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

Same-Day Junk Removal
in Marlborough, MA

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

Looking for a junk removal service in Marlborough? Your Marlborough hauler is Trash Can Willy's, a veteran-owned junk hauling company clearing homes here for 17+ years.

  • 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 Marlborough

A couch, a dishwasher and a bicycle are one number rather than three. If two or three strong guys can lift it, it goes on the truck. Here is what people here call us for.

No job too large or small, just point

We are local to and service all of the Marlborough area, and you name it we take it: unwanted furniture, appliances, renovation debris and a complete home or property cleanout. No job is too large or small, our junk removals start as low as just $35, and we do all the work removing your junk from where it sits. Just point, and our experienced crews handle the heavy lifting, the loading and the responsible disposal.

We take the renovation debris that has no municipal route

Between the two city programs there is no municipal option for renovation debris in Marlborough. Curbside collection will not take construction material, demolition debris, sheet rock, insulation, tile, concrete or pressure-treated wood, and the resident drop-off does not accept it either. All of it goes on our truck, loaded by our crew, on the same visit as the furniture.

One number, and sometimes we buy your junk

To us a couch, a dishwasher and a bicycle come to one number rather than three items priced and lifted one at a time. And sometimes we even buy your junk: if what is going out still has resale value, we take a discount off your price for it.

The largest trucks in New England

We use the largest trucks in New England, so a whole cellar leaves in one trip and no dumpster sits on your street for a week. 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 out. You get a two-hour appointment window and a call when we are 20 minutes out. Up to 85% of what we haul is recycled or donated.

We work a shared stairwell without blocking it

Our crews know which pieces have to come apart before they come down, and they know how to work a building where four tenants share one stairwell. There is a lot of that housing in French Hill and the West Village, and we carry from your door rather than meeting you at the street.

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 in a branded t-shirt standing with his arms crossed between two of the company's box trucks

Our Reviews

What Marlborough customers say about us

Each review here went up on Google, posted by the household that hired us with its town attached. Marlborough's come from cleared cellars and renovation debris, and from the shared stairwells in French Hill and the West Village.

Excellent

4.9out of 5


Based on 1,614+ reviews

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Laura Fraser

Google review

★★★★★1 day ago

Highly recommend! Easy to make an appointment. They showed up promptly and were very nice and courteous.

Michael Melagrano

Google review

★★★★★4 days ago

Trashcan Willy always Says what they mean,, and mean what they say! Great Company

Kathaleen Henkle

Google review

★★★★★1 week ago

Trash Can Willy were profession and courteous people. Made me feel very comfortable. Will call on them again when needed.

Kirsten Macleod

Google review

★★★★★1 week ago

Mom elderly mom is moving she had 40 years of furniture that needed to be donated and gone. Three men arrived on time polite introduced themselves and quickly yet carefully went to work; I was impressed by how they got all the furniture in that truck! Quite an art! I highly recommend we had Ariel, Brandon and Malachi!! Awesome job guys!

Felix Garcia

Google review

★★★★★2 weeks ago

Thank you Austin and Josh. Very professional and punctual. Will use next time for more junk removal.

G Quinn

Google review

★★★★★2 weeks ago

Very happy with the service we received from Kyle and David today! They were very hard-working, kind, and professional while cleaning out a lot of items. Highly recommend!

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Our Team

Meet your Marlborough junk hauling team

Two or three of us show up depending on the size of the job. Real employees, background-checked and in uniform, and we watch your corners, your carpets and your floors on the way out.

  • 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 Marlborough neighborhoods we cover

We cover the whole city: French Hill north of downtown, the West Village west of it, the East Village around Main and Maple, Fairmount Hill above both, West Marlborough beyond I-495, and the office parks filling the southwest quadrant near the interstate. Marlborough is a regular run for us, not a special trip, and a job that straddles the Hudson, Sudbury, Southborough, Northborough or Berlin line is still one job.

Zip codes we cover in Marlborough: 01752.

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

Free Instant Quote

Get your free instant quote for junk removal in Marlborough

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 Marlborough

What does a cleanout cost in Marlborough?

It comes down to what the load weighs, the labor it takes and how hard it is to reach. Single items start at $35, $40 comes off any job above that, and the crew confirms the number before we start. Tell us about the stairs and anything that has to come apart and it is all in the one quote. Three pieces of furniture from the same room is one price, not three.

Can you get a sofa out of a French Hill three-family?

Yes, and it is regular work here. Four tenants often share one stairwell in those houses, the landings are tight and the doorframes are original. We measure before we lift and take a piece apart rather than force it. We keep the stairwell clear while we work too, because everybody else in the building still has to use it.

Do you take construction and demolition debris?

Yes. A bathroom gut, a kitchen tear-out, tile, plaster, cabinets, counters and decking you have already pulled up all go on the truck, and they can go on the same visit as the furniture. We do not take a deck off a house, and treehouses are a no. We load it ourselves, we sort what can be recycled out of the load, and the truck leaves with it instead of a dumpster sitting out front for a week. The only things we cannot take are the hazardous ones: paint and stain, gasoline, propane tanks, solvents, acids, antifreeze and motor oil.

Do I need to be there when you come?

No, as long as we can reach the load and you have agreed the price. A lot of Marlborough jobs are set up by somebody at work in one of the office parks off I-495, or by a family clearing a parent's house from out of state. We call when we are on the way, walk you through the cleared rooms by phone before we leave, and take payment by card.

How fast can you get to Marlborough?

Our Framingham office is one town southeast of you and the two towns share a border, so we come west on Route 9 and up Route 85, or straight in off I-495 and I-290. Same-day or next-day is often possible.

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: paint and stain of any kind, thinners, solvents, chemicals, poison and fertilizer, gasoline and other flammable liquids loose in cans or drums, propane tanks, acids, antifreeze, motor oil, fluorescent bulbs, asbestos and medical waste. We never take home heating oil tanks either. A mower, generator or snow blower with fuel or oil still in it is fine: we drain it as part of the job. 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.