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Junk Removal in Bristol, CT

Crew-loaded junk removal in Bristol, Hartford County. 20-yard truck, $179 to $979 truck-load tiers.

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dumpster rental truck delivery in Bristol, CT by Grizzly Junk Pros

  • 20,000+

    jobs completed

  • 4.99 ★

    463 reviews

  • Family-owned

    since 2014 (12 years)

  • Licensed & insured

    in Connecticut & New York

Serving homeowners and commercial accounts across Hartford County, CT.
blue dumpster residential in Bristol, CT by Grizzly Junk Pros

Junk removal in Bristol is a crew job: we bring a 20-yard truck and two people, you point at what goes, and the price is confirmed before anything is loaded. Bristol splits into a tight side and a roomy side. That shapes what a typical Bristol dispatch looks like more than anything else does — the sizes we send, the number of visits, and whether a can on the driveway makes more sense than a second truck run. Everything below is the detail: the tiers, what we take, what we don't, and where Bristol's own municipal disposal options sit if you'd rather haul it yourself.

What Bristol jobs tend to look like

Downtown Bristol and Forestville are older tenement blocks where many buildings have no usable private driveway, so the truck works from the street and multi-family carries are the norm. Chippens Hill is the other end: newer subdivisions with larger driveways, where the truck parks close and a full garage or basement is mostly a volume question. Federal Hill is older residential with mixed driveways. Edgewood is mid-century and the West End mid-size, both with easier access. The Lake Compounce area mixes south-end residential with commercial, and Terryville Road runs rural-residential on larger lots.

What arrives

A 20 cubic yard truck and a two-man crew. The industry standard is 15 to 17 yards; ours is bigger, which matters in a way that sounds like marketing until you're on the third trip with somebody else's truck. More capacity per visit means fewer visits, and fewer visits is where the cost actually comes down on a large job. You point; we carry. Nobody expects you to help lift anything.

What customers told us afterward

Had a bunch of old bedroom furniture taken out. One dresser was ridiculously heavy but they handled it no problem.

— Kim C., Bristol

Customer feedback collected through our service records, 2014–2020.

How fast we get to Bristol

Next-day is standard; an early call has a real chance at same-day when a truck has room.

Bristol is in the closer band of our Hartford County run from the West Haven yard: next-day is still the default, but an early call has a real chance at a same-day slot when a truck has room. Either way you get a real arrival window at booking, not a callback. Hartford County dispatch runs Mon–Sat 8 AM – 4 PM.

Common Bristol junk removal calls

Forestville and downtown tenement carries

Blocks without usable driveways. The truck stays on the street and the crew brings everything down and out to it.

Chippens Hill garage and basement clears

Newer subdivisions with room to park close; how much there is sets the tier.

Federal Hill older-house clears

Older residential with mixed driveways, so we settle where the truck sits before planning the carry.

What it costs

You are buying space in the truck, not a line-item count of your things. That's why we don't ask what's in the pile before quoting a range — we ask how much of a 20-yard body it will fill. Thirteen tiers run from $179 to $979; these are the ones people actually land on:

  • $179 minimum — a single mattress, an old appliance, a small pile of junk by the curb
  • $359 — quarter truck — typical garage cleanout or partial basement
  • $559 — half truck — apartment-sized cleanout, single-room renovation debris
  • $809 — three-quarter truck — single-family decluttering, large estate room
  • $979 — full 20-yard truck — full-property cleanouts, whole-home work

The tier gets confirmed on site, before anything pulls away. The number you agree to is the number on the invoice.

The full 13-tier ladder — Bristol

When loading the dumpster yourself isn’t the right call — small volume, awkward access, or you just want it gone today — we send a crew. Pricing runs by truck space used, not by item. Final pricing confirmed before removal begins.

