*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
When junk piles up, it gets harder to ignore every week. Book a quick pickup, see a real price upfront, and get your Tujunga place back to normal without the hassle.
You search for options, call the city line, and leave messages with a few haulers. One quotes, one never calls back, and another wants to come look first. Weeks later, it's all still sitting in the garage.
The city of Los Angeles bulk item program costs nothing, but you have to book it ahead and wait for a date. Everything has to go out to the curb yourself, there are limits on what they take, and they won't come into a backyard shed.
Many haulers won't give you a number until someone comes out to look in person. Then the price depends on how much of the truck they think you filled, so you don't know your total until the job is already underway.
Thrift stores and charities have to turn away worn upholstery, stained mattresses, and broken furniture so they can keep their shelves full of things people will buy. That's fair, but you still have to load it up, drive it over, and hope they say yes.
For one room or one side yard, a dumpster is too much. You may need a street permit if it can't fit on the driveway, you're stuck with drop-off and pickup dates, and the neighbors look at a steel bin for a week.
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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.
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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 Tujunga 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 Tujunga's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Hauling a packed workbench out of a shed at the back of a long, sloped lot is routine for your Loaders. Every one is background-checked and rated by real locals in Tujunga after each job.
If the old mower and bagged yard trimmings are already stacked at the foot of your driveway, curbside keeps things simple. When a dresser is wedged in the back bedroom of an older bungalow or boxes fill a detached garage, choose full-service and 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 $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.
Anyone who has strapped a mattress into a Tujunga pickup knows what a Santa Ana gust thinks of it. Add the winding grades and the slog to the dump, and a cleanout swallows the weekend. Your Loaders carry it out, load the truck, and genuinely like helping neighbors here get their Saturday back.
Bulky items pile up fast on larger Tujunga lots, so where they end up matters. Your Loader sorts each piece by condition, sending it toward donation, recycling, or disposal when local options allow.
Furniture and household goods in good, clean condition may be donated when possible. Your Loader carries them out and loads them separately, though donation depends on what local options will accept at the time.
Items that are worn or damaged but not donatable, like scrap metal, old appliances, or electronics, may be recycled where available. Your Loader keeps them apart from general debris so that option stays open.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or broken-down bulky items, such as ruined mattresses or rotted furniture, go to responsible disposal. Your Loader handles the heavy carrying and loads them safely for the trip out of Tujunga.
Items set out wrong get left at the curb, and a missed fire-season deadline brings an inspection fee. Here is what applies in Tujunga, Los Angeles County.
Paints, solvents, chemicals, and fluorescent lights are banned from bulky pickup. The nearest permanent drop-off for Tujunga is the Randall Street S.A.F.E. Center in Sun Valley, free and open weekends, with a 125-pound or 15-gallon limit per visit.
Much of Tujunga lies in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, where LAFD inspects brush clearance yearly and lists junipers, manzanita, and sage among high energy release shrubs. Parcels compliant by the spring deadline avoid a $31 inspection fee.
Washers, dryers, refrigerators, and air conditioners are reported under the Metal/Household Appliances request type rather than general bulky items. Commercial appliances are on LA Sanitation's prohibited list, so only household units qualify for free curbside collection.
LA Sanitation does not collect cardboard as a bulky item unless the resident has scheduled its Move In/Move Out service. Flattened boxes from a smaller cleanout can still go in the blue recycling bin.
LA Sanitation prohibits construction materials such as concrete, bricks, and dirt from curbside bulky item collection, yet accepts large wood pieces or doors. Sorting remodel debris this way shows what the free city service will take.
TVs, computers, copiers, printers, and microwave ovens count as electronic waste and must be requested under the Electronic Waste type, not as a standard bulky item. S.A.F.E. Centers also accept e-waste free for residents, offering a weekend drop-off option.
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(678) 884-4738Only through a scheduled LA Sanitation bulky item pickup. Tujunga is in the City of Los Angeles, so eligible residents can call 1-800-773-2489 at least one day before regular collection day. Items put out with no request can be treated as illegal dumping.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Tujunga 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.
Same-day and next-day pickup are often available in Tujunga, depending on schedule openings. Enter your address during booking to see live availability. For curbside items, you usually don't need to be home if you leave access notes.
LA Sanitation's bulky item service won't take automotive parts, construction materials, or commercial waste. Hazardous items like paint and chemicals go to a S.A.F.E. Center, and the closest is Randall Street SAFE Center at 11025 Randall St. in Sun Valley.
Loaders try to donate or recycle whenever possible, depending on acceptance. Usable furniture and household goods may go to local charities, and recyclable materials are routed to recycling facilities. Items that can't be reused or recycled go to the appropriate disposal facility.
You book online, choose your items and a pickup window, and see the total price before confirming. On pickup day, Loaders arrive in the window, load the items, and haul them away. Pickups from inside your home need someone present or access instructions.
For standard residential bulky items, the free LA Sanitation pickup is often the better deal if you can wait for your collection day. A paid service makes more sense for faster scheduling, items taken from inside your home, or loads the city won't accept, like construction debris.
Mainly the pricing model. Traditional haulers generally price by truckload and may confirm the cost after an estimate. LoadUp prices per item online, so the total is confirmed before booking, which can suit small jobs of one or a few items.
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