*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 at home. Book a quick pickup, see your real price before you commit, and get your space back.
You check the county website, call a couple of haulers, and wait on quotes that may never come. One company says it can come next week. Another never calls back. Meanwhile, the junk stays where it is.
Miami-Dade County's bulky trash program can help, but you have to request pickup ahead of time, and limits depend on your address. Some items aren't accepted. Waiting on a scheduled date doesn't help much when a lease ends Friday or the garage needs clearing now.
Many haulers want to look at the job in person before they give you a number. Then they price by how much of the truck you fill, so the final total is often a guess until the truck is loaded. That makes it hard to plan around.
Thrift stores and charities usually want items in good, sellable shape. In South Florida, a couch with humidity damage, a stained mattress, or a broken appliance often gets turned away. That still leaves you hauling it somewhere, and you need a vehicle big enough to do it.
A roll-off container sits on your driveway for days, may need approval depending on where you put it, and leaves all the lifting to you. For a single room, a few old appliances, or some leftover renovation debris, it's more container and more hassle than the job needs.
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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 University Park 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 University Park's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders angle a humidity-swollen dresser down a townhome's narrow stairwell and through a tight front door with patience. Each is background-checked and rated by real locals in University Park after every job.
Curbside fits when an old patio set or storm-tossed branches already sit on your driveway or carport, so your Loaders just load up and go. Choose full-service when a sleeper sofa is still inside a second-floor apartment or a packed garage, and your Loaders will carry it 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.
In South Florida, a couch parked in the garage never gets to wait for a convenient weekend, because the humidity and those afternoon downpours get to it first. Borrowing a truck just means loading a soggy sofa in the heat. Your Loaders handle the carrying and loading, and they genuinely like showing up for neighbors here.
Bulky items rarely belong in one place once they leave the house, and that matters for University Park homes. Your Loader sorts what comes out by condition, so donation or recycling happens when possible and disposal covers the rest.
Furniture and household goods that are clean and still usable may be set aside for donation when possible and local options allow. Your Loader carries these out separately from the damaged pieces.
Items that are worn or damaged but not donatable, such as broken metal frames or old appliances, may be recycled where available. Your Loader separates them during loading so recycling stays an option.
Heavily damaged or contaminated bulky pieces, like a swollen mattress or a water-ruined sofa, are hauled off for responsible disposal. Your Loader handles the heavy lifting out of University Park homes.
Illegal dumping in Miami-Dade County can bring citations, arrest, or up to 300 hours of community service. Here is how disposal works for University Park households.
Only some Miami-Dade Neighborhood Trash and Recycling Centers accept used electronics, including Sunset Kendall and West Perrine. Accepted items include computer monitors and televisions, personal computers, keyboards, hard drives and printers, VCRs, and cellular telephones.
Tree limbs set out for bulky waste pickup can be no more than five feet long. The county also requires 15 feet of clearance from the ground to the lowest hanging tree branch or power line above the pile.
Miami-Dade County requires you to schedule a bulky waste pickup before you put anything at the curb. Each home gets two pickups per calendar year of up to 25 cubic yards each. The service is paid for through the solid waste assessment on your annual tax bill.
Miami-Dade bulky waste pickup takes up to four tires, and none can be more than 48 inches in diameter. Some Neighborhood Trash and Recycling Centers do not accept tires, so check that a center takes them before you load old car tires.
Bulky waste pickup limits construction and demolition materials to 3 cubic yards. That is about the size of six green 96-gallon waste carts. The limit covers items like kitchen cabinets, bathtubs, sinks, vanities, drywall, tile, lumber and roofing material, so a full remodel can easily exceed it.
The Chapman Field, Norwood and Richmond Heights Neighborhood Trash and Recycling Centers do not accept white goods. An old washer, dryer or refrigerator has to go to a different center or out with a scheduled bulky waste pickup, which accepts appliances.
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(678) 884-4738Only after you schedule a bulky waste pickup with Miami-Dade County, online or by calling 311. Set items out no more than 3 days before your appointment. Each household gets two bulky pickups per year, up to 25 cubic yards each.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in University Park starts at $80, 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. The county's two yearly bulky pickups are free to residents.
Same-day and next-day pickups are often available when you book online or by phone, depending on schedule and route capacity. The county program works differently, since you choose an appointment date through 311 or the MDC Solid Waste App.
Pickup crews skip piles that are oversized, set out too early, or placed too close to obstructions. Keep the pile within 10 feet of the street and at least five feet from mailboxes, cars, trees and poles. Piles over 25 cubic yards use up your next pickup.
Loaders aim to donate usable items to local charities and recycle what they can, depending on acceptance. Whatever can't be donated or recycled goes to licensed disposal sites. Outcomes vary by item condition and what local partners will take.
Book online or by phone, choose the items and a time window, and see the total before confirming. Your Loader calls ahead of arrival, then removes and loads the items. For curbside jobs nobody needs to be home, and move-out timing near campus can be arranged.
For a planned cleanout that fits two pickups a year, the county's free service is often the better value. A hauler like LoadUp, 1-800-GOT-JUNK or Junk King makes sense when you need a specific date or can't wait. LoadUp prices per item upfront, while many haulers price by truckload.
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