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Junk removal price list template
Junk haulers publish a price ladder from the smallest pickup to a full truck. Clear Waste Solutions in South Florida lists a $144 minimum, $314 for a quarter truck, $412 for a half and $649 for a full one, and Orange Crew in Chicagoland adds $50 for each mattress (checked October 2026). Give every row its cubic yards, say what the price covers (loading, the haul and normal dump fees), and list item fees and quote-only work underneath.
Print your truck card
Enter price for service 1.
Published examples: check the unit and included work
| Published service | Price | Scope | Source and date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 420–480 cubic feet; US full-load guide | $400–$450 per load | Published May 2024; current local cards run higher. | HomeGuide: junk removal prices · Checked |
| Half truck; South Florida | $412 per provider half-load | Half of this company’s own truck; special items cost extra. | Clear Waste Solutions: South Florida load prices · Checked |
A May 2024 national guide beside a current local card. Size your own rows by the cubic yards your truck holds, then price them from your costs.
How many load sizes should a junk price list show?
Enough that customers can find their pile, few enough that your crew can call it at the truck. Clear Waste uses a minimum, a quarter, a half and a full truck, with gaps of $170, $98 and $237 between the steps. Adding an eighth and a three-quarter step softens the biggest jumps. Write the cubic yards next to every step.
Disagreements at the truck happen at the edges between steps. A pile that’s “a bit over a quarter” is a $98 question at Clear Waste’s prices. Decide the rule before anyone asks, either rounding to the nearest step or charging the next step only when the pile clearly passes the line, and print it on the sheet.
Which item fees belong on the price list?
Every item that costs you extra to get rid of, as a flat fee per piece: mattresses and box springs, appliances with refrigerant, tires, TVs and monitors. Orange Crew lists $50 per mattress or box spring on top of the load price. Customers can add up flat fees before they call, while a vague “special items extra” line gets argued over in the driveway.
Set each fee from what the item costs you at the recycler or transfer station, plus the handling, and recheck it when the yard changes its rates; a fee set the year you started may now be under cost. Mark heavy single pieces such as a safe or a pool table as “quoted”, because the crew and equipment they need depend on the stairs.
Should you publish junk removal prices?
Most people want a number before they let a stranger into their garage, and both Clear Waste and Orange Crew publish their truck cards. Published steps cut down on quote calls and help people decide to book. The cost is that customers size their own pile, and a guess can be wrong, so the sheet needs one line saying the final price is set by how much of the truck it fills.
Publish the steps and the item fees, and keep demolition, construction debris and estate cleanouts as quoted work. Those depend on weight, sorting and access in ways a ladder of truck shares can’t show, and a published number for them becomes the figure every bid is held against, even when the job turns out far bigger.
Frequently asked questions
Should the price list show a minimum?
Yes, at the top. Clear Waste’s $144 minimum is less than half its $314 quarter truck, which makes it the price for a piece or two rather than a small load. Say what it covers in plain words, such as “one or two items, ground floor”, so the customer with a single chair and the one with a carport full of boxes don’t both expect it.
How often should I update junk removal prices?
Whenever your transfer station or recycler changes its fees, and at least once a year. Dump fees move on their own schedule, so when one goes up, raise the steps and the item fees that depend on it instead of adding a surcharge line nobody understands. Put the date on the sheet.
What should the sheet say about items I won’t take?
List them plainly so nobody finds out at the truck: paint and solvents, chemicals, propane tanks, asbestos, medical waste and anything else your transfer station refuses. If you know where the customer can take them, such as a county household hazardous waste day, say so. A clear no on paper is easier than a no in the driveway.
Sources
- HomeGuide: junk removal prices · Checked
- Clear Waste Solutions: South Florida load prices · Checked
- Orange Crew: Chicagoland truck-load prices · Checked