Junk Removal in Ontario: Costs, Pricing Tiers, and How Pickup Works

Most people searching for junk removal in Ontario have the same three questions: how much will it cost, what can be taken away, and how quickly can someone come. JITS Junk Removal answers all three before a truck ever pulls into the driveway. We are a locally operated hauling company serving Toronto, Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax, Markham, Pickering, Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Peterborough, Bowmanville, Courtice, Uxbridge, North York, Newcastle and Port Hope. Every job is priced the same way: by how much of our trailer your items fill, not by a padded hourly rate. That means you know the price before we start loading, and it does not change if the job takes longer than expected.

A single item pickup starts at $75. A full trailer load — the kind of volume you get from a whole home, estate, or garage cleanout — is $750. Everything in between is billed by fill level, so a half load of furniture and renovation debris costs less than a full property cleanout. Heavy materials are the one exception: concrete, soil, roofing shingles, and similar dense debris are priced by weight because disposal fees for them are charged by the tonne. We always say so up front, before any work begins.

What each load costs

How to prepare for a pickup

1. Sort what you want to keep into one pile, then leave the rest where we can reach it — we do all the lifting and carrying.
2. Clear a path to the items: an open driveway or a parking spot in front of the home saves carrying time on stairs and long hallways.
3. Empty drawers, fridges, and dressers — the contents add weight, and heavy loads are priced by how much trailer space they fill.
4. Tell us about anything unusual ahead of time: pianos, pool tables, hot tubs, safes, and renovation debris need extra hands or extra space.
5. Send photos with your quote request. Photos are the fastest way to get an accurate, fixed price before we arrive.

Where your junk actually goes

Every load is sorted before disposal. Metals, electronics, cardboard, and yard waste are separated for recycling; usable furniture, appliances, and household goods are set aside for donation to local charities; only the remainder goes to a licensed transfer station. In a typical week this keeps a large share of what we haul out of Ontario landfills, and it is the reason we ask customers to leave items intact rather than broken down — an unbroken dresser can be donated, a smashed one cannot. Mattresses, appliances containing refrigerant, and electronics all carry separate recycling streams, which we handle for you at no extra charge.

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