on charge. The exact total is confirmed before booking.
Sometimes. Same-day slots depend on Loader availability and when you book, and next-day is more common. Enter your address during booking to see open times. For curbside pickups you usually don't need to be home, but indoor jobs need access arranged.
Paint, batteries, motor oil, solvents, pesticides, and similar household hazardous waste can't go in regular bins. Orange County runs household hazardous waste collection centers for these items. Loaders can't take hazardous materials, so drop them off at an approved site yourself.
Loaders aim to donate usable items to local charities and recycle materials whenever possible, depending on acceptance. Items that can't be reused or recycled go to the appropriate disposal facility. Outcomes vary by item condition and what local partners will take.
You book online, choose your items and a time window, and see your price before confirming. On pickup day your Loader typically calls or messages before arriving, then removes and loads the items. Hillside homes with stairs or tight access are easier if you note them at booking.
Yes, in most cases. Loaders can carry items out from stairs, garages, and steep driveways, but tell LoadUp about access challenges when you book. Pickup from the curb or driveway is cheaper by $5, which helps if your home has a long stairway.
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