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

Same-Day Junk Removal
in Reading, MA

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

Looking for a junk removal company in Reading? Trash Can Willy's is your Reading hauler, veteran-owned, and in these older houses with narrow original stairs we take pieces apart rather than force them.

  • 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

Our Services

The junk removal services we provide in Reading

More examples of junk we take

Single items start at $35. For Reading businesses: office cleanouts and furniture removal including chairs and desks, retail space clearing for renovations and updates, construction debris removal from job sites, warehouse and storage facility cleanouts, and property management support services throughout Massachusetts.

Why Us

Why Use Trash Can Willy's in Reading

We run Reading out of our Lawrence office and take furniture, appliances, a single item or the contents of a whole house for one price. The price we give you over the phone is our best guess, and the crew confirms the exact number at the door before anything moves.

No job is too big or too small

One desk carried out of a Haven Street apartment, or a full estate cleanout in one of the West Street houses. You name it, we take it. You point and we remove it from where it sits, so nothing has to be dragged to the curb and nothing is counted piece by piece at the door. We are licensed and insured.

We take what the town's truck will not

Bulk used to go out free with the weekly trash in Reading, and since the town went to automated collection it has to be scheduled and paid for in advance, item by item. Mattresses, box springs, construction debris, yard waste and riding mowers are not accepted on that truck at any price. We take all of it in one visit, for one number you approve before anything moves.

We work carefully in an older house

The older houses here have narrow original stairs and trim nobody can replace, and the town has a demolition delay bylaw for a reason. Our crews take pieces apart rather than force them, and they treat a renovation cleanout as a careful job rather than a fast one.

The largest trucks, and the house left as we found it

We use the largest trucks in New England, so a whole house goes in one load rather than a paid item at a time. 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 at Reading-area facilities, and we provide donation receipts where they apply.

One fee covers all of it

No truck rental, no disposal fees, no equipment costs: one junk removal fee covers all of it, and you simply point to what you want removed. We do the rest, in a house, an office, a retail space being turned over or on a job site.

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 Reading customers say about us

Each review is a Google one, with the customer's own first name and their town printed on it. Reading's come out of the older houses with narrow original stairs, from the Haven Street blocks to the West Street historic district.

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 Reading 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 Reading neighborhoods we cover

We cover the whole town: downtown and the Haven Street blocks, the West Street historic district, the second historic pocket around Main, Highland and Federal Streets, and the postwar streets out toward the North Reading line. Reading is a regular run for us, not a special trip, and the same trucks work Wilmington, Woburn and Wakefield through the week, so a job that straddles a town line is still one job.

Zip codes we cover in Reading: 01867.

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 Reading

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 Reading

How is the price worked out in Reading?

We estimate what the load weighs, how long it will take and how hard it is to get to, and that is the whole calculation. No counting pieces at the door. Single items start at $35 and there is $40 off a any job. The crew confirms the number before we start and it stands unless you add to the pile.

Can you take furniture out of an old West Street house?

Yes, and carefully. The stairs in those houses are original and narrow, and the trim is not something you can replace at a lumberyard. We measure the turn before anything is lifted and take a piece apart rather than force it past something nobody can put back.

What do you take in Reading?

Furniture, appliances, electronics, bagged household junk, yard debris, hot tubs, sheds and the whole contents of a basement, attic or garage. You point and we carry it out from where it sits, so nothing has to be dragged to the curb and nothing is counted piece by piece at the door. Reading's bulk pickup runs on a published per-item price list and leaves out mattresses, box springs, construction debris and riding mowers, so those come with us instead, with any disposal charge they carry built into the price you approve.

Can you take down a shed or a fence?

Yes. Sheds, fences and playsets come down and go on the truck in one visit, and we clear the debris and pick up the hardware we can see before we leave. A brush pile with lumber mixed into it is fine too. Tell us the size when you call, because a garden shed and a two-bay barn are different jobs. We do not take a deck off a house, and treehouses are a no.

Do you do regular or repeat work for property managers?

Yes. We provide regular pickup schedules for property management companies, quarterly or seasonal cleanout packages for homes, and commercial waste management contracts for Reading businesses. We also have emergency cleanout options when the removal cannot wait. Our hours are Monday to Friday 8:30 to 5 and Saturday 8 to 4, so tell us the window when you call and we will fit it.

How fast can you get to Reading?

Reading is dispatched out of our Lawrence office and sits where I-93 and I-95 cross, so getting a truck here is easy from almost any direction. 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: 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.