*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
When junk keeps piling up, it gets old fast. Book a quick pickup in Winston-Salem, see your price before you confirm, and let the Camel City get its space back.
You look up the city's rules, call to schedule a pickup, and ask a few haulers for quotes. One sends an estimate, two never call back, and another weekend goes by with the junk still sitting there.
City bulk pickup programs cover a lot, but you have to request a pickup, wait for an open slot, and get everything to the curb yourself. Some items aren't accepted at all, and if you're on a deadline the schedule rarely works for you.
Lots of haulers want to come out for an in-person estimate before they'll give you a price. After that you're quoted by the fraction of a truckload, so you don't really know your final cost until the truck is already loaded.
Donation centers need things they can actually resell, so a stained couch, a worn mattress, or a broken appliance usually gets turned away. Even when they do accept something, you're often the one loading it up and driving it over.
For a garage or spare room, a dumpster means more container than you need, plus delivery and pickup windows and maybe a permit. It can also sit in your driveway for days, blocking cars and getting filled up by the neighbors.
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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.
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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 Winston-Salem's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader carries junk up narrow basement stairs and through tight doorways common in older homes. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Winston-Salem after each job.
If it's already at the curb or the end of your driveway, curbside is the simple choice. For an upstairs unit near the Innovation Quarter or a crowded attic in an older house, choose full-service and your Loaders carry everything out from inside.
| 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.
Older houses, basement stairs, and tree-heavy lots mean a cleanout here is rarely a one-person job, and that sleeper sofa is not climbing those steps on its own. Your Loaders do the lifting, carrying, and loading, and they genuinely like showing up for Winston-Salem neighbors who've got enough on their plate.
Big, bulky items take real effort to move, and where they end up matters as much as getting them out. In Winston-Salem, your Loader sorts each pickup by condition, aiming to keep usable things in circulation when local options allow.
Furniture and household goods in good, clean condition may be set aside for donation when local options allow. Your Loader handles the lifting and loading, and availability of donation outlets can vary.
Items that are worn or damaged but not suited for donation may be taken for recycling where available. Metal frames, appliances, and similar pieces are sometimes good candidates, though acceptance depends on local facilities.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items are hauled away by your Loader for responsible disposal at an appropriate local facility. Acceptance rules can change, so some items may need different handling.
If you set out the wrong item or miss your neighborhood's single collection pass, it stays at the curb. These rules apply to households in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County.
Sanitation collects brush from single-family houses about every three or four weeks, so limbs from a Piedmont thunderstorm or winter ice event may sit for a while. Keep brush in its own pile because bulky item collection will not take items mixed with brush.
Winston-Salem's annual bulky item collection does not take televisions or computer equipment. North Carolina law has also banned both from landfill disposal since 2011, so these items need to go to an electronics recycling outlet instead of the curb.
If a cleanout can't wait for your bulky item week, Winston-Salem residents can make two free trips to the Hanes Mill Road landfill with a city permit. For gently used furniture, the city also suggests donating to a local charity.
Wood, lumber, building materials, glass, and cement rocks are on the city's do-not-collect list for bulky item week, even when they're set out next to furniture. Debris from a kitchen tear-out or deck removal needs a separate disposal route.
Appliances are on the accepted list for Winston-Salem's annual bulky item collection. North Carolina bans white goods such as refrigerators, washers, and water heaters from landfills, and refrigerant must be removed from cooling appliances before they are recycled.
Between March and September, the city's bulky item route passes through each neighborhood one time, and anything set out after it passes is not collected. A postcard arrives three to four weeks ahead. Apartments and businesses are not eligible.
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(678) 884-4738Mostly no. The city only collects bulky household items like furniture and large appliances during its annual citywide bulky item collection, and placing them out at other times is unlawful. Check your week through CityLink at 311 or (336) 727-8000.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Winston-Salem starts at $75, and curbside pickup takes $5 off. The first item includes the base pickup fee, each additional item is a flat add-on, and the exact total is confirmed before booking. Truck-space haulers like College HUNKS cite roughly $150 to $750.
Same-day slots are sometimes available, depending on your address and the day's schedule. Enter your zip code when booking to see live availability. For curbside jobs you don't need to be home, and for in-home pickups you can leave access instructions.
You can haul it yourself to the Hanes Mill Road Landfill at 325 W Hanes Mill Rd. The county rate is $36 per ton with a $10 minimum. Homeowners can also request up to two free landfill passes a year. A hauler is the option if you have no truck.
Loaders aim to donate usable items and recycle what they can, depending on what local charities and recyclers accept. Items that can't be reused or recycled go to the appropriate disposal facility. Outcomes vary by item condition, so nothing is guaranteed.
You pick your items and a time window online and see your total before you confirm. On pickup day your Loader calls ahead, then carries out and loads the items. Curbside items can be left out, while in-home jobs need someone present or access notes.
The pricing model is the main difference. Truck-space haulers like College HUNKS and 1-800-GOT-JUNK price by how much room your load takes in the truck. LoadUp prices per item online, with the total confirmed before booking. For big full-house cleanouts, a truckload quote may fit better.
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