Questions
Straight answers, no sales pitch.
What it costs, how soon I can get there, what I can and can’t take. If your question isn’t here, call or text — you’ll get a real answer, not a quote form.
What it costs, how soon I can get there, what I can and can’t take. If your question isn’t here, call or text — you’ll get a real answer, not a quote form.
Pricing is by the cubic yard — you pay for the space your stuff takes up in the trailer, not per item. The minimum for any job is $165, and the trailer holds 12 cubic yards. Distance is part of it too: the further out you are, the more the drive costs. Anything unusual — concrete, soil, a long carry — is quoted up front rather than added afterwards. Because every trip carries the minimum, clearing everything in one go almost always costs less than doing it piece by piece. You get a firm total before anything is loaded, and asking is free.
No. I'll carry it out from wherever it sits — upstairs, downstairs, out of a basement, a back bedroom, a garage or a storage unit, and up and down elevators. Nothing needs to be dragged to the curb or taken apart before I get there. Point at what's going and I'll handle the rest.
It depends on what else is booked that week. Call or text with the date it has to be gone by and you’ll get a straight answer about whether I can make it — not a maybe that leaves you waiting.
Any time. Calls and texts come straight to me rather than a call center, so if I'm in the middle of a job I'll get back to you as soon as I'm off it. Texting a photo is usually the fastest route to a price.
Two things get you a price: your location, and either a list of what needs to go or a few photos. Text or send them through the contact page — a wide shot showing the whole pile is ideal, and flag anything heavy, awkward or upstairs. That's usually enough to price the job without anyone needing to visit. If you'd rather I looked at it in person first, I do in-person estimates too.
El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento and Amador counties — Placerville, El Dorado Hills, Cameron Park, Shingle Springs, Pollock Pines, Camino, Folsom, Sacramento, Rancho Cordova, Elk Grove, Citrus Heights, Auburn, Roseville, Rocklin, Lincoln, Jackson, Sutter Creek and the towns around them. If you’re near the edge of one, call anyway. The answer is usually yes.
Hazardous material: chemicals including paint, pesticides and motor oil; gasoline and other flammable substances; asbestos; medical waste; and explosives. These need a licensed hazardous waste facility rather than a junk truck. If you’re unsure which side of the line something falls on, ask — it’s a quick answer.
The order is donate, then recycle, then re-home, with landfill as the last resort. Furniture, appliances and clothing still worth using go to Goodwill, to hospice donation programs, sometimes to a local domestic violence support program, or by referral straight to a household that needs them. Scrap metal, e-waste, green waste and cardboard get separated and taken to the right facility. Tools, bikes and equipment that still work find someone who wants them. Only what's genuinely spent goes to the transfer station, and it's the smallest share of any load.
Yes. California doesn’t allow electronic waste in household trash — TVs, monitors, computers and similar equipment are banned from the regular waste stream and have to go to an approved e-waste handler. That’s why this stuff sits in garages for years. We take it and route it to a recycler.
Yes — branches, brush, stumps, roots, garden debris and old fencing. It's one of the more common calls up the hill, and green waste gets separated for composting or mulching rather than landfilled. Clearing work tends to generate more debris than people expect, and since every job carries a $165 minimum, one larger haul is usually better value than several small ones.
Me. ATS is owner-operated — the person who quotes the job is the person who does it. No dispatcher, no franchise call center, no different crew each time. Licensed and insured.