Bears Moving Co. hauls junk: garage, basement, and attic cleanouts, single-item pickups, old appliances and mattresses, post-renovation debris, rental turnovers, storage-unit clear-outs, and full estate cleanouts. We do the carrying, load the truck, sweep the space, and route what we take to donation, recycling, or the transfer station. Pricing is not hourly.
Every job is quoted from the characteristics of the load — how much of the truck it fills, what it weighs, what is in it, how hard it is to get out, how far we drive, and what disposal costs — and you get that number on site before anything is loaded. Licensed GA HHG #9320 and fully insured.
Anything you want gone that is not going to a new address. A garage that has not fit a car in years. A basement full of furniture nobody claimed. One mattress, one sofa, one dead refrigerator. Cabinets and drywall left over from a remodel. A rental that has to be empty by Friday. A storage unit you have been paying for out of habit.
A whole house cleared after an estate.
It is a different job from a move, and it is priced differently. On a move you are paying for crew hours. On a cleanout you are paying for space on the truck and for what it costs to legally get rid of what is in it — which is why we quote junk removal by the load rather than by the clock.
Junk removal is not billed by the hour. Every job is quoted from the characteristics of the load: how much of the truck it fills, what it weighs, what is in it, how hard it is to get out, how far we drive, and what the disposal site charges to take it.
Volume is the main factor and the one most jobs are quoted on: how much of the truck your load fills, measured as a quarter, a half, three quarters, or a full truckload. We look at the pile, give you the number, and load only after you say yes. A one-off single-item pickup carries a small minimum because the truck and crew still make the trip.
Weight is the second factor. Dense material — concrete, brick, dirt, tile, plaster, roofing shingles — is charged by the ton at the transfer station, so a half load of demolition rubble can cost more than a full load of household furniture.
Item type is the third. Refrigerators, freezers, and window air conditioners need refrigerant recovery. Mattresses and box springs carry a mattress disposal fee. Electronics and e-waste, tires, and treated construction debris each have their own handling cost. We pass those through at what the facility charges us.
Labor and difficulty of removal is the fourth. A pile already in the driveway is the cheapest version of any job. Stairs, tight hallways, a long carry from the back of the property, and anything that has to be dismantled first — hot tubs, sheds, playsets, swing sets, workbenches — add crew time to the quote.
Location and travel is the fifth: the distance to the job and the distance from the job to the right disposal or recycling facility. Tipping fees are set by the county, so where the load ends up is part of the cost of taking it.
Disposal and recycling is the last. Landfill tipping fees, e-waste and appliance recycling charges, and the logistics of getting usable items to a donation center are all built into the quote you see before we load.
A single-item pickup is the simplest job we do. One couch off a second-floor walk-up, one mattress out of a bedroom, one refrigerator out of a garage. Those are quoted as a flat minimum and are typically done in under half an hour once we are on site.
A whole-house, estate, office, or storage-unit cleanout is priced on total volume across the day, sometimes across more than one truckload. We walk the property with you first, agree on the number, and then work through it room by room. Nothing gets added to the price mid-job unless you add to the pile.
We take furniture, mattresses and box springs, appliances, electronics, exercise equipment, yard and storm debris, construction and remodel debris, office furniture and files, and general household clutter. We dismantle what will not fit through a door and we sweep the space before we leave.
We cannot take hazardous materials: paint and solvents, chemicals, motor oil and fuel, propane tanks, batteries, medical waste, or anything containing asbestos. Everything else — furniture, appliances, mattresses, electronics, yard waste, construction debris — is fair game.
Sorting is part of the job, not an upsell. Usable furniture and household goods go to a donation partner, metal and appliances go to a scrapper, electronics go to a certified e-waste recycler, and the landfill is the last stop rather than the first. Ask for a donation receipt or a scale ticket when you book and we will send it after the job.
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It is quoted by the characteristics of the job, not by the hour. Truck volume is the main factor — a quarter, half, three-quarter, or full load — with weight, item type, difficulty of removal, travel, and disposal fees layered on top. You get the number on site before anything is loaded.
Because most of the cost happens after the truck leaves. Landfill tipping fees are charged by the ton, refrigerant appliances and mattresses carry their own disposal fees, and recycling and donation each have their own logistics. Pricing by the load reflects those real costs.
It is the space your items take up in our truck, quoted as a quarter, a half, three quarters, or a full load. We show you where your pile lands before we load so there is no debate about it afterward.
Yes. One sofa, one mattress, one appliance, one treadmill. Single-item pickups carry a small minimum because the truck and crew still make the trip, and they are usually finished in under half an hour.
No. We do the carrying from wherever the items are — basement, attic, backyard, upstairs bedroom. A curbside pile is faster to load and therefore cheaper, but it is never required.
We cannot take hazardous materials: paint and solvents, chemicals, motor oil and fuel, propane tanks, batteries, medical waste, or anything containing asbestos. Everything else — furniture, appliances, mattresses, electronics, yard waste, construction debris — is fair game.
Yes. Usable furniture and household goods go to donation partners, metal and appliances go to a scrapper, and electronics go to a certified e-waste recycler. Only what nobody can use goes to the transfer station.
We handle cleanouts and hauling in 57 metro Atlanta cities, with a dedicated page for each city and neighborhood we serve. Pick your city below for local access notes, common loads, and what drives the price there.