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Junk Removal in Farmington, CT
Crew-loaded junk removal in Farmington, Hartford County. 20-yard truck, $179 to $979 truck-load tiers.
20,000+
jobs completed
4.99 ★
463 reviews
Family-owned
since 2014 (12 years)
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in Connecticut & New York
Junk removal in Farmington is a crew job: we bring a 20-yard truck and the crew, you point at what goes, and the price is confirmed before anything is loaded. Farmington is two towns for our purposes. That shapes what a typical Farmington 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 Farmington's own municipal disposal options sit if you'd rather haul it yourself.
What Farmington jobs tend to look like
The Farmington Village historic district and the older stock along Farmington Avenue bring narrow stairs, small doorways and protected streetscapes where the truck's position needs thought — modest volume, slow going. Unionville, South Farmington, Mountain Spring and Farmington Woods are newer, with garages, finished basements and room to work: more tonnage, fewer complications. We ask for the address before estimating hours.
The truck and the crew
One 20 cubic yard truck, a crew, and no expectation that you touch any of it. That's four to five cubic yards more than the 15-to-17-yard trucks most of this industry runs, and the extra volume is why a job that would take somebody else two dispatches usually takes us one. The tiers below are measured against that truck, so the sizing math stays honest across every job we quote.
How fast we get to Farmington
Next-day is standard; same-day is occasional, on an early call when a truck has room.
Farmington is a long run from our West Haven yard, so we book it honestly: next-day as the default, and a same-day slot only when an early call meets a truck with room, which is rare outside the closer towns along I-91. Either way you get a real arrival window at booking, not a callback. Hartford County dispatch runs Mon–Sat 8 AM – 4 PM.
Common Farmington junk removal calls
Historic-village clears
Farmington Village and the older Farmington Avenue stock — narrow stairs, small doorways, a truck position that needs thinking about.
Unionville and Farmington Woods garage jobs
Newer housing with garages, finished basements and the driveway room to work efficiently.
Renovation debris hauls
Common here, and with no municipal option it goes straight into a can or on the truck.
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.
Every tier, top to bottom — Farmington
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.
Get a Free Junk Removal QuoteNot sure which tier? Text us a photo of the Farmington 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
Y “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.”
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.”
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.”
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 FarmingtonSmaller job? Try a Grizzly Bag
Heavy-duty bag delivered, fill on your timeline, we pick up when ready. Sized between a contractor bag and a small dumpster.
Learn about Grizzly BagsSomething 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 Farmington
A lot of what people call junk removal starts with something that has to come apart first. A deck that's rotted through, a shed nobody has opened in a decade, a fence line finally coming out. Taking those down and hauling them away is the same visit for us, and it saves you coordinating two companies around one driveway.
Where the work goes inside the walls — cabinets out ahead of a renovation, a basement stripped to the studs — that is a licensed demolition job and we bring in our partner for it rather than pretending otherwise. The debris still leaves in our cans, on our schedule. Demolition is quoted on its own because scope varies far more than volume does.
Dispatch and service area
Farmington is inside our Hartford County service area, a long run from our West Haven yard, so next-day is the standard here; same-day happens on an early call when a truck has room. We confirm the arrival window at booking rather than quoting a drive time we haven't measured.
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 — Farmington
Does Farmington have a transfer station I can use?
No. Farmington runs town-cart curbside collection and there is no municipal drop-off for residents. That is the single most useful thing to know before planning a clear-out here — there's no free option to compare us against, only the cart and its limits.
Can I put renovation debris in the town cart?
No. Farmington's own guidance is explicit: no bulk items, no construction debris, no hazardous or flammable materials in the cart. That's what a can on the driveway or a crew visit is for.
What if I just need one more cart?
The town sells them — $100 one-time for an additional recycling cart, $120 plus the annual special tax charge for a trash cart. Worth knowing, because for a slow ongoing declutter an extra cart beats calling anybody.
Can I take cleanout debris to the Farmington transfer station myself?
No — Farmington's station doesn't accept construction and demolition debris, per the town's own published materials list. The DIY route means a private C&D facility; on our jobs the debris leaves in our own cans and that problem never reaches you.
What's the cheapest junk removal job you'll take in Farmington?
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 Farmington?
Next-day is the standard for Farmington: 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 Farmington
Verified from Farmington’s own municipal pages — every fact links its source.
Farmington’s posted disposal point: No municipal transfer station — Farmington runs town-cart curbside collection. ‘No bulk items, construction debris, hazardous items, or flammable materials in cart.’ source It does not accept construction and demolition debris source — on our jobs that stream rides out in our own cans to a private C&D facility instead.
For furniture-scale material: Cart-based curbside service — ‘Carts should be placed within 6 feet of curb, 4 feet away from other objects, and with the front of the cart facing the street.’ ‘Additional recycling carts can be purchased for a one-time charge of $100 per cart (95 gallon or 65 gallon)’; ‘Additional trash carts: one-time charge of $120 plus the annual special tax charge (95 gallon or 35 gallon)’. The town publishes separate Bulk Waste Collection and Disposal of Other Materials pages. 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
- Junk Removal service overview — full-service crew loading, 13-tier truck-space pricing
- Dumpster Rental in Farmington — sister page for when you'd rather load the bin yourself
- Hartford County, CT — county roll-up with all towns we cover
- Estate Cleanouts — executor-coordinated multi-day workflows
- Whole-Home Cleanouts — top-to-bottom property clears
- Pre-Listing Cleanouts — show-ready prep before realtor photos
- Junk Removal in Bristol — nearby junk-removal dispatch
- Junk Removal in New Britain — nearby junk-removal dispatch
- Junk Removal in West Hartford — nearby junk-removal dispatch
- Operator-voice blog: Mattress disposal in CT (free statewide program)
Book junk removal in Farmington
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; same-day is occasional, on an early call when a truck has room.