Junk Removal Cost in Florence, SC

How Junk Removal Is Priced

The single most common question we hear in Florence is simple: what does it cost? The honest answer is that reputable full-service junk removal is priced by volume - how much space your stuff takes up in the truck - not by the hour and not by a fixed menu. A standard junk-removal truck holds roughly 13 to 17 cubic yards, and your price is a fraction of that truck: a single item, a quarter load, a half load, three-quarters, or a full truck. National cost trackers put a single bulky-item pickup in the range of roughly 75 to 175 dollars, a half load around 200 to 450 dollars, and a full truck around 400 to 850 dollars, with the typical whole job landing near 150 to 350 dollars (Angi, HomeGuide). Florence and the Pee Dee sit below the coastal and big-metro averages, so local pricing tends toward the lower end of those ranges.

What Moves the Price Up or Down

• Volume - the biggest factor. A couch is a fraction of a truck; a garage full of everything is most of one.
• Labor and access - a second-floor apartment, a tight stairwell, or a heavy hide-a-bed takes more crew time than curbside items.
• Disposal cost of the item - a few materials carry a landfill or recycler surcharge (tires, some appliances with Freon, mattresses in some markets), which is why those items sometimes price a little higher.
• Weight for heavy debris - concrete, brick, dirt, and shingles are charged differently because the landfill weighs them by the ton.

Because our crew does all the lifting, loading, and hauling, you are paying for labor plus disposal plus the truck - not just a trip to the dump. That is the trade-off against doing it yourself, so it helps to know what a DIY run actually costs.

What a DIY Dump Run Really Costs in Florence County

Doing it yourself is not free. Even before you count your Saturday, a fuel round trip, and the risk to your back and your truck bed, you pay to unload at a disposal site. Florence County operates a landfill at 2616 Paper Mill Road plus a network of staffed convenience centers around the county for household waste and recycling (SC DES - Florence County Recycling Locations). Ordinary bagged household trash from county residents is generally accepted at the convenience centers, but bulk loads, construction and demolition (C&D) debris, and commercial loads are weighed and charged a tipping fee by the ton.

County-specific per-ton figures change and should be confirmed by phone, so we will not quote a Florence rate we cannot verify. As reference points for what C&D disposal costs in the region: neighboring Sumter County lists a C&D tipping fee of about 33 dollars per ton, and 2026 Southeast regional C&D averages run near 48 dollars per ton. Private C&D disposal in the area is handled at the Pee Dee C&D Landfill in Florence. Two special material rules also affect your run: whole tires are banned from SC landfills and carry their own handling, and TVs and computers are banned from disposal statewide (more on both below).

Add it up and a heavy DIY load with a rented truck and per-ton tipping can approach the cost of a small professional pickup once you value your own day - and you still do all the carrying. The break-even usually favors DIY for one light, easy item you can already lift into a pickup, and favors full-service junk removal for anything heavy, bulky, upstairs, or in quantity.

How to Get an Accurate Number

Volume is hard to eyeball from a text, so the most accurate quote comes from a quick look - a photo, a video walkthrough, or an on-site estimate before we start. You approve the price up front, then we load. Call (854) 204-9863 for a free, no-obligation quote on your Florence or Pee Dee pickup.

Sources

• Angi - How Much Does Junk Removal Cost?
• HomeGuide - Junk Removal Prices
• SC DES - Florence County Recycling Locations
• Sumter County Landfill - C&D tipping fee reference
• Pee Dee C&D Landfill

Last verified: July 15, 2026. Tipping fees and resident rules change - confirm current Florence County figures with County Recycling at (843) 413-3013 before you haul.