Starting at $80. Additional items from $15.
Junk has a way of piling up quietly, then all at once it is in the way. Book a pickup here in the Gateway to Tennessee, see your price up front, and skip the hauling.
You read the sanitation schedule, call two haulers, wait on a callback that never comes, and price a dumpster you do not really need. Two weekends later, the junk is still sitting exactly where it was.
The city's brush and bulk collection runs on an every-other-week rotation, and your half of town has its own week. Miss the Sunday evening set-out and you wait for the next round. Construction and remodel debris is not collected from homes at all, so that load stays yours.
Most haulers still want to come look before they say a number, then quote you by how much of the truck your load fills. That means an appointment before the appointment, a figure you cannot check against anything, and a real chance it changes once they see the stairs.
Donation centers have to be selective, and they should be. Stained upholstery, older televisions, cribs, anything with a tear or a missing part gets turned away at the door. Getting it there in one piece, during their hours, is still entirely on you.
A rented container makes sense for a gut renovation. For one garage or a single back bedroom, you commit to days of blocked driveway, two scheduling windows, and a permit question if the box has to sit on a narrow street. You still load every piece 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.
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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.
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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 East Ridge 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 East Ridge's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions .
Many homes on the Belvoir and Missionary Ridge slopes keep their junk down a narrow basement stairwell or behind a detached garage. Your Loaders are background-checked, rated by real customers, and used to both.
Curbside fits when the treadmill or the box spring is already waiting at the street or the flat end of a driveway, so your Loaders can load it and go. Full-service makes more sense when it is still in a Spring Creek back bedroom, a mid-century basement, or a second-floor unit in one of the city's smaller multifamily buildings, and your Loaders clear it from where it sits.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $80 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $75 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before noon | from $90 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $80 |
| 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.
Helping neighbors here is genuinely good work. This city holds onto things: a grandmother's bedroom set, a garage packed tight since the eighties. Your Loaders show up ready for that, whether the stop is a Belvoir driveway or a narrow Spring Creek carport.
Bulky items leave an East Ridge home in very different shapes, and condition decides where each one can go. Your Loader separates a usable dresser from a water-damaged one and keeps salvageable pieces out of the landfill when possible.
Household pieces that are clean, intact, and still usable may be passed along where local options allow. Your Loader makes that judgment at pickup, with no paperwork and no outcome promised.
A treadmill with a dead motor or a metal bed frame bent out of shape still holds material worth separating. Where area recycling outlets accept it, your Loader may take it there.
Some loads leaving East Ridge have no second life: a mold-stained sectional from a damp basement, a shattered pool frame. Those head to a transfer station or landfill, subject to what that site currently accepts.
Set out the wrong pile in East Ridge and crews drive past it, leaving Hamilton County residents with debris that can draw a code violation.
East Ridge sanitation crews do not pick up construction or remodeling materials from any residence. Renovation waste such as drywall, lumber, roofing and concrete has to reach the city drop-off site or a permitted construction and demolition landfill.
Logs and branches thicker than six inches in diameter must be cut into eighteen inch sections before curbside brush collection, and nothing larger is accepted. Leaves and brush must also stay in separate piles, since crews handle them on different runs.
Brush and bulk collection runs on an every other week rotation, with the city split into two zones. Items set out after Sunday evening of your week can sit until the next rotation, so the city drop-off site is faster.
Federal Clean Air Act rules require refrigerant to be recovered by a certified technician before any refrigerator, freezer, window air conditioner or dehumidifier is scrapped or landfilled. East Ridge accepts large metal appliances at its drop-off center.
From October 15 through May 15, Tennessee's Division of Forestry requires a free burn permit for leaf and brush piles, and burning without one is a Class C misdemeanor. Permits are issued only when conditions are safe.
Paints, solvents, pesticides and fuels from Tennessee households are accepted at the regional household hazardous waste facility with a state issued driver's license. Latex paint is turned away there because it is not toxic and can simply be dried out.
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(678) 884-4738Only with a scheduled bulk pickup through the city. Items left curbside without an appointment can be cited as a code violation under East Ridge's property maintenance ordinances. Hamilton County also enforces illegal dumping fines. If you need something gone quickly, a paid hauler can usually pick up within a day or two.
Through LoadUp, single-item pickups typically start around $89-$150 depending on size and weight. Appliances start at $99, mattresses at $69, and full cleanouts start around $349. Traditional truckload haulers in the Chattanooga area generally charge $200-$500 for a comparable residential load.
Yes, same-day pickup is often available in East Ridge when you book before noon. Next-day service covers the broader Chattanooga metro area. Enter your zip code during booking to confirm live availability for your specific address.
Appliances containing refrigerant require certified Freon recovery before disposal — federal law, not optional. Most curbside programs won't touch them without a removal tag. LoadUp handles the refrigerant extraction as part of the pickup, so you don't need to arrange a separate technician or certification.
Loaders sort items on-site whenever possible. Usable furniture and goods are routed to local charities in the Chattanooga area, including Habitat for Humanity ReStore and Goodwill. Electronics go to certified e-waste recyclers. Only items that can't be donated or recycled are sent to an appropriate disposal facility.
For curbside jobs, no — just leave the junk in an accessible spot and add placement notes when you book. For indoor or garage cleanouts, someone should be present or you can provide access instructions ahead of time. Your Loader will call about 30 minutes before arriving.
The main difference is pricing transparency. 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King charge by truckload and require an in-person estimate, so your final price isn't set until the crew arrives. LoadUp prices per item online with the cost locked before anyone shows up. For one- or two-item jobs, that model usually saves $30-$100.
Yes. Full cleanouts cover everything from furniture and appliances to garage debris and yard junk. You can book a cleanout online and describe the scope — square footage, number of rooms, types of items. LoadUp provides an upfront quote without needing an in-person walkthrough first, which is especially useful for rental turnovers or estate cleanups.
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