  • Minimum Load$179
  • 1/8 Truckload$239
  • 1/6 Truckload$309
  • 1/4 Truckload (~5 yd³)$359
  • 1/3 Truckload$419
  • 3/8 Truckload$489
  • 1/2 Truckload (~10 yd³)$559
  • 5/8 Truckload$659
  • 2/3 Truckload$759
  • 3/4 Truckload (~15 yd³)$809
  • 5/6 Truckload$849
  • 7/8 Truckload$919
  • Full Truckload (~20 yd³)$979

Not sure which tier? Send a few photos and we’ll size it for you.

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Not sure which tier? Text us a photo of the Bristol pile

Snap the pile — or send a Street View link if the driveway is half the question — and text it with your name to (203) 219-8855. A real number comes back, usually the same day.

Prefer a form? Send the junk removal quote form.

Getting rid of one thing in particular?

Item-by-item guides — what each pickup costs, how it works, and where the item actually ends up:

Clearing a whole space instead of one item?

What our customers say

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    “Spectacular service, even during Covid! First, a human answered their phone immediately and was clear and courteous. How rare these days! I got an appointment for next day! As promised, received a call that crew was on its way. My mother gave me last minute permission to move a fridge, not part of original request. So I had to tell the poor guys upon arrival that there was a surprise fridge move, two in fact, one removed, one moved within house. Crew didn't flinch. Then one fridge move required its doors AND house door to come off, which they achieved with impressive skill. I'm a manager in my work life and can say their professionalism was superb. Also, important for environment, the company claims to recycle materials. A+ on every level.”

    Cathleen M.

    YelpAug 2020

  • Y
    “Amazing experience! I would definitely hire them again! Every interaction with this company, from setting up the appointment with Justin, and then having to move it up, because my long distance home movers moved up their delivery day at the last minute, and to the appointment itself, has been a wonderful, and positive experience. When we had to change my delivery window at the last minute, Justin was incredibly helpful and accommodating. And the amazing movers, Eric and Mike, "Big Mike", were so wonderful, professional, helpful, kind, and did excellent work.”

    Larisa R. · Stamford, CT

    YelpMay 2017

  • Y
    “It's spring cleaning time! Who am I going to call? the same great company I called 3 times before...grizzly junk pros! I have found these guys to be experts in moving large bulky items. They are hard workers, honest, fair and extremely efficient. I won't take a chance on any other company because I know what to expect from this one. They've done my cellar, things inside the house and now will call them for cleaning out the attic. The areas I've called them for aren't easy to maneuver in...amazing how they adapt to the job at hand.”

    Pat A. · Stamford, CT

    YelpMar 2024

  • Renting yourself? Get a dumpster

    Bigger jobs where you want to load on your own timeline. Roll-off delivered to your driveway, picked up 7 days later.

    See dumpster rental in Bristol

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    Heavy-duty bag delivered, fill on your timeline, we pick up when ready. Sized between a contractor bag and a small dumpster.

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  • Something to take down first?

    Decks, sheds, hot tubs, fences and above-ground pools we take down ourselves and haul the same visit. Interior and structural demolition is coordinated through our licensed demolition partner — the debris still goes out in our dumpsters.

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Demo work in Bristol

Structure removal and hauling are the same job more often than not. A deck, a shed, an above-ground pool, a playset — the thing has to come down before anything can be carried out, and splitting that across two companies means two schedules and an argument about who cleans up. We do the taking-apart and the taking-away together on all of those.

Interior demolition and anything structural is the exception, and worth being straight about: that is coordinated through our licensed demolition partner, and every load of debris goes out in our own dumpsters. Typical Track A work: dropping a deck and loading the lumber, dismantling a shed and clearing the pad, pulling a fence and its posts. Priced separately from the haul because scope drives it.

See demolition services →Get a demolition quote →

Dispatch and service area

Bristol is about 50 minutes from our West Haven yard via Route 72 and one of the Hartford County towns where an early call has a real chance: next-day is the standard and same-day happens on an early call when a truck has room.

