Starting at $75. Additional items from $15.
Junk has a way of piling up until dealing with it feels like a project. Booking a pickup in Fort O takes minutes, and you see your price before you ever commit to a date.
You look up the collection schedule, read the fine print on what qualifies, call a couple of haulers, and hear back from one. Weeks pass that way, and the pile in the garage has not moved.
The city's brush and bulk route typically comes around on a rotating schedule, roughly every other week, and it leaves out whole categories you are then told to get to the county landfill yourself. It also assumes everything is already at the curb.
Most haulers want to walk the property before they commit, then price the job by how much of the truck bed your load fills. That estimate can move once they see it, and you are standing in the driveway deciding on the spot.
Thrift and charity outlets have standards, and they should: stains, tears, water damage, or a missing part usually means a no. Mattresses and older televisions are common declines. Drop-off hours are narrow, so the truck you do not own becomes the real obstacle.
A roll-off sits in the way for days. On tight older lots the only spot may be the street, which can mean clearing it with the city first, and in newer subdivisions it becomes something the neighbors watch. You still fill it yourself.
Enter your ZIP code and item details to get a guaranteed upfront price online. No waiting for an onsite estimate.
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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.
No in-person charges
Most companies charge by truck space, and the price often changes on arrival. LoadUp charges by item, based on exactly what you're removing.
Free options are great when they work. LoadUp exists for everything else — the stuff that's too heavy, too restricted, or too urgent for the alternatives.
See My PriceSee your exact price online. No on-site estimator visits, no surprise charges. What you see is what you pay.
Book before noon and a Loader can often be there today. No 3-day scheduling windows like the city service.
Your Loader comes inside — bedroom, basement, attic, wherever the item lives. You don't have to touch it.
Loaders prioritize Goodwill, Furniture Bank, and Habitat ReStore over local landfills. Every removal plants a tree.
Across all options, not just ours: a real breakdown of what Fort Oglethorpe 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.
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 Fort Oglethorpe's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions .
From narrow older driveways near the former post to two-story homes in newer subdivisions, your Loaders handle the stair carries and tight turns themselves. Each one is background-checked and rated by customers.
If everything is already at the street or sitting on the driveway apron, curbside is the simpler choice. Choose full-service when items are still in a basement, upstairs bedroom, or detached garage, since your Loaders will carry them out for you.
| 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.
We like it here. People in Fort Oglethorpe say what they mean, hold the door, and know their neighbors by name. Whether your family has been on the same street for forty years or you just unpacked off Cloud Springs Road, your Loaders will treat your home with care.
Where a mattress, dresser, or old refrigerator ends up matters as much as getting it out of the house. In Fort Oglethorpe, your Loader sorts each item by condition, aiming for reuse or recycling when local options allow.
Furniture, working appliances, and household goods still in clean, usable shape may be offered to donation channels where available, so a sectional or dining set can find a second household instead of a dump run.
Items too worn for donation may still be worth breaking down. Metal bed frames, appliance shells, and electronics can head toward recycling outlets when possible, since Georgia practice limits how some of these are handled.
When a couch is soaked through or a treadmill is beyond repair, your Loaders haul it away to a permitted landfill or transfer station serving the Fort Oglethorpe area, following whatever the county currently accepts.
Setting out the wrong item in Fort Oglethorpe means crews leave it behind, and a lingering pile can draw a code violation notice. Catoosa County rules apply too.
Fort Oglethorpe runs brush and bulk collection every other week on a rotating route, but crews skip tree limbs longer than five feet or thicker than four inches, along with stumps. The county landfill accepts stumps under 38 inches across.
State law bars leaves, grass, and yard trimmings from lined municipal solid waste landfills, which is why brush travels a separate route toward composting or mulching. Land clearing debris such as felled trees and stumps sits outside that ban.
The city does not collect refrigerators or freezers with the compressor still attached, because federal Clean Air Act rules require a certified technician to recover refrigerant before any sealed cooling system is scrapped or landfilled.
Curbside brush and bulk crews leave mattresses and box springs behind, so each one has to reach the Catoosa County transfer station, where a charge of $33.25 per mattress or box spring applies on top of standard disposal.
Roofing shingles, lumber, drywall, and general building rubbish are excluded from city brush and bulk service. Construction and demolition material goes to the county transfer station instead, where loads are weighed and billed by the ton plus a state regulatory fee.
Chemicals, paint, liquids, tires, and batteries are not collected curbside, and the county facility refuses propane and compressed gas cylinders, caps used oil or antifreeze at five gallons per visit, and turns away oversized tractor tires.
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(678) 884-4738Catoosa County does not offer unlimited curbside bulk pickup. Leaving junk at the curb without an arranged collection can result in a code enforcement citation for illegal dumping. Check with Fort Oglethorpe city hall for any scheduled bulk pickup days, or book a hauler to remove items on your timeline.
Through LoadUp, single-item pickups typically start around $69-$150 depending on the item. Full cleanouts for a garage or property start higher. Traditional truckload haulers in the Chattanooga metro area generally quote $200-$500 per load. City bulk pickup, when available, may be free or low-cost but limited in scope.
Same-day and next-day availability depends on your zip code and booking time. LoadUp often has same-day slots in the Fort Oglethorpe and greater Chattanooga area when you book before noon. Enter your address during booking to see real-time availability for your specific location.
Yes. Refrigerators, freezers, and window AC units contain refrigerants that require certified removal under federal EPA regulations. LoadUp handles the Freon recovery as part of the pickup — no need to get a separate tag or hire a technician beforehand. This is one of the most common items we pick up in Fort Oglethorpe.
Loaders sort items during pickup whenever possible. Usable furniture and household goods are routed to local donation centers in the Chattanooga metro area, including Habitat for Humanity ReStore and Goodwill. Electronics go to certified e-waste recyclers. Items that can't be donated or recycled are taken to the appropriate disposal facility.
For curbside jobs, no — just leave the junk in an accessible spot and add location notes when you book. For items inside your home or garage, someone should be present or you can provide entry instructions at booking. Your Loader will call about 30 minutes before arriving.
The biggest difference is pricing transparency. 1-800-GOT-JUNK charges by truckload and typically requires an in-person estimate before confirming a price. LoadUp prices per item online with an upfront quote locked before anyone arrives. For one- or two-item jobs common in Fort Oglethorpe, LoadUp usually comes in lower.
Select your items online or by phone, get an upfront price, and choose a pickup window that works for you. On pickup day, your assigned Loader calls roughly 30 minutes out, arrives, loads everything, and handles disposal, donation, or recycling. No surprise fees — the price you see at booking is what you pay.
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