San Diego Pricing
One sofa is $126. A queen mattress is $103. A garage that’s quietly filled up for years is usually a half truck, $431. Every number below is what you actually pay in San Diego County — flat, quoted from a photo before anyone drives out, with carry-out, loading and disposal already inside it.
The minimum order is $75, and the quote you get already includes everything — labor, loading, disposal and tax.
Name the things and you get item pricing — a fixed price per piece. If you can’t, you get truck-load pricing: you’re paying for the space it takes up.
| How full | Price | Roughly |
|---|---|---|
| 1/4 truck | $241 | a small bedroom — bed, dresser, a few boxes |
| 3/8 truck | $338 | a single-car garage’s back wall |
| 1/2 truck | $431 | the most common cleanout size we run |
| 5/8 truck | $513 | a two-car garage, or a small apartment |
| 3/4 truck | $587 | a garage plus a patio |
| 7/8 truck | $661 | a full two-bedroom clear-out |
| Full truck | $732 | a whole-house load |
Less than people expect. Stairs don’t change your price, and neither does same-day. What moves it is weight, volume, and where the load has to go.
The City of San Diego runs no residential bulky-item collection — the planned programme is paused. Unlike most metros, there is no free curbside fallback to compare us against.
Miramar’s FY2027 gate is about $102/ton for City-generated refuse and $108 otherwise, with C&D far higher at $241–$257/ton, plus an $8/ton refuse collector business tax. Renovation debris is genuinely costly to put down here.
Because C&D tipping runs well above household waste in San Diego, concrete, tile and roofing are priced by weight — a photo tells us which kind of load it is.
In most cities we tell people to use the free municipal pickup when it fits. In San Diego there isn’t one to use — residential bulky collection isn’t running.
That makes the real comparison a haul-it-yourself trip to Miramar versus a scheduled crew. If you own a truck, have help, and the load is light, the trip may be cheaper. Once it’s a sofa down a flight of stairs, a renovation pile, or anything you’d have to tarp and weigh in, the maths usually flips.
| Item | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Sofa / couch | $126 | standard three-seater |
| Loveseat | $119 | two-seater |
| Sectional (3-piece) | $185 | priced per section |
| Recliner | $98 | manual or power |
| Armchair | $77 | accent or club chair |
| Item | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Queen mattress | $103 | handled separately from regular trash |
| King mattress | $114 | king or Cal-king |
| Twin mattress | $82 | the move-out special |
| Box spring | $92 | any size |
| Bed frame | $68 | metal or platform |
| Dresser | $126 | standard |
| Item | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Refrigerator | $164 | refrigerant handled properly |
| Side-by-side / french door | $183 | the bigger boxes |
| Washer | $133 | we disconnect it |
| Dryer | $128 | gas or electric |
| Dishwasher | $109 | uninstall included |
| Mini fridge | $115 | dorm or garage fridge |
| Window AC unit | $87 | seasonal swap-outs |
| Microwave | $30 | countertop |
| Item | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Dining table (2-4 seat) | $103 | larger tables price up |
| Coffee table | $67 | glass or wood |
| Desk | $83 | executive desks price up |
| Bookshelf | $72 | flat-pack or solid |
| Item | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Hot tub | $322 | broken down on site |
| Upright piano | $290 | crew of three |
| Treadmill | $115 | disassembly included |
| Propane grill | $71 | tank taken separately |
Don’t see it? The instant quote prices the whole catalog from a photo, and the cost calculator totals a whole job in a few taps.
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Not currently — the City’s residential bulky programme is paused, so there’s no free curbside option to wait for.
No. Downtown, North Park, La Jolla, Chula Vista and Escondido all use the same flat list.
Yes. C&D tipping at Miramar runs far above household waste, so concrete, tile and roofing are priced by weight rather than volume.
No. Carry-out is included, and we supply the certificate of insurance buildings ask for.
No. A California junk removal bill from us has no tax line on it — the photo quote is the charge, with the $75 minimum as the floor.
Yes, that’s routine here — a garage code in Carmel Valley, an alley in North Park, a carport in PB. We text photos of the empty spot when the truck leaves.
Prices are flat and quoted from a photo: sofa $126, queen mattress $103, refrigerator $164, washer $133, 42–65 inch TV $68. Bigger jobs run from $241 for a quarter truck to $732 for a full 16-cubic-yard load, and the minimum order is $75.
Not at the moment. The City’s bulky-item collection is paused until further notice, so large items need a private hauler or a trip to the Miramar Landfill.
No. California sales tax applies to goods; hauling away your unwanted items is a service, so your quote has no tax line.
Yes. We cover all of San Diego County at the same prices, from the border to Camp Pendleton and out through East County.
Yes. Give us your checkout date when you book, and we’ll schedule the pickup before it.
Yes. Send us your building’s requirements when you book, and the certificate goes to management before the pickup day.
Qualifying mattresses go to California’s industry-funded mattress recycling program, which recovers the steel, foam and fabric instead of burying them.
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