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1-800-GOT-JUNK alternatives in Cleveland

Cleveland has every kind of junk removal model: national franchises, curbside services, upfront item pricing and a free City program. JunkRabbit's model is…

5 things Cleveland bulk pickup won't take

Cleveland's bulk week takes three items a month, and five common things are not on the list. Here is each one, the rule behind it, and the flat price to…

Air conditioner disposal in Cleveland

A small window air conditioner costs $87 to have picked up in Cleveland, a large one $109, and an outdoor condenser $115. All of them hold refrigerant,…

Bed frame disposal in Cleveland: metal, wood and upholstered

A standard metal bed frame costs $68 to have picked up in Cleveland; a solid or upholstered queen frame is $126. Most frames come apart, which makes the…

Can you leave furniture on the tree lawn in Cleveland?

In the City of Cleveland, furniture can go on the tree lawn one week a month, three items per home, cloth pieces wrapped in plastic. Outside those rules, it…

Cleveland bulk week vs junk removal: when each one makes sense

Cleveland's bulk week is free and it works: three items per home, first full week of the month. When you have a fourth item, a basement or a lease ending on…

How to get rid of a couch in Cleveland

A standard sofa costs $126 to have carried out of a Cleveland home, from any floor. The free route works too, if you can wrap it, get it down the stairs and…

How to get rid of a mattress in Cleveland

A queen mattress picked up from any floor of a Cleveland house costs $103 flat. Bulk week is free, but it comes with a plastic-wrap rule and a…

How to get rid of a refrigerator in Cleveland

A standard refrigerator costs $164 to have carried out of a Cleveland home, from the kitchen or the basement. You cannot simply put one on the tree lawn:…

How to get rid of an old TV in Cleveland

A TV under 42 inches costs $62 to have picked up in Cleveland, and a 65-inch-plus set $73. You cannot put one out for bulk week: the City takes e-waste at…

How to get rid of old appliances in Cleveland

A washer and dryer cost $133 + $128 = $261 to have carried up from a Cleveland basement. Bulk week takes appliances too, but only drained of fluids and only…

How to pick a junk hauler in Cleveland

The right hauler for a Cleveland basement or the upper unit of a double is the one whose price covers carry-out from where the stuff is. A sofa from the…

Is it illegal to dump furniture in Cleveland?

Dumping furniture in Cleveland is illegal, and the City pays witnesses: 50 percent of collected fees can go to the person who reported it. A legal sofa…

Junk removal during a Cleveland Snow Belt winter

From mid-November until the lake freezes, a tree lawn on the east side can disappear under snow. A pickup from inside skips the curb entirely: a sofa is…

Junk removal vs dumpster rental in Cleveland

A full truckload picked up and hauled is $732 in Cleveland, with the loading done for you. A dumpster can make sense for a long remodel, if you have…

JunkRabbit vs 1-800-GOT-JUNK in Cleveland

Both haul junk across Greater Cleveland. The difference is the model: JunkRabbit publishes a flat price per item, like $126 for a sofa, before you book;…

Landlord turnover cleanouts in Cleveland

A tenant leaves a sofa, a mattress and a basement full of boxes. In Cleveland, that is often a 1/4 truck at $241, and it can be gone the same day if you…

Mattress disposal rules in Cleveland and its suburbs

In Cleveland the mattress rule is mostly about plastic and the calendar: wrapped, on the first full week of the month, one of three items. The flat…

Moving out of an upstairs double in Cleveland

A sofa down the enclosed back stairs of a Cleveland upstairs double is $126 with JunkRabbit, the same as from a ground floor. Here is how to plan the rest…

Moving-out cleanouts in Cleveland: what to do with what you're not taking

Leases rarely end in the first full week of the month, which is the only week Cleveland collects bulk. A move-out cleanout of the things you are not taking…

Renovation debris removal in Cleveland

The City of Cleveland does not collect construction or renovation debris at all. A JunkRabbit construction debris pickup is $120, and a full kitchen cabinet…

Renting a truck vs booking junk removal in Cleveland

Ridge Road Transfer Station takes 4 cubic yards per visit free for City residents. A JunkRabbit 1/4 truck, about the same 4 cubic yards, is $241 with the…

The $99 junk removal myth, explained for Cleveland

A low 'starting at' number is usually the smallest load, or a curbside price where you do the carrying. In a Cleveland double, the real question is what the…

The best time to schedule junk removal in Cleveland

Prices do not change by season: a sofa is $126 in July and in January. What changes in Cleveland is access, from lake-effect snow on the rear stairs to the…

The cheapest way to get rid of furniture in Cleveland

The cheapest way is free: Cleveland bulk week takes three wrapped items in the first full week of the month. When that does not fit, a flat pickup starts at…

The Cleveland junk removal price list

A sofa is $126, a queen mattress $103 and a 1/4 truckload $241. These are the actual flat prices for Cleveland, grouped the way Cleveland houses are:…

TV and electronics disposal in Cleveland

A box of mixed electronics costs $77 to have picked up in Cleveland; a desktop tower is $62 and a monitor $58. None of it can go out in bulk week, because…

What a basement cleanout costs in Cleveland

A Cleveland basement with a dead freezer, an old couch and decades of boxes is often a 1/2 truck, $431. The stairs are steep and narrow; the price does not…

What a garage cleanout costs in Cleveland

A packed one-car detached garage in Cleveland is often around a 3/8 truck, $338. A suburban two-car garage that has not been cleared in years can be a full…

What a hoarding cleanup costs in Cleveland

A full truckload is $732 in Cleveland. A serious hoarding cleanup in a house with a basement and attic can take two or more, so $732 + $732 = $1,464 is a…

What a storage unit cleanout costs in Cleveland

Clearing a 10x10 storage unit in Cleveland costs $587 flat; a 5x10 is $397. If the monthly rent has outlived the value of what is inside, this is the number…

What an apartment cleanout costs in Cleveland

A studio apartment cleanout in Cleveland often fits in a 1/4 or 1/2 truck, $241 or $431. A furnished two-bedroom is more like a 3/4 truck at $587. Floors…

What an estate cleanout costs in Cleveland

A full truckload, about 16 cubic yards, is $732 in Cleveland, and a whole-house estate in an older home often takes one to two trucks. Here is how to…

What Cleveland residents actually pay for junk removal

Here is what common Cleveland jobs add up to at flat prices, from a single $126 sofa to a $732 full truck.

What hot tub removal costs in Cleveland

Removing a standard hot tub in Cleveland costs $390 flat; a 6-to-8 person spa is $501. A tub that has sat through a Cleveland winter without being drained…

What mattress recycling and removal cost in Cleveland

A queen mattress costs $103 to have picked up in Cleveland, and a mattress with its box spring is $143. The free routes cost something too: a bag, a truck,…

What to do with old furniture in Cleveland

A standard dresser costs $126 to have carried out of a Cleveland home, and a sofa is the same. Before you pay anything, here is how to sort what you have…

Where does junk actually go in Cleveland?

A 1/4 truck of junk, about 4 cubic yards, costs $241 to haul in Cleveland. Here is what happens to it after it leaves your driveway, and why the type of…

Who picks up old appliances in Cleveland?

Four groups pick up old appliances in Cleveland: the City's bulk program, the retailer delivering the replacement, scrap collectors, and junk haulers. A…

Why an insured hauler matters more than the price in Cleveland

Saving a few dollars on a $126 sofa pickup means nothing if an uninsured crew gouges a plaster wall on the way down. In Cleveland's old houses and towers,…

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