Auburn, CA · Placer County
Garage Cleanouts in
Auburn, California
Full garage cleanouts — decades of boxes, paint cans, broken furniture, exercise equipment and the stuff behind the stuff. We clear it, sweep it, and you get the space back. 80 minutes from our Lodi yard.
- From $425 in Auburn, quoted in writing first.
- Debris goes to Western Placer Waste Management Authority — $109.25/ton, open seven days.
- 2-4 hours for a typical Auburn job.
- Flat $385 travel fee on full-service jobs in Auburn (Foothill Zone 4), shown on your written quote.
Garage Cleanouts in Auburn
Gold was found in the Auburn Ravine in May 1848, and Auburn has been the Placer County seat since 1851. It is one of the older towns we serve: about 32% of its homes were built before 1960, and 14% in 1939 or earlier.
The Central Pacific Railroad reached Auburn in 1865.
Recology Auburn Placer has served as Auburn's solid waste hauler under a franchise agreement dated August 10, 1999, as amended and extended.
About 6,446 homes. 21% built in the 1980s, 15% in the 1990s, 12% in the 1970s, 12% in the 1950s; about 32% before 1960, including 14% built in 1939 or earlier.
Whatever Auburn throws at us — boxes, bins and bags of stored contents, broken and outdated furniture, exercise equipment and bikes and old paint (we tell you where it goes — we cannot take it) — the job runs the same way. You send a photo or a short description, we send back a fixed number, and if you say yes we show up in a tight window and do the lifting. One visit, one price, broom-swept when we leave.
You will not get a phone estimate that grows once a truck is sitting in your driveway. That is the standard move in this industry, and it is exactly why most people put off calling anyone until the pile gets unbearable.
What we take
- Boxes, bins and bags of stored contents
- Broken and outdated furniture
- Exercise equipment and bikes
- Old paint (we tell you where it goes — we cannot take it)
- Lumber, scrap, and leftover building material
- Lawn equipment and non-running mowers
- Tires, up to four per job at $25 each
What we can't
- Paint, solvents, pesticides and motor oil
- Propane tanks
- Car batteries
Nobody legitimate takes household hazardous waste on a junk run — it has to go through a county HHW event. We separate it out, stack it where you can find it, and tell you the nearest drop-off date instead of quietly leaving it in a corner.
Garage Cleanouts prices in Auburn
Most junk removal companies in this market will not put a price on their website. We will. You get the exact number in writing before anyone touches anything, and it does not move unless the pile does.
| Load size | About | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum load | Up to 1/8 of the trailer: a couch and a chair, a few boxes, or a small curbside pile. One fee item on its own (a mattress, an appliance) is also the minimum. | $200 |
| Quarter load | A bedroom of furniture, or a modest garage corner. | $275 |
| Half load | A one-car garage, a living room, or a small shed. | $425 |
| Three-quarter load | A packed two-car garage or a large room plus yard debris. | $595 |
| Full trailer | A full trailer with side extensions — more than a national-brand 'full truck'. | $775 |
Item add-ons
- Mattress or box spring$45
- Refrigerator or freezer$90
- AC unit with refrigerant$90
- TV or monitor$40
- Tire$25
- Piano or organ$400
- Hot tub or spa$450
Auburn travel fee: $385 per job. Auburn is about 80 minutes from our Lodi yard, past our standard area, so full-service jobs here add one flat $385 travel fee to the prices above. It covers the extra drive time and fuel for a two-person crew coming from Lodi. It is never discounted and never added after the fact. Every travel zone and fee.
Senior and veteran pricing is 10% off and applied automatically — you should not have to ask for it twice.
Where your Auburn junk actually goes
Most of what leaves a Auburn job goes to Western Placer Waste Management Authority in Lincoln, at a posted gate rate of $109.25 per ton as of 2025-07-01. Western Placer Waste Management Authority is open seven days a week, which is why we can run Auburn jobs on a Sunday when almost nobody else in this market will.
Before that, usable furniture and appliances go to donation, and metal, cardboard, e-waste and green waste get separated out. We keep the weight tickets on every load and we will hand them to you if you want to see them — that is not something most haulers offer and it is the fastest way to tell whether someone is actually disposing legally or dumping on a county road.
Why this matters to your price: gate rates across our service area range from $40.64 a ton at Foothill Sanitary Landfill to $109.25 at Western Placer Waste Management Authority. Routing loads to the right gate is most of the difference between a hauler who can hold a price and one who surprises you at the end.
Auburn neighborhoods we work in
Old Town Auburn, Downtown Auburn, Auburn Ravine and North Auburn — plus everywhere else inside Auburn city limits and the surrounding county.
ZIP codes: 95603, 95602, 95604.
How a Auburn job runs
- 1
Send a photo of the garage
One wide shot from the door tells us almost everything.
- 2
Fixed price back
Usually within the hour during business hours.
- 3
We clear it
You can stand there and point, or you can leave — either is fine.
- 4
Swept and empty
We broom it out before we leave. Photos if you are not there.
Auburn questions
Is there a travel fee for Auburn?
Yes, and it is a flat $385. Auburn is about 80 minutes from our Lodi yard, which puts it in Foothill Zone 4. The fee is added once per job on top of the published load price, it is on the written quote before you say yes, and it is not discounted or marked up. Dump trailer rental is not offered this far out.
Where does the debris from a Auburn job go?
Western Placer Waste Management Authority in Lincoln, currently $109.25 per ton as of 2025-07-01. It is open seven days, which is why Sunday service is available in this area. Donation-quality items go to a receiving charity first, and metal, cardboard, e-waste and green waste are separated out. We keep the weight ticket on every load.
How much to clean out a two-car garage?
Most two-car garages run $425 to $775 depending on how full. If it is packed floor to ceiling it is closer to a small estate cleanout — we will tell you that in the quote rather than at the end.
Can you take the paint?
No, and neither can any legitimate hauler — it is household hazardous waste. San Joaquin and Sacramento counties both run free HHW drop-off days and we will tell you the nearest one. We separate it out and leave it neatly stacked rather than leaving you to find it.
Do you take the old fridge in the garage?
Yes. $90 for the freon handling, which is what the certified recovery costs us.
How long does it take?
Two to four hours for most garages. A hoarding-level garage is a different job and we will scope it separately.
Garage Cleanouts in Auburn — get a real number.
Photos or a description. We price it before we drive out.