Junk removal · Baltimore, MD
Priced by the fraction.
Junk removal across Baltimore, priced by how much of the truck you fill. We publish where it actually goes, by material — including the categories that end up in landfill no matter who takes them.
How much of the truck.
The one number you cannot estimate, so we describe what fits instead. Send a photo and we will tell you before we arrive.
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1/8
Minimum load
$100 – $175
A mattress and a bed frame. Or about six garbage bags and a chair.
Our minimum. If your pile is smaller than this, a bulk-trash pickup from the city is free and you should use it.
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1/4
Quarter load
$150 – $300
A small room cleared — sofa, coffee table, a few boxes.
The most common single-trip job we do.
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1/2
Half load
$250 – $550
A garage, a finished basement, or a full apartment of furniture.
Where the per-item price starts working in your favour.
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FULL
Full truckload
$550 – $1,000
A rowhouse cleanout, an estate, or a small construction tear-out.
Two people, most of a day. We will tell you on the phone if it is going to be two trips.
Where it actually goes
61% diverted. The national rate is 32.1%.
Our rate is roughly double the national municipal average, which is exactly the kind of claim you should be sceptical of. Ask any hauler for the breakdown by material rather than the headline number, and ask which yard or charity actually receives it.
2 of the 8 categories above mostly or entirely reach landfill. Publishing those is the only thing that makes the headline number worth anything.
What we will not take.
Every one of these has a correct route, and it is not a truck.
- Hazardous waste
- Paint, solvents, pesticides, pool chemicals. It needs a household hazardous waste day, which Baltimore runs free.
- Asbestos and anything suspected of it
- Licensed abatement, not a hauler. Pre-1985 floor tile and pipe wrap in particular.
- Medical and sharps
- Regulated stream. Pharmacies and hospitals take these back.
- Full fuel tanks, propane, batteries over car size
- Explosion risk in a compacting truck. Empty and separate them and we will take the shells.
- Anything still attached to the building
- We are haulers, not demolition. Once it is loose, it is ours.
Where we run.
Baltimore City
Hampden · Canton · Federal Hill · Charles Village · Remington
North county
Towson · Lutherville · Timonium · Cockeysville
East & south
Dundalk · Essex · Glen Burnie · Brooklyn Park
West
Catonsville · Ellicott City · Woodlawn · Arbutus
What Baltimore says.
“They told me the pile was under their minimum and that city bulk pickup would take it free. Then they came back a month later for the actual cleanout.”
“Full estate. They separated the metal, took two loads of furniture to ReStore and gave me the receipt for the tax deduction.”
“Straight answer on the mouldy basement couch — landfill, no way around it. I would rather be told that than have it dressed up.”
“Quoted a half load on the phone, filled a bit over, and charged the half load anyway. That is the whole review.”
Questions.
How do I know what fraction my pile is?
You mostly cannot, and that is fine. Send a photo and we will tell you before we arrive. The truck bed is 16 feet by 8 feet by 5 feet tall, so a full load is about 640 cubic feet — but nobody thinks in cubic feet, which is why we price in quarters.
Is your 61% diversion rate real?
It is our own measured figure across last year, and you should be sceptical: the national municipal recycling rate is 32.1%, so we are claiming nearly double. That is why the breakdown by material is on this page. The metal and cardboard numbers do most of the work; mixed construction debris drags it down.
Will you donate my furniture?
If it is genuinely usable. The test is whether you would take it into your own home. A sofa with a torn cushion is donatable; a sofa that has been in a damp basement is not, and charities are quite firm about that because they pay to dispose of what they cannot use.
Can I just use city bulk pickup?
For a few items, yes, and it is free. We will say so on the phone. Where we earn the money is volume, stairs, heavy items and same-week timing.
Do you charge by weight?
No, by volume. Weight matters to us at the tip but it is not something you can estimate, and a per-pound price is how a $200 job becomes a $600 invoice.
What if it is more than you quoted?
We tell you before we load, not after. If the pile is bigger than the photo suggested, you get the new number and can decide. Nobody gets a surprise on the invoice.
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