Residential Junk Removal in St. Petersburg, Clearwater & Tampa
Affordable removal and hauling for furniture, appliances, yard waste, cleanouts, mattresses, and more!
SERVING MOST LOCATIONS IN
- St. Petersburg
- Clearwater
- Tampa
- Pinellas County
- St. Petersburg
- Clearwater
- Tampa
- Pinellas County
GENERAL JUNK
When miscellaneous household junk starts to accumulate, rely on the trusted experts to declutter your home or office! Big or small, Elephants Dumpster Rental & Junk Removal in St. Petersburg will haul it all. Contact us to find out more about the general junk items we accept.
ITEMS We Take
- Attic Clean Outs
- Bagged trash
- Basketball goals
- Carpets
- Clothing and toys
- Construction debris
- Deck demolition
- Estate junk
- Eviction junk
- Foreclosure Clean Outs
- Fridges and ranges
- Garage clean outs
- General junk items
- Grills
- Hot tubs
- Mattresses and beds
- Office chairs and desks
- Other appliances
- Pianos
- Play equipment
- Play equipment
- Recyclable materials
- Refrigerators
- Scrap metal
- Sofas and couches
- Storage unit clean outs
- Treadmills, weights, and
- Other exercise equipment
- TVs and other electronics
- Wardrobes, dressers, and armoires
- Washers and dryers
- Wooden furniture
- Yard waste
- And More!
ITEMS We Don't TAKE
- Any other hazardous materials
- Biohazard items
- Bleach and cleaners
- Car fluids like oil and antifreeze
- Fuels like gasoline
- Herbicides and pesticides
- Items located in dangerous areas
- Items too massive to lift safely
- Pressurized containers
- Wet paint
Residential Junk Removal in St. Petersburg, FL
Elephants Hauling is a locally owned residential junk removal company serving homeowners and renters throughout St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Largo, Seminole, Pinellas Park, Gulfport, Dunedin, Palm Harbor, Tarpon Springs, and the beach communities across Pinellas County. Whether it is one item or an entire house, we do all the lifting, carrying, and loading – you do not need to move a thing to the curb.
Residential Services We Provide
- Furniture removal and sofa removal – from any room in the house
- Mattress removal – mattresses and box springs of every size
- Appliance removal and refrigerator removal with proper refrigerant recovery
- House cleanouts, garage cleanouts, attic cleanouts, and basement cleanouts
- Estate cleanouts and hoarding cleanouts – handled with patience and discretion
- Yard debris removal and hurricane debris removal
- Hot tub, playset, trampoline, and basketball goal removal
- Piano, pool table, and exercise equipment removal
- Electronics recycling and scrap metal removal
- Single item, large item, and curbside pickup
- Construction debris removal after a renovation
What we cannot take, and where it goes. Paint, solvents, pesticides, pool chemicals, motor oil, and propane tanks are household hazardous waste and belong at the Pinellas County household hazardous waste facility. We also cannot handle medical or biohazard waste, sharps, or asbestos-containing material, and we are not a licensed mold remediation or pest control company. Ask us about anything you are unsure of – we would rather point you to the right place than leave you guessing.
How Residential Junk Removal Works
1. Get a Flat Price First
Text or email photos and we quote most jobs within minutes. For larger cleanouts we come out and walk it with you. Either way you get a flat written price before we start – not an hourly meter and not a number that changes when the truck is loaded.
2. We Come to the Item
You do not carry anything outside. Crews go to the upstairs bedroom, the back of the garage, the attic, the backyard – wherever it actually is – and handle it from there.
3. Protect Your Home
We pad door frames, protect walls and corners, and lay runners along the carry path. Items that will not fit through a doorway get disassembled in the room rather than forced through and taking your trim with them.
4. Donate and Recycle Before Disposal
We never default straight to the landfill. Usable furniture, appliances, and household goods are offered to local Pinellas nonprofits, metal goes to scrap recycling, electronics go to an electronics recycler, cardboard goes to a paper recycler, and refrigerant appliances get certified refrigerant recovery as federal law requires. Then we sweep up before we leave.
