*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $95. 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 your City of Destiny home or property cleared fast.
You read the city's pages, send a few quote requests, and wait. One hauler wants to stop by first, another never replies. Two weekends go by and the pile is still parked in the garage.
Scheduled city collection can clear some bulky items, but it has rules about what qualifies, how much fits, and when it runs. You may need to book ahead, haul everything to the curb yourself, and find somewhere else for whatever it won't take.
Many haulers won't commit to a number until someone walks through your basement. Then the price is based on how much of the truck you fill, a figure that's hard to picture ahead of time and can grow once the loading starts.
Thrift stores need stuff they can actually resell, so a stained couch, a worn mattress, or a dresser with a broken drawer usually gets turned away. Even if they say yes, you're often still the one loading it and driving it over.
A roll-off makes sense for a full remodel, not a single cluttered room. Steep driveways and narrow streets make it hard to find a spot for one, a street placement can need a permit, and it may sit there for days while neighbors toss in their own junk.
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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 Tacoma 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 Tacoma's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader works a sleeper sofa up narrow basement stairs and down a steep hillside driveway, and every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Tacoma after each job.
If the old washer already sits at the edge of your driveway or beside the alley, an outdoor curbside pickup is the simpler fit. For a packed daylight basement, an upstairs bedroom set, or a garage at the bottom of a sloped lot, choose full-service so your Loaders come inside, carry everything out, and clear the space.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $95 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $90 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before 2 PM | from $105 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $95 |
| 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.
Tacoma was never built flat, and anyone who has wrestled a dresser down a steep driveway to a sliver of street parking knows gravity has opinions. Your Loaders carry it down, work around the tight spots, and load up, because they genuinely like showing up for the people who call this hillside city home.
A pile of old furniture, mattresses, and appliances raises a fair question in Tacoma: where does it all end up? Your Loader sorts by condition, so reusable items get a second life when local options allow.
Furniture and household goods in good, clean condition may be set aside for donation when local options allow. Your Loader loads them separately from the rest, though acceptance depends on what local organizations can take.
Items that are worn but not donatable, such as metal frames, some electronics, or certain mattresses, may be diverted for recycling where available. Your Loader will try that route when possible, but it isn't guaranteed.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items that can't be reused or recycled are taken for responsible disposal. Your Loader handles the lifting and loading, whether the item sits in a basement or at the top of a steep driveway.
Getting it wrong can mean a rejected pickup, a state violation, or a penalty from the regional clean air agency, and these rules apply in Tacoma and Pierce County.
Tacoma's Call-2-Haul program picks up to three large items plus 15 boxes or bags of smaller garbage each time, and the fee goes on the utility bill. Residents without a utility account must set up pickups through their property manager.
Decades of emissions from the former Asarco smelter in Ruston left arsenic and lead in soil across much of the Tacoma area. Washington's Department of Ecology advises dampening soil before digging, keeping dust down, and washing hands and tools afterward.
Washington law bans putting mercury-containing lights in the trash because broken tubes and CFLs release mercury vapor. The state's LightRecycle Washington program takes fluorescent tubes, CFLs, and HID lamps for free at participating collection sites.
Before you tear out walls or knock down a structure, the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency generally requires an asbestos survey. Demolitions also need agency notification even when no asbestos is found, because older building materials can release fibers when broken.
Burning downed limbs after a Puget Sound windstorm is not allowed, because outdoor residential burning is banned in Pierce County's urban growth areas. Branches can go in the yard waste cart instead, cut small enough that the lid closes.
Washington's E-Cycle program is paid for by manufacturers and takes televisions, computers, computer monitors, laptops, tablets, e-readers, and portable DVD players at no charge. Households never pay to recycle these items at participating collection sites.
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(678) 884-4738Not loose. Tacoma Solid Waste Management collects garbage only in your city-issued container, which must weigh 250 pounds or less with the lid flat, and overfilling brings an extra fee. Loose piles at the curb risk being treated as illegal dumping. Call (253) 502-2100 with questions.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Tacoma starts at $95, 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, with the exact total confirmed before booking. Tacoma's Call-2-Haul charges $75 per pickup.
Same-day pickup is sometimes available, depending on Loader schedules and your address. Enter your zip code during booking to see live availability for your date. Next-day and later slots are generally easier to get, especially on weekends and at month-end move-outs.
Call-2-Haul is the city's bulky item pickup. It covers up to 3 large items and 15 boxes or bags of small garbage items for $75, added to your utility bill. Call (253) 573-2468 to schedule. It suits residents who can wait for a city date and don't need in-home help.
The Tacoma Recovery and Transfer Center at 3510 S Mullen St takes recyclables for free, and Tacoma residents can drop off household hazardous waste like batteries, bulbs and cleaners at no charge. Paint, chemicals and similar items shouldn't go in a junk haul or your bin.
Loaders aim to donate usable items and recycle what they can, depending on acceptance by local charities and recyclers. Items that can't be reused or recycled go to the appropriate disposal facility. Outcomes vary by item condition, so donation or recycling can't be guaranteed.
You book online, pick your items and a time window, and see the total before confirming. For curbside or driveway pickups you don't need to be home. For in-home jobs, someone should be there or you can leave access instructions at booking.
Pricing model. 1-800-GOT-JUNK, Junk King and College Hunks price by how much truck space your load fills and quote with a free estimate. LoadUp prices per item online, so the total is confirmed before booking. For larger full-truck cleanouts, a volume hauler can fit better.
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