*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. On the Rock, LoadUp makes it simple: book a pickup and see your real price upfront.
You call the town office, check the transfer station hours, and leave messages with a mainland hauler or two who never call back. Weeks pass, and that pile in the shed still hasn't gone anywhere.
There's no truck coming down your road on a set day here. Municipal pickup schedules don't really exist on the island, so the town's solid waste options mean loading everything yourself and hauling it in during posted hours, with rules that vary by item.
Few mainland crews will quote a job across the water without seeing it first, and when they do, the price is often a loose truckload estimate. You won't know the final cost until the work is done, and that's assuming someone shows up.
A worn couch from a rental cottage or a fridge that's barely running won't get past a thrift store's drop-off rules. Donation can work for clean, usable pieces when local options allow, but most of what you're clearing out won't qualify.
A roll-off container means arranging delivery to an island, finding level ground on a narrow lot, and keeping it around for days. For a few appliances or one cluttered room, you'd be paying for space you'll never fill, plus all the hassle.
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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 Vinalhaven 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 Vinalhaven's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders carry loads down steep cottage stairs and out of low attics, often along a long gravel drive. Each one is background-checked and rated by real locals in Vinalhaven after each job.
If a broken boat trailer or a pile of storm-split lumber is already at the end of your driveway, curbside keeps things simple. If a sleeper sofa is stuck in a cottage loft or an old washer sits in a damp cellar, choose full-service and your Loaders will carry it out from inside.
| 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 noon | 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.
Nobody gets a waterlogged dresser or a sagging sofa off Vinalhaven on a whim, because the ferry sets the day's rhythm. Your Loader handles the lifting, carrying, and loading, so you don't have to plan a trip around it. Timing depends on scheduling and local conditions, but your Loader is glad to show up for neighbors here.
Bulky items pile up fast in Vinalhaven, and where they end up depends on their condition and on what local options allow. Your Loader sorts each item when possible, so usable things stay in circulation and the rest is handled responsibly.
Furniture and household goods in clean, usable shape may be set aside for donation when possible. Your Loader can only do this where a local channel is available and accepting items.
Items that are worn or damaged but not donatable, like metal frames or old appliances, may be recycled where available. Handling depends on the item and on what local options allow at the time.
Heavily damaged or contaminated bulky items, such as soaked mattresses or broken-down sofas, go to disposal. Your Loader handles the lifting and loading. Check with the town of Vinalhaven about its transfer station rules.
Everything leaving Vinalhaven goes through one island transfer station with limited hours, so a sorting mistake can mean a wasted trip. These rules apply in Vinalhaven and Knox County.
Vinalhaven doesn't use stickers for brush and yard waste. Transfer Station attendants set the price, so ask before you unload limbs downed by a storm. Burning brush instead requires a Maine burn permit, and state rules ban burning household trash.
Vinalhaven requires official trash bag stickers, which are sold at the Town Office and the Transfer Station. A 15-gallon kitchen bag takes half a sticker, a 30-gallon bag takes one, and a 42-gallon contractor bag takes one and a half.
Maine makes manufacturers pay to recycle televisions and computer monitors. These devices stay out of household trash because they can contain lead and other metals. Before a cleanout, ask the Transfer Station how it collects them.
The town's Swap Shop at the Net Factory property, the former town garage, takes clothing, household items in working order, books and puzzles, toys, tools, and small pieces of furniture for free. It's open Saturdays from 9 to 1.
Maine law bans throwing out mercury-added products, including fluorescent lamps and thermostats, with ordinary household waste. Broken tubes release mercury vapor, so keep them whole and set them aside when you clear out a basement, garage, or old fish house.
Single-stream recycling is free at the Transfer Station and Recycling Center, so pulling recyclables out of stickered bags lowers your disposal costs. The station is open only Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday from 7:30 am to 4 pm, and it closes on holidays.
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(678) 884-4738Not really. Vinalhaven has no curbside bulk pickup that I could confirm. Residents bring trash to the Transfer Station at 178 Round the Island Rd, and household bags need town stickers ($1.50 for a 15-gallon bag, $3 for a 30-gallon bag). Call 207-863-4306 for current hours.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Vinalhaven starts at $80, and curbside or outdoor 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. Self-hauling to the town Transfer Station is cheaper for small loads.
Same-day service on the island is not something I can confirm. Vinalhaven is about 12 miles offshore and reached by ferry from Rockland, so timing can depend on ferry schedules and crew availability. Enter your address during booking to see which dates are open.
Household trash must be bagged and stickered, and the open-top container is meant for demolition waste. Because everything is shipped off-island by ferry, bulky or mixed loads can be harder to place. Ask the Transfer Station at 207-863-4306 what they accept before hauling.
Loaders try to keep usable items out of the landfill by donating or recycling them whenever options allow, depending on acceptance. Items that can't be reused or recycled go to an appropriate disposal facility. Locally, the Swap Shop at 5 Windy Way takes reusable goods, Saturdays 9 to 1.
You book online, pick the items you want removed, and see the total before confirming. On pickup day a Loader arrives in the scheduled window and handles the lifting and loading. Include ferry or access notes for your Vinalhaven address at booking so the crew can plan.
The main differences are the pricing model and booking flow. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King usually price by truckload and may confirm the price on site. LoadUp prices per item online, and the total is confirmed before booking.
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