What Residential Junk Removal Costs
We price by volume – how much space your items take in the truck – and quote it flat before we begin. A single item is our least expensive service. From there pricing scales through quarter load, half load, and full truckload.
Two things adjust the number. Access: stairs, long carries, tight doorways, and elevator buildings add labor, and we build that into the quote upfront rather than surprising you at the door. Material type: dense debris like concrete, tile, roofing, and dirt is priced by weight because transfer station fees are weight-based, and items needing special disposal like refrigerators carry a modest additional cost.
Everything is included in one number: labor, carry-out, disassembly if needed, truck, fuel, dump fees, and recycling. No per-item add-ons and no separate disposal invoice arriving later.
Two honest ways to spend less with us. First, check free curbside bulk collection – Pinellas municipalities offer it with item limits and set schedules, and if your item qualifies and you can wait, it costs nothing. We will tell you when that is the better option. Second, combine items into one visit; most of the price is getting a truck and crew to your address, so the second and third items cost far less than the first. For multi-day projects, a roll-off dumpster may be cheaper.
Why Pinellas Homeowners Choose Us
We are locally owned and operated right here in Pinellas County – not a franchise routing your call to a dispatch center in another state. When you call 727-240-7033 you reach people who know these neighborhoods, these HOAs, and these condo buildings.
Every crew member is background-checked, uniformed, and fully insured. That matters when someone is walking through your home, and it matters to condo and HOA management, who we supply certificates of insurance to routinely.
You get flat written pricing quoted before we start, same-day and next-day availability in most cases, real protection of your floors, walls, and door frames, genuine donation and recycling rather than a landfill default, and a swept space when we leave. On sensitive jobs – estate cleanouts, hoarding cleanouts, senior housing – we work with patience and discretion, because those days are hard enough already.
And we tell you the truth: about what we cannot legally take, about when a licensed trade is required, and about when free municipal collection would serve you better than paying us.
Related pages: junk removal, same-day junk removal, pricing, service area, and dumpster rental.
Call 727-240-7033 for a free quote.
Residential Junk Removal in St. Petersburg, Clearwater and Tampa
Our service map has three anchors: St. Petersburg, Clearwater and Tampa. Those three cities absorb most of our residential junk removal work, and everything in between them across Pinellas County is covered on the same schedule and the same price list.
St. Petersburg, FL
St. Petersburg is our home city and the shortest drive we make, which is why residential junk removal here is the easiest to fit in on short notice. From Snell Isle and Old Northeast down through Historic Kenwood, Greater Woodlawn, Lakewood Estates and the Skyway Marina District, we already know which streets have rear alley access and which ones need a smaller truck. More on our St. Petersburg junk removal coverage.
Clearwater, FL
Clearwater work is a daily thing for us. From the condo towers on Sand Key to the single-family blocks around Countryside and On Top of the World, residential junk removal here is usually about access rules more than volume — HOA approval, service elevators, restricted haul hours. We deal with all of it so you do not have to. See the full Clearwater service page.
Tampa, FL
Yes, we cross the bay. Tampa residential junk removal is booked the same way everything else is, covering Downtown, Water Street, Harbour Island, Bayshore Beautiful, Seminole Heights, Carrollwood, Westchase and Temple Terrace. Because Tampa is in Hillsborough County, bridge time and a different tipping fee are baked into the quote — there is no surprise bridge surcharge added at the end. Details on our Tampa coverage.
The Rest of Pinellas County
Between and around the big three we cover the whole county. Inland that means Largo, Pinellas Park, Seminole, Dunedin, Palm Harbor, Tarpon Springs, Safety Harbor, Oldsmar and East Lake. On the water we run St. Pete Beach, Treasure Island, Madeira Beach, Indian Rocks Beach, Indian Shores, Redington Beach, Redington Shores, North Redington Beach, Clearwater Beach and Tierra Verde. The smaller municipalities count too: Gulfport, Kenneth City, South Pasadena, Belleair, Belleair Beach, Belleair Bluffs and Belleair Shore. On the Tampa side we also work Westchase and the Gandy corridor. Full county detail is on the Pinellas County page.
