Trash Can Willy's Junk Removal Service
Veteran-owned businessBBB A+ accredited
4.9 Rating98% Recommend4.8 Rating

Same-Day Junk Removal
in Boston, MA

Prices starting at $35Full-service junk removalVeteran-owned

Looking for a junk removal service in Boston? Trash Can Willy's is a veteran-owned junk hauling company working Boston north of the Mass Pike, where a third-floor three-decker walk-up is a normal day.

  • You Point, We Haul

    Loading, lifting and sweep-up included

  • Two-Hour Windows

    Courtesy call 20 minutes before we arrive

  • You Approve First

    The exact price is confirmed before we start

  • Up to 85% Recycled

    Donated or recycled, not landfilled

Why Us

Why Use Trash Can Willy's in Boston

You point, we take it from where it sits, and we do all the carrying.

We take jobs big and small

One desk carried down a shared stairwell, or a whole apartment cleared between tenants. Furniture, appliances, electronics, general trash, scrap metal and construction and renovation debris all go on the same truck. You point and we remove it from where it sits. We are licensed and insured.

We take what the city refuses

The city's own list of what it will not collect at any appointment is large exercise equipment, construction material, water heaters, plumbing fixtures and dishwashers, and its advice on all five is to donate it or hire a private hauler. It will not collect a mattress at all from a building of more than six units, and its crews will not come onto private property. We will: we come to the unit, take it from where it sits and carry it out ourselves.

The largest trucks in New England, and a price the franchises do not match

We use the largest trucks in New England, which is why a whole apartment goes in one trip and why our pricing is often cheaper than the national franchises. Two or three of us come depending on the size of the job, trained personnel who watch your corners, your carpets and your floors on the way down three flights. You get a two-hour appointment window and a call when we are 20 minutes out. Up to 85% of what we haul is sorted, donated and recycled rather than dumped.

We reduce the price for items with value

There is still a minimum charge, but if what is going out is in good condition and still has value we reduce your cost, and sometimes we waive it altogether. The crew looks for what we can resell, donate or recycle while it is pricing the job, so the sorting works in your favor.

Priced on the work, not the air in the truck

Most junk removal companies charge by how much truck space you use. Bricks or feathers, packed tight or full of air, you can pay the same simply because it takes up the same space. We price the actual job: weight, labor, difficulty and access. And our trucks are huge. Three of many competitors' trucks can fit inside one of ours, which means fewer trips to unload, less time spent dumping and lower costs we can pass on to our customers. Your price is approved before anything moves and doesn't change afterward. Plus, we beat any written quote.

Local. Veteran-owned. No franchise fees.

Steve built Trash Can Willy's on the same principles he learned in the military: show up when we say we will, honor our quote, communicate clearly and leave your property better than we found it. We're local, not a franchise. No call centers, corporate runaround or franchise fees built into your price. We're BBB A+ Accredited, licensed and insured, and a portion of every job supports Wounded Warrior Family Support. Fair pricing. Great communication. No stress. Just a job done right.

A Trash Can Willy's crew member holding a reciprocating saw beside one of the company's box trucks

Our Reviews

What Boston customers say about us

These are Google reviews, each signed by the customer with the town they live in. The Boston jobs behind them sit north of the Mass Pike, where a sofa down three flights of a three-decker walk-up is a normal day.

Excellent

4.9out of 5


Based on 1,560+ reviews

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Caroline Doherty

Google review

★★★★★1 day ago

Blake and Brandon were fantastic at helping clean out old furniture at my parent’s house. They were so kind, professional, and super helpful! We’ll definitely be back in the future!

Aimee Breton

Google review

★★★★★1 day ago

Very reasonable rates and they were able to schedule me quickly for service. David and his coworker Damarje were so helpful, courteous and respectful !! Will definitely use them again for future services! Highly recommend !!

Jenn Call

Google review

★★★★★4 days ago

Courteous, professional, Fast and efficient!! Can’t ask for better!! Thank you Blake and Paul!!!

Melinda Delgado

Google review

★★★★★5 days ago

Excellent and very professional and very helpful ELI and DARNELL very professional, and helped me removing my couch, excellent workers and very, very professional and courteous

Roxanne Bruno

Google review

★★★★★5 days ago

Professional and very polite staff came to the house and did a great job! Austin and David did fantastic work and TCW is lucky to have them on their team!! I will recommend them to all my friends!!

Amy Campbell

Google review

★★★★★1 week ago

Great experience every time we use Trash Can Willy's. The guys showed up on time and were very polite and personable. They managed to pack 30 years of junk into one truck with no room to spare!

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Our Team

Meet your Boston junk hauling team

Two or three of us show up depending on the size of the job. Real employees, background-checked, uniformed and trained.

