*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
Junk piles up fast and gets old quicker. Skip the hassle, South Venice: book a quick LoadUp pickup, see your real price upfront, and get your space back.
You look up the county's rules, call a couple of haulers, wait on callbacks that never come, and price out a dumpster. Weeks go by, and the junk is still in the garage.
Sarasota County bulk pickup programs work well for some things, but they come with limits on what's accepted and how much you can put out, plus scheduling you have to arrange ahead of time. And you still have to drag everything to the road yourself.
Many haulers want to come out and look before they'll quote. Then the price depends on how much of the truck your stuff fills, which is hard to guess. Plenty of people only find out the real total when the truck is already loaded.
Thrift stores and charities have to be choosy. Stains, tears, missing parts, or old mattresses often get turned away. Even when they will take something, you usually have to haul it there yourself, and whatever they don't want is still yours to deal with.
A dumpster sitting in your driveway for days is a lot for one room's worth of stuff. You have to schedule delivery and pickup, check HOA or deed rules, and do all the loading yourself while the neighbors look at it.
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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 Venice 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 South Venice's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader carefully works a sleeper sofa through a narrow screened lanai door. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in South Venice after each job.
If the storm-soaked carpet or old patio set is already sitting at the end of your driveway, curbside keeps things simple. For a recliner in a back bedroom or boxes stacked on high shelves in a one-story home's garage, full-service means your Loaders carry everything out for you.
| 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.
Between snowbird season traffic and those daily summer downpours, driving a water-logged recliner to a drop-off is nobody's idea of Gulf Coast living. Your Loaders carry it out of the garage or lanai and handle the hauling, because the neighbors who make this quiet corner of Sarasota County home deserve their weekends back.
Bulky furniture, worn-out appliances and storm-battered debris pile up fast in a residential community like South Venice, so where items end up matters. Your Loader sorts each load by condition, favoring reuse and recycling when local options allow.
Sofas, dressers, and other items in good, clean condition may be set aside by your Loader for donation when possible and when local options allow, so usable pieces can find a second home.
Items that are worn but not donatable, like scrap metal, old appliances, or some electronics, may be recycled where available. What gets accepted depends on what local facilities take at the time.
Heavily damaged, soaked, or contaminated bulky items, such as ruined mattresses or broken furniture, are hauled out by your Loader for responsible disposal at an approved Sarasota County facility. Accepted materials vary by site.
South Venice is unincorporated, so Sarasota County rules govern its curbs, and yard waste set out wrong is skipped or needs a separate bulk pickup where fees may apply.
Sarasota County accepts barbecue grills as curbside bulk items, but the propane cylinder must be removed first. The county tells residents to return the cylinder to a local retailer rather than leave it at the curb with the grill.
Since May 1, 2023, Sarasota County has refused yard waste in plastic bags, including compostable and biodegradable ones. Use paper bags, reusable containers, or bundles, and keep material under 4 feet long, under 40 pounds, and 16 inches or less in diameter.
Items brought to Sarasota County's Chemical Collection Centers that are still usable go into the Re-Uz-It Shop's inventory. That means a garage cleanout can put leftover products back into use instead of sending them to the landfill.
In unincorporated Sarasota County, curbside construction waste is limited to four 32-gallon containers, each weighing 40 pounds or less. Larger loads of construction debris can go to the county landfill, which charges disposal fees.
Bulk items are picked up on your regular collection day if you schedule at least 48 hours ahead. After tropical weather in August 2024, Sarasota County warned that a surge in bulk requests could cause delays, so storm cleanup can take longer.
Sarasota County counts lumber, fencing, and other treated wood as garbage, not yard waste, so storm-damaged fence panels don't belong in the branch pile. Prepare them properly and put them out with your regular garbage.
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(678) 884-4738Not without a scheduled pickup. Sarasota County residents with curbside service can request up to four free bulk pickups a year, up to 10 cubic yards each, through their franchise hauler. Items put out without a request can count as illegal dumping.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in South Venice starts at $80, and curbside or outdoor 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. The county bulk pickup is free if you have quota left.
Same-day and next-day slots are often available, depending on schedule and your address. Enter your address during booking to see live openings. For curbside pickups you usually don't need to be home, and for in-home jobs someone should be there or leave access instructions.
Bulk pickup covers bulky household items, but hazardous products like paint, pesticides, pool chemicals, gasoline and propane need a separate drop-off. Sarasota County runs the Venice Chemical Collection Center for residents. Loaders can't haul hazardous chemicals, so take those there.
Loaders aim to donate usable items to local charities and recycle what they can, depending on acceptance. Items that can't be reused or recycled go to the appropriate disposal facility. Donation and recycling outcomes vary by job and can't be guaranteed.
You pick your items and a time window online, see your total upfront, and book. Your Loader messages you before arriving, then lifts and loads everything from your garage, driveway, curb or inside the home. Pickup is billed at the price confirmed at booking.
Mainly in the pricing model. Truck-based haulers like College HUNKS and 1-800-GOT-JUNK usually quote by volume, often after a free estimate. LoadUp prices per item online and confirms the total before booking. For a full garage or estate cleanout, a truckload quote can suit you better.
Junk set out for a scheduled county bulk pickup needs no permit. A dumpster on private property generally doesn't either, but one in the street or right of way may. South Venice is unincorporated, so check with Sarasota County first. Hauling it away with a service avoids the question.
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