*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $105. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it takes over your week. Book LoadUp, see a real price upfront, and get it gone fast, no lifting required in the Watch City.
You check the city's website, leave a voicemail at DPW, and request a few hauler quotes. One calls back, two never do, and another weekend passes with the junk still parked in the garage.
Waltham's municipal pickup is worth checking, but rules, fees, and schedules change, so you'll need to confirm them with the city first. Massachusetts disposal bans cover items like mattresses and TVs, and you still have to drag everything to the curb yourself.
Many haulers want to see the job in person before quoting, then price it by fractions of a truck you can't picture. The number you hear on the phone can change once they're standing in your basement, and you won't know until they arrive.
Thrift shops and charities have good reasons to turn things down: stains, wear, missing parts, or no room on the floor. Even when they accept a piece, you usually have to haul it there, and a lot of what's left gets refused.
For clearing one bedroom or a cluttered porch, a roll-off is more box than you need. Placing one on a narrow street may need a permit, it ties up the driveway for days, and neighbors tend to toss their own junk in.
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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 Waltham 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 Waltham's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Hauling a sofa down a narrow back stairwell or a dryer out of a low basement is routine for your Loaders, who are background-checked and rated by real locals in Waltham after each job.
If the old patio set or bagged yard debris is already in your driveway, curbside is the simple fit. Full-service makes more sense when a dresser is on the upper floor of an older two-family house or in a shared basement, because 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 $105 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $100 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before noon | from $115 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $105 |
| 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.
Waltham is full of triple-deckers and tight stairwells, and every September half the city seems to be wrestling a couch down one. Nobody should have to. Your Loaders carry it out, load it up, and genuinely enjoy showing up for the neighbors who keep this city running.
Where a couch, dresser, or old appliance ends up matters as much as getting it out of your Waltham home. Your Loader sorts each item by condition, favoring reuse and recycling when local options allow.
Clean, sturdy furniture and household goods may be donated when possible. Your Loader can set aside usable pieces, but receipts are not something to expect. If you need one, arrange the donation directly with the charity.
Items that are worn or damaged but not donatable, such as metal frames, appliances, or electronics, may be recycled where available. Options vary, so your Loader sorts what local programs can accept.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items that cannot be reused or recycled are taken for disposal. Your Loader handles the lifting and loading, and Massachusetts disposal bans guide what can go where.
Set out the wrong item and it stays at the curb, because Waltham collection follows Massachusetts waste bans. Here is what applies in Waltham, Middlesex County.
A MassDEP waste ban covers clothing, shoes, linens, towels, curtains, and cloth accessories, so Waltham does not allow them in curbside trash. A closet or linen cleanout needs a donation or textile recycling destination instead of the barrel.
Waltham lists toilets with brick, concrete, wood, metal, asphalt pavement, and clean gypsum wallboard as construction waste that will not be collected from trash barrels or recycling carts. The city directs residents to arrange private hauling for this debris.
Massachusetts bans mattresses from curbside trash. Waltham households in buildings with six or fewer units can schedule recycling pickups for up to six mattresses or box springs per calendar year. Nothing may go curbside before the appointment day, and mattresses must stay dry.
Waltham allows one bulk item per week next to your trash barrels, and only items the trash truck can crush qualify. Each piece of a sectional counts as its own item and must go out on a separate week, so a five-piece sectional takes five weeks.
Yard waste is illegal in Waltham's regular trash. It is collected every other week from April through December in paper leaf bags or marked barrels up to 50 pounds. Bags set out too early can soak through, get too heavy to lift, or fall apart.
Waltham requires TVs and computer monitors to be recycled because they are hazardous. Curbside pickup is by appointment only and must be booked at least 24 hours before your regular collection day. For most other electronics, the city points residents to free retail take-back.
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(678) 884-4738Only within city rules. Waltham collects weekly trash and recycling, and bulky items need online scheduling and a per-item fee. Eligible buildings with six or fewer units get one bulk item per week. Set out by 7 AM or after sundown the night before.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Waltham starts at $105, and curbside or driveway pickup takes a flat $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.
Often, depending on the schedule in your area. Same-day and next-day slots open up in many zip codes, but availability changes by day and time. Entering your Waltham address during booking shows the live options. For curbside pickups, you usually don't need to be home.
Mattresses and box springs are banned from curbside trash under Massachusetts rules. Waltham's Recycling Department (781-314-3863) schedules a pickup, and you can't put them out until that day. Hazardous items like paint, oil and antifreeze go to the Minuteman facility in Lexington, with proof of residency.
Loaders aim to donate usable items and recycle what they can, depending on acceptance at local facilities. Items that can't be reused or recycled are taken to an appropriate disposal facility. Outcomes vary by item condition, so nothing is guaranteed.
You pick your items and a time slot online, and you see the total before you confirm. On pickup day, you get a heads-up before your Loaders arrive. They load everything and haul it away. Someone should be home for in-home pickups unless you leave access instructions.
The main difference is the pricing model. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King typically price by truck volume, often after an estimate. LoadUp prices per item online and confirms the total before booking. For a full-house cleanout, a truckload quote may suit you better.
For one or two eligible items, the city program is often the cheaper route if you can wait for scheduling. A hauler fits better when you have several items, live in a building the program doesn't cover, or want a specific pickup time without waiting.
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