*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it's one more thing on the list. Book LoadUp, see your price upfront, and get a quick pickup around Strawberry Plains.
You search online, call the county to ask what they'll take, and leave messages with a couple of haulers. One quotes vaguely, one never calls back. Weeks later, the pile in the shed hasn't moved.
If a bulk pickup program or municipal pickup schedule is available where you live, it can help. But with three counties meeting here, rules depend on your address. Item limits, advance requests, and curbside-only placement leave a lot of barn and basement junk where it sits.
Many haulers want to come look before they'll give you a number, then price by fractions of a truckload that are hard to judge. The final total often isn't clear until the truck is already loaded, which makes planning around it a guessing game.
Donation is a good choice for items in solid shape, but stained, broken, or worn pieces get turned away. Most centers also expect you to load and deliver everything yourself, so the stuff nobody wants is still yours to deal with.
A roll-off makes sense for a full gut job, but it's a lot for one cleared-out room. You're booking drop-off and pickup dates, finding level ground that won't rut the yard, checking local rules, and still doing all the lifting yourself.
Enter your ZIP code and item details to get a guaranteed upfront price online. No waiting for an onsite estimate.
Avg. 60 secondsPick a time that works for your schedule, including same-day availability if you book before 2PM.
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 Strawberry Plains 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 Strawberry Plains's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders climb narrow barn lofts and steep basement stairwells to reach what you need gone. Each is background-checked and rated by real locals in Strawberry Plains after each job.
If you've already moved the load to the end of a long driveway, curbside service lets your Loader grab it there and head out. For anything still sitting in a shed, detached garage, or outbuilding on rolling farmland, full-service means your Loaders carry it out from wherever 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.
Hauling a truck bed of old barn lumber and a dead chest freezer toward a distant dump, tarp snapping on I-40, is a long way to spend a Saturday. One dump run can swallow half a day. Your Loader does the lifting and loading, and we like showing up for neighbors who have enough to do.
Bulky items need somewhere to go once they leave your property, and that matters on the larger lots around Strawberry Plains. Your Loader sorts by condition, so donation, recycling, or disposal fits each item when local options allow.
Furniture and household goods that are clean and still usable may be set aside by your Loader for donation, when local options allow and a nearby organization is accepting that type of item.
Items that are worn or damaged but not ready for donation may be recycled where available. Your Loader separates metal, cardboard, and similar materials when possible, based on what local recycling options accept.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items go to disposal. Because Strawberry Plains touches three counties, the destination depends on your address and current local options, and your Loader handles the loading.
A load turned away at the gate or a burn citation can stall a cleanout, so here is how disposal works in Strawberry Plains and Jefferson County.
Tennessee requires a free burn permit from the Division of Forestry for outdoor burning of leaves and brush from October 15 through May 15. State air rules separately bar burning household trash, tires, and construction debris at any time of year.
Strawberry Plains straddles the Jefferson, Knox, and Sevier county lines. Jefferson County's nine convenience centers, including one on Old Dandridge Pike, are paid for through county taxes and serve county residents, so neighbors across the line use their own county's sites.
Federal Clean Air Act rules require refrigerant in fridges, freezers, dehumidifiers, and air conditioners to be recovered before the appliance is scrapped or disposed of. Venting it is illegal, which is why scrap sites often ask for proof of removal.
Jefferson County's convenience centers and its landfill accept different types of waste, so a pile of drywall or lumber should be matched to the right site before loading. For bigger projects, the county Sanitation Department rents six- to thirty-yard dumpsters for clean-up projects.
Jefferson County convenience centers generally run 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, unless a site posts different hours. A weekend cleanout that spills into Sunday means the leftover load waits until Monday.
Tennessee prohibits disposing of whole scrap tires in landfills, so old tires cannot simply be tossed in with household trash. State law instead has each county provide a designated tire collection site, funded in part by the fee paid on new tire purchases.
Need help navigating these rules?
Skip the Rules Book a LoaderExplore other pickup and removal services commonly booked by customers in Strawberry Plains.
Find answers to common questions, pricing details, pickup policies, and service options.
Talk to our team
(844) 239-7711Text our team
(678) 884-4738Not unless your hauler has scheduled a pickup. Strawberry Plains is unincorporated, so rules depend on which county your address is in. Jefferson County runs convenience centers for household trash, and unscheduled piles at the roadside can be treated as illegal dumping.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Strawberry Plains starts at $80. The first item includes the base pickup fee, and each additional item is a flat add-on charge. Curbside or driveway pickup takes a flat $5 off, and the exact total is confirmed before booking.
Same-day slots are sometimes open, but it depends on the schedule in your area. Enter your address during booking to see live availability. Your Loader typically calls before arriving, and for curbside pickups you generally don't need to be home.
Jefferson County Sanitation runs convenience centers for bagged household garbage and recycling. Larger items go to the county landfill at 650 Grove Road in Dandridge. Hauling it yourself is cheaper if you have a truck and the time. Call ahead to confirm accepted items and fees.
Loaders aim to keep usable items out of the landfill. Depending on acceptance, they try to take furniture and household goods to local donation partners, and recycle metal and other materials whenever possible. Whatever can't be donated or recycled goes to an appropriate disposal facility.
You choose your items online, pick a time window, and see your total before confirming. On pickup day your Loader arrives, confirms the items, carries them out, and hauls them away. Items can be inside the home, in a garage, or at the curb with access notes.
The main difference is the pricing model. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King usually price by truckload volume and often confirm on site. LoadUp prices per item online, with the total locked in before anyone arrives. Full truckload cleanouts may suit a volume-based hauler better.
Service coverage depends on your address and Loader availability. Strawberry Plains sits just east of Knoxville along Interstate 40, so many homes are within range. Enter your address during booking to confirm your property is covered, including farmland or riverside lots with longer driveways.
Get your instant price in under 60 seconds.
Proudly serving our neighbors in Strawberry Plains since 2014.
