*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until dealing with it feels like a chore you keep putting off. LoadUp keeps it simple in Carpet City: see your price upfront, then book a pickup.
You read the collection policy. You find out which week your side of town gets service. You leave messages with two haulers and hear back from neither. A month later, the junk is still in the way.
Public Works will take a limited amount of household refuse every other week, but only after you request authorization, only on your half of town's week, and only if you carried it out yourself. Remodel and flooring debris, tires, and apartment addresses fall outside the program.
Most haulers here will not quote until someone stands in your yard and looks at the pile. So you wait for the estimate visit, then wait again for the truck, and the total still shifts depending on how full the bed ends up. Guesswork, not a price.
Reuse shops accept what they can actually resell, which is a narrower list than most people expect. Torn upholstery, chipped particleboard, anything needing repair gets turned away. Even for the pieces they want, you are still the one loading it up and driving it across town.
A roll-off needs a wide, level spot for days, and plenty of drives on the older, hillier streets here do not offer one. Park it in the street and you are asking permission first. Then it sits out front all week while you fill it by hand.
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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 Dalton 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 Dalton's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders handle the stairs and narrow side drives common in Crown Mill Village homes, carrying a sleeper sofa out from wherever it sits. Each is background-checked and rated by real customers.
Curbside fits when the item is already outside, like a trampoline frame set at the street or flooring debris stacked in a level driveway. Pick full-service when it is still in a basement, behind a fence, or up the sloped steps common on hillside streets off Dug Gap Road, and your Loaders will bring it out.
| 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 noon | 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 |
| Junk 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.
Dalton people are straightforward and patient, and that makes this a good town to show up in. As the Whitfield County seat, it draws neighbors in from every valley around it, so your Loaders help families on hillside streets off Dug Gap Road and out in newer subdivisions alike.
Bulky junk leaves a Dalton home in one of three directions: reuse, recycling, or disposal. Your Loaders sort by condition as they load, keeping what they can out of a landfill when local options allow.
Furniture, appliances, and exercise equipment that are still clean and working may be worth a second life. Your Loaders look for donation or resale options where such places exist and are accepting.
A cracked flat-screen or a bent metal bed frame has no reuse value left, but the materials might. Your Loaders separate metal and electronics for recycling when nearby facilities accept them.
Water-damaged mattresses, soaked padding, and split particleboard shelving usually have one honest ending. Your Loaders bring those items to a permitted transfer station or landfill in the Dalton area, where such sites accept the material.
Set junk out wrong in Dalton and crews will leave it, exposing you to a code enforcement notice, so know these Whitfield County rules first.
Dalton has required residents to arrange bulky refuse collection ahead of time since 2020. Because Public Works serves the north and south halves of the city on alternating weeks, unscheduled piles can sit for weeks and draw code enforcement attention.
Public Works collects up to two cubic yards of refuse every two weeks at no charge, roughly a long bed pickup load. Larger volumes trigger a fee assessed by the City Finance Department and billed to the resident.
Wood boards, broken concrete, brick, sinks, toilets, and cabinets are excluded from Dalton curbside refuse. That material is accepted only at the Old Dixie Highway landfill in Whitfield County, where disposal is charged by weight.
Federal Section 608 rules require certified recovery of refrigerant from air conditioners, freezers, and refrigerators, and Georgia scrap metal dealers generally refuse them until it is done. Residents should never attempt removal themselves.
Old televisions, monitors, and computers contain lead, mercury, and flame retardants that Georgia recycling programs steer away from landfills. Whitfield County residents can drop electronics for recycling year round at the Old Dixie Highway landfill and convenience center.
Whitfield County falls under Georgia EPD's open burning ban, which prohibits burning yard and land clearing debris from May 1 through September 30. Burning household garbage is never legal anywhere in Georgia.
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(678) 884-4738Dalton offers bulk waste pickup for residents, but items must be scheduled in advance through the city's sanitation department. Leaving junk curbside without an appointment can result in code enforcement citations. Whitfield County also prohibits illegal dumping with fines that increase per repeat offense.
Through LoadUp, single-item pickups typically start around $69-$150 depending on the item. Full cleanouts for garages or rental properties start higher. Traditional truckload haulers in the Dalton area generally quote $200-$500 for a partial to full load. The city's scheduled bulk pickup is the cheapest option if your items qualify and you can wait.
Same-day availability depends on local Loader schedules. In the Dalton area, next-day pickup is more common, though same-day slots do open up — especially if you book before midday. Enter your zip code during booking to see real-time availability for neighborhoods like Downtown Dalton, East Dalton, or Dug Gap.
Yes, but refrigerators and other appliances containing refrigerant require certified Freon recovery before disposal under federal EPA rules. LoadUp handles the refrigerant removal as part of the pickup — no need to get a separate tag or hire an HVAC tech. Scrap metal dealers in the Whitfield County area may also take them if they do their own evacuation.
Loaders sort items during pickup whenever possible. Furniture and household goods in usable condition are routed to local donation centers, including Habitat for Humanity ReStore and area thrift organizations. Electronics go to certified e-waste processors. Items that can't be reused or recycled are taken to the appropriate disposal facility.
For curbside pickups, no — just place items in an accessible spot and leave clear notes during booking. For in-home or garage cleanouts, someone should be present or you can provide entry instructions. Your Loader will call about 30 minutes before arriving so you know exactly when to expect them.
The biggest difference is pricing transparency. 1-800-GOT-JUNK charges by truckload and gives a final price only after the crew arrives on-site. LoadUp prices per item online, so your cost is locked before anyone shows up. For one or two items — which is most residential jobs in a city Dalton's size — that model usually saves $30-$100.
Given Dalton's deep ties to the carpet industry, old flooring removal is a common request. LoadUp can haul away rolled carpet, padding, and flooring debris that's already been pulled up. The crew doesn't do the demolition or tear-out itself, but once materials are detached and accessible, they'll load and dispose of everything properly.
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