Phones answered 8 AM – 10 PM, 7 days; live team Mon–Fri 8 AM – 4 PM, AI phone assistant other times. Full town list at Service Area.

Junk removal FAQs — Bristol

Can you work in Forestville if there's no driveway?
Yes. A lot of Forestville and downtown Bristol has no usable private driveway, so the truck works from the street and the crew carries out. Tell us the floor and where a truck can pull up.
Do I need a permit to use the Bristol transfer station?
Yes — Bristol requires a resident permit for station access, per the town's posted rules. Factor the permit into any DIY disposal math; our trucks don't need one because we don't use the resident line.
When is the Bristol transfer station open?
The town posts (as published September 2026): Transfer Station Regular Hours — Monday through Friday: 7:15 AM to 2:45 PM; Saturday: 7:30 AM to 1:00 PM. Holiday closures apply — check the town's page before you load, or skip the trip entirely and let the can take the schedule problem off your plate.
What's the cheapest junk removal job you'll take in Bristol?
Our minimum charge is $179 — covers a single mattress, an old appliance, a small pile of junk by the curb. Anything that fits in less than 1/8 of our truck. For very small jobs, that's the floor. Larger jobs scale up by truck-space used, all the way to $979 for a full 20-cubic-yard load.
What can't go in your trucks?
Hazardous waste — paint, motor oil, gasoline, solvents, pesticides, pool chemicals, asbestos, biohazardous material. Lithium and other batteries. CT and NY both run household hazardous-waste programs through most municipalities; we'll point you to the right channel for anything we can't take. Refrigerators, freezers, ACs, and dehumidifiers are fine, but the refrigerant has to be removed (or already removed) per EPA rules — we can document this on pickup.
Do I need to be home for the pickup?
Not always — depends on the job. For interior cleanouts where the crew needs access through the house, yes. For driveway, garage, or yard pickups where items are already accessible, often no — we coordinate on the call. Estate cleanouts and tenant-out scenarios where the family or property manager isn't on-site work fine if access and scope are pre-confirmed.
How fast can you come to Bristol?
Next-day is the standard for Bristol: it's a long run from our West Haven yard, and we'd rather promise what we can deliver. On an early call, same-day has a real chance in the closer towns along I-91; the northwest towns (Granby, Hartland, Canton) are next-day, full stop. Call (203) 219-8855, 8 AM – 10 PM, 7 days; live team Mon–Fri 8 AM – 4 PM, AI phone assistant other times, to ask.

Disposal in Bristol

Verified from Bristol’s own municipal pages — every fact links its source.

Bristol’s posted disposal point: Bristol Transfer Station — ‘The Transfer Station is located on Lake Avenue (off Middle Street), opposite #705 Lake Avenue. Look for the Transfer Station sign and a large white rock on the property adjacent to access road.’ ‘Business waste will not be accepted at the Transfer Station with a residential permit.’ source. Address: 685 Lake Ave., Bristol, CT source, with the posted schedule source in the questions below. Station access requires a resident permit source (permit details).

For furniture-scale material: Tiering: ‘You are considered a Commercial Tier II permit holder if you own residential property in Bristol but do not reside in Bristol, OR if you are a residential permit holder and dispose of more than 2.5 tons of material within a year (audit completed October 1st yearly).’ Residency proof requires a Bristol license/ID plus ‘a utility bill (from the last 30 days)’. source (program info)

See the full Connecticut Transfer Station Guide →

Street placement? The dumpster-permit answer, statewide. Loading rules? What can’t go in — and the law behind each item.

Related pages

Book junk removal in Bristol

Call (203) 219-8855 or send the junk removal quote form. Phones answered 8 AM – 10 PM, 7 days; live team Mon–Fri 8 AM – 4 PM, AI phone assistant other times. Next-day is standard; an early call has a real chance at same-day when a truck has room.

Call (203) 219-8855Get a Junk Removal Quote