Junk Removal Cost Calculator

About $723 at national-average rates — roughly $578–$975. That sits inside Angi's 2026 metro pricing ($575–$845 per full truckload); live 2026 metro quotes from national brands often land higher — Angi's Los Angeles data ran $685–$910 in July 2026, and 1-800-GOT-JUNK checks via HomeGuide hit $700–$1,000. A whole-home cleanout can take more than one truck.

By how much of the truck your items fill, not by weight — quotes are given in fractions (⅛, ¼, ½, full load) after a free on-site look. Our model mirrors that: a $70 trip base (crew + minimum dump fee) plus about $1.45 per cubic foot, which lands a quarter truck at $234 — right around Angi's $241 national average.

A single-mattress pickup computes about $175 full-service in our model — above the $99–$150 published single-item band, because the per-stop trip base (crew + minimum dump fee) floors the job before the $40 recycling fee is added. City bulky-item programs and discount operators can come in under it. On a mixed load, count on a $40-per-piece surcharge — states with mattress take-back programs (California, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Oregon) charge haulers per unit to recycle them, and California adds a recycling fee at the store checkout, which is part of why mattress fees vary the most by state.

In this model: $55 per Freon appliance (refrigerant capture is federally required), $35 per TV or monitor (leaded screens need e-waste processing — published e-waste fees run $30–$75 per item), and $15 per tire (landfills ban them). A fridge hauled by itself lands near $190, a single TV near $170.

Usually yes, though most operators fold it into the on-site quote instead of publishing a rate. We model one flight at +10% of the load price and two or more flights (or a long backyard carry) at +20% — on the quarter-truck load that's about $23 and $47 respectively, and roughly double those figures on a half truck. One Raleigh operator we found caps its stairs fee at $120. Curbside or garage-door staging avoids the charge entirely, which makes it the easiest money you'll save all day: stage whatever you can carry before the crew arrives.

Typically $50–$100 extra, and a few operators charge 20–50% over standard rates for rush jobs — though some waive the premium when a truck is already in your neighborhood. We model it as a flat $60, and the flatness is the insight: it's about 26% added to the quarter-truck load this page opens with but only about 8% on a full truck, so rush fees punish small jobs hardest. Booking 2–3 days out is the cheapest way to get the same crew.

Ask before the truck leaves. Most national operators sort reusable furniture, appliances and clothing to donation partners and can hand you a tax-deductible receipt for items that went to a 501(c)(3); a few discount the quote when most of the load is donatable. Condition matters — stained mattresses and broken electronics usually can't be donated.

Hazardous waste: paint, chemicals, motor oil, batteries, asbestos, and often propane tanks. Construction and demolition debris, hot tubs, pianos, pool tables and above-ground pools are usually quoted as their own job because of weight and labor. No permit is needed for curbside junk pickup in most cities, but a dumpster you place on the street often requires one.