*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it's all you notice. LoadUp clears it out of your South Sarasota place with a quick pickup and an upfront price before you book.
You check the county website, call a couple of haulers, and wait on callbacks that never come. One quote sounds vague, another wants a site visit. Meanwhile the pile in the garage stays exactly where it was.
Unincorporated Sarasota County homes rely on county-contracted collection, and bulk items usually need to be scheduled ahead with limits on what qualifies. Renovation debris, hazardous materials, and oversized loads are often excluded, and everything still has to reach the curb without help.
Many haulers want to see the job in person before quoting, then price by fractions of a truckload that are hard to picture. You may not know the real total until the truck is half full and saying no feels awkward.
Local thrift stores and charities need items they can resell, so stained upholstery, worn mattresses, and broken pieces often get turned away. Even accepted donations usually mean loading and hauling them yourself, and the rejects still need somewhere to go.
A roll-off container sits in your driveway for days, may need HOA approval, and blocks parking neighbors notice. You still do all the lifting and loading yourself, which is a lot of setup for clearing out one bedroom or a garage corner.
Enter your ZIP code and item details to get a guaranteed upfront price online. No waiting for an onsite estimate.
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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 South Sarasota 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 Sarasota's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders work a sleeper sofa through a screened lanai door or clear a packed garage with care. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in South Sarasota after each job.
Curbside is the simpler choice if your old recliner or a pile of fallen branches is already sitting on your driveway. If you live in a condo with shared hallways and building rules, or have a spare bedroom full of furniture, full-service means your Loaders carry everything out from where it sits.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $80 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $75 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before 2 PM | from $90 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $80 |
| 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.
Nobody wants to wrestle a sun-baked recliner into a borrowed truck in August humidity, with an afternoon thunderstorm lining up overhead. Your Loader handles the lifting and loading while you stay in the air conditioning, and we'll admit it: showing up for South Sarasota neighbors is the part of this job we like best.
Big, bulky items are hard to deal with alone, and where they end up matters as much as getting them out of the house. In South Sarasota, your Loader sorts each item by condition and aims to keep what they can out of the landfill.
Furniture and household goods that are clean and in good shape may be set aside for donation by your Loader, where available. It's a possible outcome, not a promise, and it depends on local options.
Items that are worn or damaged but not fit for reuse, like metal frames or broken fixtures, may be taken to recycling when local options allow. Your Loader will separate what can be diverted.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky pieces, such as a ruined mattress or waterlogged sofa, go to proper disposal. Your Loader takes them to an appropriate Sarasota County disposal location instead of leaving them behind.
Set out debris the wrong way and it stays at your curb, or costs extra to collect. South Sarasota follows unincorporated Sarasota County rules, including these.
Tearing out a weathered wood fence or deck? Sarasota County says lumber, fencing, and other treated wood is not yard waste. It should be properly prepared and set out with your garbage, kept separate from brush and clippings.
After storms like Hurricane Ian, county storm debris collection picked up construction debris, household goods, and vegetative debris on different days, so each needed its own pile. Paint, chemicals, and batteries were excluded, and homes without storm damage were asked to wait before setting out bulk items.
Leftover pool chemicals, fertilizer, pesticides, and lawn and garden chemicals should go to one of the county's Chemical Collection Centers, which take them free from county residents. The free drop-off covers items from the home only, not waste from business-related activities.
Each Class I residential property gets four free bulk pickups per calendar year, up to 10 cubic yards, for items like furniture and mattresses. Pickups must be scheduled with your county service provider at least 48 hours before collection day, and service fees may apply.
Since May 1, 2023, the county's Leaf It Out program has stopped collecting yard waste in plastic bags. Use paper bags, reusable containers, or bundles under 4 feet long, under 40 pounds, and 16 inches or less in diameter, or it stays at the curb.
Construction waste from home projects is picked up only as a scheduled bulk pickup and is limited to four 32-gallon containers, each weighing 40 pounds or less. Anything beyond that limit is not covered by curbside collection.
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(678) 884-4738Only bulk items on a scheduled bulk pickup. Sarasota County requires bulk pickups to be booked at least 48 hours ahead with your hauler, and each Class I residential property gets four free bulk pickups (up to 10 cubic yards) per calendar year.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in South Sarasota starts at $80, 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.
Often, yes. Same-day or next-day pickup is offered when you book before 12pm, depending on Loader availability for your address. Entering your address during booking shows what is open for you.
Curbside bulk service covers furniture, small kitchen appliances, electronics and limited construction waste, which is capped at four 32-gallon containers of 40 lbs. or less each. Hazardous materials and heavy remodeling debris need another route, such as a private hauler or the county landfill.
Loaders aim to donate usable items and recycle what they can, depending on acceptance. Items that can't be reused or recycled go to an appropriate disposal facility. Donation and recycling outcomes vary by job and are not guaranteed.
You book online with a real-time price, choose a time window, and a Loader arrives to remove the items you listed. Curbside items can be left out with access notes, while in-home pickups need someone present or access instructions.
It can be for a big load you can haul yourself. Sarasota County's Central County landfill charges $63.45 per ton for garbage, with a $16.50 minimum, and mixed loads pay double. You supply the truck and labor, so a Loader pickup may be easier for a few items.
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