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Junk removal guides for St. Louis
Straight answers about what things cost around St. Louis, how the photo quote works, and how bulk pickup, drop-offs and disposal actually run here.
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1-800-GOT-JUNK alternatives in St. Louis
St. Louis has more junk removal options than most people check: two national franchises, app-based services, local independents and the City's own monthly…
5 things St. Louis bulk pickup won't take
The City of St. Louis takes up to three bulky items a month, none over 100 pounds or 6 feet. A standard sofa usually fails on both counts, and costs $126 to…
Air conditioner disposal in St. Louis
A small window AC unit hauled out of a St. Louis flat is $87; an outdoor condenser is $115. Air conditioners hold refrigerant, which is why they cannot just…
Basement cleanouts in St. Louis brick flats and bungalows
A typical St. Louis basement full of boxes, shelving and an old appliance or two lands around a half truck at $431. The hard part is not the price. It is…
Bed frame disposal in St. Louis
A standard metal bed frame carried out of a St. Louis home is $68; a solid or upholstered queen frame is $126. A bed frame is also one of the easier things…
Can you leave furniture on the curb in St. Louis?
In most City of St. Louis blocks, the answer is not the curb at all — it is the alley, once a month, three items max. A sofa that breaks the rules is $126…
City vs County: whose bulk pickup rules apply to you in St. Louis
The City of St. Louis has not been part of St. Louis County since 1877, and its monthly bulky rule — three items, 100 pounds, 6 feet — stops at the City…
How to get rid of a couch in St. Louis
A standard sofa carried out of any St. Louis home is $126 flat. That matters because most sofas are heavier than 100 pounds or longer than 6 feet, which is…
How to get rid of a mattress in St. Louis
A queen mattress picked up from any floor of a St. Louis home is $103 flat. Here is how that stacks up against the City's monthly bulky pickup, a transfer…
How to get rid of a refrigerator in St. Louis
A standard refrigerator carried out of a St. Louis kitchen or basement is $164 flat. Missouri has banned major appliances from landfills since 1991, so…
How to get rid of a TV in St. Louis
A TV under 42 inches carried out of a St. Louis home is $62; a 65-inch-plus set is $73. Which other options you have depends on which side of the…
How to get rid of old appliances in St. Louis
A washer and dryer carried up from a St. Louis basement are $133 + $128 = $261 flat. Because Missouri bans major appliances from landfills, every route ends…
How to pick a junk hauler in St. Louis
A good St. Louis junk hauler will tell you what your job costs before they arrive — a sofa at $126, a fridge at $164 — carry it from the basement without a…
Is it illegal to dump furniture in St. Louis?
Under Missouri law, leaving furniture on someone else's property is a Class C misdemeanor, and a Class A for repeat offenders. A sofa carried out legally is…
Junk removal vs dumpster rental in St. Louis
A half truck of junk loaded and hauled from a St. Louis home is $431; a full truck is $732. A dumpster can be the right tool too. Here is how to tell which…
JunkRabbit vs 1-800-GOT-JUNK in St. Louis
Both companies haul junk across St. Louis. The differences are in how the price is set, when you can book, and what you know before the truck shows up. With…
Landlord turnover cleanouts in St. Louis
A typical St. Louis flat left with a sofa, a mattress set and bags fits a quarter truck at $241 or a half truck at $431. For landlords, the number matters…
Mattress disposal laws in St. Louis: what actually applies
Missouri's illegal-dumping law makes leaving a mattress where it doesn't belong a Class C misdemeanor. Here is what the City, the County and the state…
Moving-out cleanouts in St. Louis
The classic last-day pile in a St. Louis move-out, a sofa and a mattress set, is $126 + $143 = $269. A mixed pile of boxes and odds and ends often fits a…
Renovation debris removal in St. Louis
A full kitchen cabinet rip-out hauled from a St. Louis home is $293; a cast iron bathtub is $185. St. Louis has a lot of old houses being brought back, and…
Renting a truck vs junk removal in St. Louis
A quarter truck of junk carried out of a St. Louis home is $241, all in. Renting a truck and doing it yourself can cost less in cash — if you count only the…
SLU and WashU move-out junk removal in St. Louis
A twin mattress, a futon and a mini fridge left in an off-campus apartment are $82 + $111 + $115 = $308 to have carried out. In May, thousands of students…
St. Louis junk removal price list
A sofa is $126, a queen mattress $103, a refrigerator $164 and a full truckload $732 — the same flat prices in the City, the County and the Metro East. Here…
The $99 junk removal myth in St. Louis
A 'from $99' headline describes the smallest possible job. A sofa carried out of a St. Louis flat is $126 with us, and a quarter truck is $241. Here is how…
The best time to schedule junk removal in St. Louis
A sofa costs $126 to haul in St. Louis whether it is a Tuesday in January or the last Saturday in August. The price does not change with the calendar;…
The cheapest way to get rid of furniture in St. Louis
For a City of St. Louis household, the cheapest furniture removal is the bulky pickup you already pay $14 a month for. It just has limits. Here is every…
Tornado and storm debris cleanup in St. Louis
After a spring storm in St. Louis, a typical yard of broken limbs and a damaged patio set fits a quarter truck at $241. The May 2025 tornado showed how fast…
TV and electronics disposal in St. Louis
A desktop tower is $62 to have picked up in St. Louis, a monitor $58, and a whole box of cables and gadgets $77. The rules for getting rid of electronics…
What a garage cleanout costs in St. Louis
A one-car garage cleanout in St. Louis often fits a quarter truck at $241; a packed two-car garage can be a half truck at $431 or more. Here is how to size…
What a storage unit cleanout costs in St. Louis
Emptying a full 10x10 storage unit in St. Louis is $587 flat; a 5x10 is $397. Here are the prices by unit size and how to stop paying rent on things nobody…
What an apartment cleanout costs in St. Louis
A one-bedroom St. Louis apartment cleanout often fits a quarter truck at $241 or a half truck at $431. Here is how the number works for CWE high-rises,…
What an estate cleanout costs in St. Louis
A full St. Louis house with a basement and garage often takes at least one full truck at $732. Here is how estate cleanouts are priced, what drives the size…
What hoarding cleanup costs in St. Louis
A single packed room often fits a half truck at $431; a whole St. Louis house with a full basement can take several full trucks at $732 each. Here is how…
What hot tub removal costs in St. Louis
Removing a standard hot tub from a St. Louis backyard is $390 flat; a 6-8 person spa is $501. Here is what the job involves, what you need to do first, and…
What mattress recycling costs in St. Louis
Picked up and carried out, a queen mattress in St. Louis is $103 and a king is $114. Here is how that compares with what the City fee already covers and…
What St. Louis residents actually pay for junk removal
A single sofa is $126. A typical South City basement cleanout lands around a half truck at $431. Here is what common St. Louis jobs actually cost when you…
What to do with old furniture in St. Louis
A standard dresser hauled out of a St. Louis basement is $126; a 6-8 seat dining table is $163. Before you pay anyone, here is the order to try things in,…
Where does junk actually go in St. Louis?
Missouri has kept appliances out of landfills since 1991 and yard waste since 1992. So when a $164 fridge or $88 of yard waste leaves a St. Louis home, it…
Who picks up old appliances in St. Louis?
Four kinds of people pick up old appliances in St. Louis: the City, your municipal hauler, the store selling you a new one, and a junk hauler. A fridge with…
Why insured haulers matter more than price in St. Louis
A dresser costs $126 to have carried out of a St. Louis flat by insured haulers. A gouged 1890s banister or a cracked plaster wall costs a lot more to fix.…
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