Not sure whether your address is inside the line? Call 727-240-7033 and ask. We would rather tell you honestly that a job is outside our range than take a deposit and cancel on you.
Residential Junk Removal Frequently Asked Questions
Do I have to move things to the curb?
No. Our crews come to wherever the items are, including upstairs bedrooms, attics, garages, and backyards. We do all the lifting, carrying, and loading. If you prefer to stack it at the curb yourself, that costs less.
How do you price residential junk removal?
By volume, meaning how much space your items take in the truck, quoted flat before we start. Pricing scales from a single item through quarter load, half load, and full truckload. Access and heavy materials adjust the number.
Can I get a quote without a site visit?
Yes, for most jobs. Text or email photos and we quote within minutes. Larger cleanouts benefit from a walkthrough so the estimate is accurate, and we come out for those at no charge.
Can you come the same day?
Frequently yes, depending on crew availability. Same-day and next-day service is common across Pinellas County, and it is especially useful when a delivery is scheduled or you have a move-out deadline.
What can you not take?
Paint, solvents, pesticides, pool chemicals, motor oil, and propane tanks are household hazardous waste and must go to the Pinellas County facility. We also cannot take medical or biohazard waste, sharps, or asbestos-containing material.
Do you donate or recycle anything?
Yes, and we look for it on every job. Usable furniture and appliances go to local nonprofits, metal to scrap recycling, electronics to an electronics recycler, and refrigerant appliances get certified refrigerant recovery as federal law requires.
Would free curbside bulk collection work instead?
Sometimes, and we will tell you when it would. Pinellas municipalities offer bulk collection with item limits, size restrictions, and set schedules. If your item qualifies and you can wait, that costs you nothing.
Do you charge extra for stairs?
Access affects the quote and we build it in upfront, so tell us about stairs, long carries, or elevator buildings when you request a price. What we will not do is quote low and add a stair charge once the crew arrives.
Are you insured and background-checked?
Yes. Every crew member is background-checked, uniformed, and fully insured, and we provide certificates of insurance to condo associations, HOAs, and property managers on request. That matters when someone is walking through your home.
Do you offer residential junk removal in Tampa, FL?
Yes. Tampa is a regular part of our route, not a special trip. We cross the Howard Frankland, Gandy and Courtney Campbell bridges for residential junk removal in South Tampa, Hyde Park, Palma Ceia, Seminole Heights, Ybor City, Westchase, Carrollwood, Temple Terrace and New Tampa. Tampa is in Hillsborough County, so loads tip at Hillsborough facilities instead of the Pinellas plant. That difference is already in the number we quote you — there is no bridge surcharge bolted on at the end.
How fast can you get to Clearwater for residential junk removal?
Clearwater is our second-busiest market, so same-day or next-day is normal. Jobs in Countryside, Skycrest, Morningside and the US-19 corridor are straightforward. Anything on Clearwater Beach, Sand Key or Island Estates we schedule early in the morning, because the Memorial Causeway and beach parking will wreck an afternoon window. If the building needs a certificate of insurance or a reserved service elevator, tell us when you book and we handle it.
Which cities do you serve besides St. Petersburg, Clearwater and Tampa?
All of Pinellas County. Inland that is Largo, Pinellas Park, Seminole, Dunedin, Palm Harbor, Tarpon Springs, Safety Harbor, Oldsmar and East Lake. On the water it is St. Pete Beach, Treasure Island, Madeira Beach, Indian Rocks Beach, Indian Shores, Redington Beach, Redington Shores, North Redington Beach, Clearwater Beach and Tierra Verde. We also cover Gulfport, Kenneth City, South Pasadena, Belleair, Belleair Beach, Belleair Bluffs and Belleair Shore, plus Westchase and the Gandy corridor on the Hillsborough side.
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