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Junk Removal in Meriden, CT

Crew-loaded junk removal in Meriden, New Haven County. 20-yard truck, $179 to $979 truck-load tiers.

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  • Family-owned

    since 2014 (12 years)

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    in Connecticut & New York

Serving homeowners and commercial accounts across New Haven County, CT.
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Junk removal in Meriden 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. Meriden's housing runs dense with two-families and pre-war colonials, so a junk job here is as often one unit as one whole house.

What Meriden jobs tend to look like

Downtown Meriden carries the usual dense-city constraints: short driveways, shared drives and on-street parking pressure. On a shared drive, the other units' cars need to be out of the way while the truck loads. Pre-war houses also mean steep stairs and older basements, and the carry is where the time goes. South Meriden adds a quieter single-family layer, where the driveway usually takes the truck and the job is a straightforward clear-out.

The truck and the crew

One 20 cubic yard truck, two people, 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 Meriden

Next-day is the dependable default; an early call sometimes catches a same-day opening.

Meriden sits at the edge of our mapped New Haven County service area, so we book it next-day by default. Either way you get a real arrival window at booking, not a callback. New Haven County dispatch runs Mon–Sat 8 AM – 4 PM.

Common Meriden junk removal calls

Two-family unit turnovers

One floor of a Downtown Meriden two-family cleared between tenants: furniture, mattresses and whatever was left behind, carried out to a truck on a short or shared drive.

South Meriden single-family clear-outs

Quieter single-family streets where the truck can usually pull in, so the work comes down to how much is in the basement, garage and rooms.

Pricing — $179 to $979 by truck-space used

Junk removal is priced by truck-space at the end of the job, not by item count. Thirteen tiers from $179 minimum (single-item or small-pile pickups) to $979 full truckload. Common reference points:

  • $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

We confirm the tier on site before the truck pulls away. No bait-and-switch up after the work starts.

All 13 truck-load tiers — Meriden

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 Meriden 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

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    “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

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    “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 Meriden

  • Smaller 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 Bags

  • 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 Meriden

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.

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Dispatch and service area

We serve Meriden from our West Haven yard, about 25 minutes via I-91 and I-691. Plan on a next-day window; an early call sometimes catches a same-day opening.

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 — Meriden

We share a driveway with the other unit. Does that matter?
Only on the day. The truck needs room to park close for the load, so ask the other household to move their cars for the visit. If the drive can't be cleared, we load from the street.
Is Meriden inside your service area?
Yes. Meriden sits near the edge of it, so we'll confirm the arrival window when you book rather than promise a same-day slot. The truck-load pricing is the same as everywhere else we work.
When is the Meriden transfer station open?
The town posts (as published September 2026): Mondays: 10:00AM – 2:00PM; Wednesdays: 7:00AM – 12:00PM; First and Third Saturdays: 7:00AM – 12:00PM. ‘The Transfer Station will be closed during inclement weather and other emergency conditions.’ 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 Meriden?
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 Meriden?
Meriden sits at the edge of our mapped service area, so we book it next-day by default; an early call sometimes catches a same-day opening. 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 Meriden

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

Meriden’s posted disposal point: Meriden Transfer Station — ‘All material brought to the Transfer Station is to be generated from a residential user. Commercial and Industrial generated wastes will not be accepted.’ ‘Contractors will not be granted access to the Transfer Station.’ source. Address: 226 Evansville Ave., Meriden, CT 06451. The City publishes ‘Ave.’; the DEEP roster lists ‘226 Evansville Road’. source. The posted schedule is in the questions below source.

For furniture-scale material: ‘The City of Meriden is accepting mattresses and box springs at the Transfer Station at no charge to residents during normal transfer station hours. Mattresses/box springs must be in good condition, cannot be wet, frozen or severely damaged.’ ‘DPW personnel are not permitted to assist with unloading’ — residents are asked to bring their own help to unload. 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 Meriden

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 the dependable default; an early call sometimes catches a same-day opening.

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