  • Steve Heimsath, Owner, U.S. veteran at Trash Can Willy's

    Steve Heimsath

    Owner, U.S. veteran

  • Anthony Laperle, General manager at Trash Can Willy's

    Anthony Laperle

    General manager

  • James Diaz, Assistant manager at Trash Can Willy's

    James Diaz

    Assistant manager

  • Nicholas King, Crew, U.S. veteran at Trash Can Willy's

    Nicholas King

    Crew, U.S. veteran

  • Austin Nephews, Crew, U.S. veteran at Trash Can Willy's

    Austin Nephews

    Crew, U.S. veteran

  • Kyle Mullins, Crew at Trash Can Willy's

    Kyle Mullins

    Crew

  • Matthew Frost, Crew at Trash Can Willy's

    Matthew Frost

    Crew

  • Marcos Rosas, Crew at Trash Can Willy's

    Marcos Rosas

    Crew

  • Brad Brooks, Crew at Trash Can Willy's

    Brad Brooks

    Crew

  • Seth Shackford, Crew at Trash Can Willy's

    Seth Shackford

    Crew

  • Xaiver Melendez, Crew at Trash Can Willy's

    Xaiver Melendez

    Crew

  • Rashid Conteh, Crew at Trash Can Willy's

    Rashid Conteh

    Crew

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Service Areas

The Boston neighborhoods we cover

We work Boston north of the Mass Pike and we do not currently go south of it. That means downtown and the Wharf District, the North End, the West End, Beacon Hill, Back Bay, Bay Village, Chinatown and the Leather District, Charlestown and East Boston with Eagle Hill, Jeffries Point and Orient Heights, and Fenway-Kenmore, Allston and Brighton out to the west.

We come east on the Mass Pike and Route 9 out of our Framingham office, so Boston is a regular run for us, not a special trip. If you are close to the line and not sure which side of it you are on, call and ask. If the truck can reach you, we can haul it.

Zip codes we cover in Boston: 02108, 02109, 02110, 02111, 02113, 02114, 02115, 02116, 02128, 02129, 02134, 02135, 02199 and 02215.

Don't see your street? Call or text 603-490-2177. If the truck can reach you, we can haul it.

Instant Quote

Get your free instant quote for junk removal in Boston

Same-day pickups available across NH & MA.

Upfront Pricing

You approve the price first.

Veteran Owned

17+ years, trained personnel.

Free Quote

No obligation, no pressure.

Rather just talk? Call or text 603-490-2177.

FAQ

Questions we get about junk removal in Boston

Which parts of Boston do you cover?

North of the Mass Pike. Downtown and the waterfront, the North End, the West End, Beacon Hill, Back Bay, Bay Village, Chinatown and the Leather District, Charlestown, East Boston, Fenway-Kenmore, Allston and Brighton. We do not currently run south of the Pike. If you are near the line, call and we will tell you straight away rather than booking you and canceling.

What does an apartment cleanout cost in Boston?

It depends on what the load weighs, the labor it takes and how hard it is to get to. Single items start at $35, $40 comes off any job above that, and the crew confirms the number before anything is lifted. A studio is a small job, a three-bedroom walk-up is bigger, and a full estate can be more than one truck. We would rather tell you which one it is on the phone than halfway through the afternoon.

Can you get furniture down from a third-floor walkup?

Yes, and it is regular work in the walk-ups. Charlestown, Eagle Hill and Orient Heights in East Boston, the blocks off Hanover Street in the North End and the student blocks through Allston and Brighton all run three floors to one stairwell, with a turn at every landing. Two or three of us come, we take the piece apart rather than force it, and we watch your corners, your carpets and your floors on the way out.

Where will your truck park on my street?

We stop the 20-foot box truck wherever we can stop legally on your block, and we work that out before the day rather than discovering it on the day. We carry from the door rather than meeting you at the street, so nothing has to be moved out first. If your block is genuinely tight, tell us about the parking when you book.

Is there a minimum charge?

Yes, but we offer low-cost options and discounts when items have resale value. Single items start at $35, and $40 comes off any job above that. After the job we check in to make sure you are completely satisfied.

How do you quote a job?

Call or text 603-490-2177 with a description or a few photos and we give you a price range on the spot. That phone quote is our best guess, not a binding number. When the crew arrives they look at the job and confirm the exact price before any work starts. Once you approve it, it does not change. For big jobs and full cleanouts we come out for a free on-site estimate, Monday to Friday 9 to 5.

Do you beat other quotes?

Yes. Bring us any written estimate from another company and we beat it by up to 10%. And every week we draw one customer's completed job and refund it in full, so keep your receipt.

Do I need to be home?

Not if we can get to the stuff. Plenty of jobs are booked by phone, hauled while you're at work, and closed out with photos and a card payment. If access is tight or you want to point at things yourself, be there and we'll walk it with you.

When will you actually show up?

You get a two-hour arrival window and a courtesy call about 20 minutes out, so you're not sitting around all day. Most single-item pickups are done inside an hour of the truck arriving.

What won't you take?

Hazardous waste is the short list: wet paint or stain, gasoline and other flammable liquids loose in cans or drums, propane tanks, solvents, acids, antifreeze, motor oil, asbestos and medical waste. A mower, generator or snow blower with fuel or oil still in it is fine: we drain it as part of the job. Fully dried latex paint is fine. Everything else, if two people can lift it and it fits in the truck, we take it.

How do I pay, and how does the $40 off work?

Credit, debit, cash, or estate, certified and business checks. No personal checks. You get an emailed receipt before the truck leaves. Mention the coupon when you book any job and we take $40 off the quoted price, one per job.