Starting at $75. Additional items from $15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it takes over the space you actually need. Book a pickup across the Scenic City in minutes, see your price up front, and let someone else do the heavy lifting.
Most people start with a search, then a call to the city, then a list of hauling companies. Some never call back. Others quote by the truckload without seeing anything. Meanwhile the sectional sits in the garage, and your Saturday goes to borrowing a pickup it will not fit in.
City crews collect furniture and appliances by request, though pickups are capped at twelve per property in any twelve month period, and getting it to the curb is on you. Building debris and hazardous items stay put. Unincorporated Hamilton County addresses may not qualify at all.
Old school hauling companies want to see the pile first, which means an appointment before you get a number. Then the estimate arrives in fractions of a truck, a unit nobody can picture. Add a walk up from a Highland Park alley and the figure moves again.
Reuse shops in the area set their own conditions, and many turn down mattresses, upholstered furniture, and older appliances. Policies shift without notice. Even when an item is accepted, you are the one loading it, driving it over, and hoping nothing is stained or scratched enough to be refused.
A roll off container has to be delivered, parked somewhere legal, and picked up on its own timeline, which stretches a single room cleanout across days. Street placement may require permission. Where driveways are short, the box sits out front taking parking your Northshore neighbors were using.
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.
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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.
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 Chattanooga 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 Chattanooga's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions .
Older Highland Park homes often mean narrow stairs and no elevator, so your Loaders size up the carry-out route before they lift. Each is background-checked and rated by customers who booked ahead of you.
If the sectional or mattress already sits at the street or just inside an open garage, curbside is usually enough. Pick full service when the load is still in a basement, a back bedroom, or a Hixson storage room, because that is where your Loaders do the hauling 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.
Serving folks in this valley is the good part of the job, from the river bends north of town out past Highway 153 and up the Signal Mountain approaches. People here are practical and kind, and helping a family clear a garage never gets old.
Bulky household junk piles up faster than a Hamilton County drop-off run allows, so where things end up matters. Your Loaders sort what leaves a Chattanooga home by condition, keeping usable pieces out of the waste stream when local options allow.
Furniture and household goods still clean and structurally sound may be offered to area reuse or thrift channels when possible. Acceptance policies vary, so no donation outcome or paperwork is promised.
Items too worn for reuse can sometimes be broken down for metal, wood, or other recoverable material where facilities in the Chattanooga area accept them. Availability shifts by material and season.
Water-damaged sectionals, collapsed bed frames, and similar oversized pieces generally head to a permitted landfill or transfer station serving Hamilton County, handled properly so nothing sits at a Highland Park curb for weeks.
Set out the wrong pile in Chattanooga and crews drive past it, while large scale illegal dumping in Hamilton County can reach felony charges under Tennessee law.
Chattanooga collects residential bulky trash no more than twelve times at one property in any consecutive twelve month period, with brush and bagged yard waste counted separately. A single move or remodel can exhaust that allowance quickly.
The city's bulky trash service and its refuse collection centers exist for Chattanooga residents clearing items from the home they actually live in. Commercial waste, landlord turnovers and land clearing contractors are not eligible.
City ordinance keeps lumber, brick, block, concrete, dirt, rock, tile, glass, auto parts and tires out of material set at the curb, and city residents may not take construction or demolition waste to the city landfill.
Only natural material such as limbs and hedge bushes counts as brush. Treated lumber, crossties, particle board and pallets are refused, no piece may exceed eight feet long or eighteen inches across, and intermixed piles get passed over.
Tennessee residents can drop off common household hazardous materials with a state issued driver's license showing residency, up to fifteen gallons or one hundred fifty pounds per household. Businesses must arrange a commercial hazardous waste hauler instead.
Federal Clean Air Act rules prohibit venting refrigerant from refrigerators, freezers, window units and dehumidifiers. Whoever handles final disposal must keep a signed statement identifying who recovered the refrigerant and the date it was removed.
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(678) 884-4738Only with a scheduled bulk pickup through the City of Chattanooga's Public Works department. Placing junk curbside without an appointment can result in a code enforcement violation and fines. Hamilton County residents outside city limits should check with their local waste hauler, as rules vary.
Through LoadUp, single-item pickups typically start around $69-$150 depending on the item. Full cleanouts start higher based on volume. Traditional truck-based haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK charge by truckload, usually $200-$600 for a comparable residential load. The city's bulk pickup is free for eligible items but has limited scheduling.
Yes — LoadUp offers same-day availability in most Chattanooga zip codes when you book before noon. Next-day service is available across the metro area including Hixson, East Brainerd, and St. Elmo. Enter your zip at booking to confirm live availability for your address.
Refrigerators, freezers, and AC units contain refrigerants that must be legally recovered by a certified technician before disposal. The city won't take them without proper Freon removal. LoadUp handles the refrigerant recovery as part of the pickup — no separate tag or appointment needed on your end.
Loaders sort items on-site when possible. Usable furniture and goods are routed to local donation partners in the Chattanooga area, including Habitat for Humanity ReStore and local thrift organizations. Electronics go to certified e-waste recyclers. Only items that can't be reused or recycled are sent to the appropriate disposal facility.
For curbside junk pickups, no — just leave items in an accessible spot and add notes during booking. For garage, basement, or indoor pickups, someone should be present or you can provide entry instructions. Your Loader will call about 30 minutes before arrival so you know when to expect them.
Most traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK or College Hunks require an in-person estimate and charge by truckload, so you don't know your price until the crew arrives. LoadUp prices per item online with upfront, locked pricing before anyone shows up. For one- or two-item jobs, that typically saves $30-$100 compared to truckload pricing.
Yes. Full cleanouts are available for homes, rental properties, estates, and storage units across Chattanooga and Hamilton County. You can book online or by phone, describe the scope, and get a quote before the job. Crews handle the heavy lifting, sorting, loading, and disposal — including areas like Downtown, Brainerd, Northshore, and Lookout Valley.
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