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Junk Removal in South Austin
Junk Removal in South Austin
The value belt — mid-century ranch homes and garden apartments across 78745 and 78748, first-time buyers and working families who check three prices before booking one. Ours are printed: garage clears from $241, fridge $164, sofa $126 — the photo quote is the door price, freon recovery included, no games.
Insured, vetted haulers
Same-day availability
Flat photo-quoted pricing
No hidden charges
COI support
Donation and recycling
Español on request
Published prices — compare us freely
Photo quote = door price
Freon recovery included
Se habla español
Same-day south of the river
How it works in South Austin
1 · Photo of the load
The garage, the dead fridge, the move-out pile — one photo and the flat price comes back in seconds, in English or Spanish.
2 · Book a window that fits
Same-day most days, evenings and weekends bookable — around shifts, around delivery windows, around walkthroughs.
3 · Hauled at the quoted price
Loaded from the garage or the unit, donation sorted at the truck, and the receipt matches the quote to the dollar.
How much does junk removal cost in South Austin?
Printed, not "discussed at the door" — that's the whole pitch in the value belt.
| Item / volume | Flat price |
|---|---|
| Sofa / couch | $126 |
| Queen mattress | $103 |
| Refrigerator | $164 |
| Washer | $133 |
| Dryer | $128 |
| Water heater (tank) | $131 |
| Lawn mower | $65 |
| Propane grill | $71 |
| Garage clear — quarter truck | $241 |
| Half truck | $431 |
| Whole-home clear — full truck | $732 |
$75 minimum; loading, disposal and the certified freon recovery on refrigerant units are inside every number, confirmed at checkout before you book. The mower-and-grill shed clear rides along with anything else or the $75 floor.
5 ways to clear junk in South Austin
| Option | Cost | Speed | The catch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Resource Recovery on-demand bulk | Free | Scheduled from request | Houses on city service only, capped, curbside-only — and it refuses refrigerant appliances outright |
| Complex dumpster (garden apartments) | "Free" | Instant | Private-hauler contract bans bulk — billed back against the deposit |
| Curb it with a FREE sign | Free | Days | 78745's porch-pickup luck is real but slow — and code enforcement is faster |
| Self-haul | Truck + ~$60/ton, 2-ton min | Half a Saturday | Two-ton minimum for one washer; freon still unhandled |
| JunkRabbit | $88–$732, printed above | Same-day | None — quoted price is the door price |
Does the free city pickup cover South Austin?
Partially — and the gaps are exactly where the frustration lives. Houses on city collection in 78745 and 78748 can request Austin Resource Recovery's on-demand bulk pickup: a few free pickups a year, each volume-capped, curbside only. For a single broken dresser you can drag out yourself, use it — genuinely.
Now the gaps. The program refuses refrigerant appliances — the dead garage fridge needs EPA-certified freon recovery first, which is a separate errand nobody runs, which is why the fridge is still in the garage. It collects from the curb only — the crew doesn't enter the garage where the actual volume lives. And the garden-apartment complexes scattered through both ZIPs are on private hauling, outside the program entirely, with bill-backs waiting at the corral.
Our flat price closes all three gaps at once: from inside the garage or the unit, freon handled to code, receipt in hand — at the number you saw before booking.
What we haul in South Austin
- The ranch-home garage — a decade of family life as truck-fill from $241, hauled from inside, slab swept.
- Appliance swaps — fridge ($164), washer ($133), dryer ($128), water heater ($131), timed to delivery windows, freon to code.
- Garden-apartment move-outs — the unit cleared before the walkthrough, deposit protected.
- Yard and shed — mowers ($65), grills ($95), the fence-project leftovers.
- Furniture singles — sofa, mattress, dresser at printed prices, carried from inside.
- Pre-sale clears — first-time buyers become first-time sellers; the whole-house clear quotes as one number.
Where it goes
Usable furniture and household goods route to Goodwill Central Texas and the Austin Furniture Bank — often back into this same ZIP — with receipts on request. Appliances get certified refrigerant recovery then metal recycling (an appliance is mostly steel). Metal, e-waste and cardboard go to their streams. The landfill share on a typical 78745 job is the smallest pile of the day.
The South Austin specifics we plan around
The math is the market. This is the metro's most price-checked ZIP pair, and we built for it: every number printed, the quote locked at booking, receipts that match. The kitchens are mid-century — 1960s ranch doorways weren't framed for French-door fridges; doors come off, corners get padded, no surcharge. The rental layer is thick: garden complexes and converted garage apartments turn over year-round, and property managers get per-unit scheduling on one invoice. Spanish is half the neighborhood's home language — crews, quotes and receipts run bilingual on request. And the remodel wave has arrived — 78745's affordability is funding kitchen redos, and the five-appliance pull-out usually prices best as the $241 quarter truck.
Why South Austin uses JunkRabbit
- Printed prices — comparison-shop us; that's the point.
- Quote = door price — no fee appears at the driveway.
- Freon handled — the thing the free option can't do, inside the flat price.
- Deposit-safe move-outs — receipted pickups, nothing at the corral.
- Bilingual service — español de verdad, on request.
- Same-day, south of the river — the crews are neighbors.
Customer Reviews
What South Austin customers say
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“Arturo was amazing! Excellent service. I took a photo of all my cardboard boxes from moving, got a quote, and they came to pick them up that same day. Arturo was fast and friendly! Will definitely be using this service again.”
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“This is a really great service. Very transparent and communicative team. Dwayne was fast and amazing.”
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does junk removal cost in South Austin?
Flat published prices: sofa $126, queen mattress $103, refrigerator $164, washer $133, dryer $128, tank water heater $131, lawn mower $65, propane grill $71. Garage and whole-home clears price as truck-fill — quarter truck $241, half $431, full $732. $75 minimum; loading and disposal included, and the quote from your photo is the price at the door.
Does the city's free bulk pickup work in South Austin?
For houses on city collection, partially: Austin Resource Recovery's on-demand program gives a few free pickups a year, volume-capped, curbside only — fine for one item you can drag out yourself. It won't take refrigerant appliances at all (fridges, freezers, ACs need EPA-certified freon recovery first), won't enter the garage, and doesn't serve the garden-apartment complexes on private hauling. Those gaps are our lane.
Do you really not add fees at the door?
The photo quote is the checkout price — loading, disposal, the garage carry and the freon recovery on refrigerant units are all inside it. The value belt comparison-shops, and we win that comparison by printing the number.
Can you handle a full appliance swap?
Daily work here — old fridge, washer or water heater disconnected (standard unplugged units), carried out and hauled, timed to your delivery window so the swap happens in one afternoon.
What happens to what you haul?
Usable furniture routes to donation — Goodwill Central Texas and the Austin Furniture Bank — with receipts on request; appliances get certified refrigerant recovery and metal recycling; only the genuine remainder is disposed.
How fast can you come?
Same-day most days across 78745 and 78748 — crews live on this side of the river — with evening and weekend windows bookable a day ahead.
Ready to Clear It Out?
Send a photo — the exact flat price comes back in seconds.
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