Placer County · City
Junk Removal & Cleanouts in
Auburn, CA
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.
- 7 services available in Auburn.
- Western Placer Waste Management Authority at $109.25/ton is where your load goes.
- $230 travel fee on full-service jobs in Auburn, about 71 miles from our Lockeford yard, shown on your written quote.
- ZIPs covered: 95603, 95602, 95604.
What we do in Auburn
Every service below is priced the same way: a fixed written number before anyone drives out.
Auburn pricing
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: $230 per job. Auburn is about 71 miles from our Lockeford yard. On foothill jobs the first 25 miles are free, then $5 a mile, one way, rounded to the nearest $5, so full-service jobs here add $230 to the prices above. It pays for the diesel and the crew's time on the road, and it is never discounted or added after the fact. Past 50 miles the smallest job we drive out for is a quarter load ($275). How the travel fee works.
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 at a glance
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.
- Claude Chana discovered gold in the Auburn Ravine on May 16, 1848.
- Auburn was chosen as the seat of Placer County in 1851.
- The Central Pacific Railroad reached Auburn in 1865.
- Auburn sits about 800 vertical feet above the confluence of the North Fork and Middle Fork of the American River.
- Recology Auburn Placer has served as Auburn's solid waste hauler under a franchise agreement dated August 10, 1999, as amended and extended.
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.
Auburn questions
Is there a travel fee for Auburn?
Yes, $230. Auburn is about 71 miles from our Lockeford yard, and the first 25 miles are free, then $5 a mile, one way, rounded to the nearest $5. 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. Past 50 miles the smallest job we drive out for is a quarter load ($275). 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.
Nearby cities we also serve
Serving Auburn seven days a week.
Tell us what needs to go and we will send a price back, usually within the hour.