Junk Removal · Greater Montreal
Junk Removal
in Montreal
A full house of junk runs $800–$1,200 with the big franchises. We do the same work with our own trucks and crews — at movers' rates, not franchise rates.
What it costs
How much does junk removal cost in Montreal?
Junk removal in Montreal with AKA is $125 an hour plus a small disposal fee, with a small flat minimum for a single item like one mattress or couch. One honest quote, no franchise markup: we are a Montreal moving and transport company based in Lachine, and we do junk removal with our own trucks and crews, at movers' rates instead of franchise rates.
Because we are movers running larger trucks built to be filled, it is usually well below what a franchise like 1-800-GOT-JUNK charges for a smaller truckload. Tell us what you have and we will give you the exact number before we come. For a single item like one mattress or one couch, there is a small flat minimum instead of the hourly rate.
What we take
If it can be lifted and hauled, we will likely take it
The usual jobs, single items or a whole home:
Furniture & appliances
Sofas, beds, dressers, fridges, stoves, washers and dryers — one item or a whole home.
Renovation & construction debris
Old cabinets, flooring, drywall and fixtures from a reno, cleared and hauled.
E-waste & electronics
Computers, monitors and office electronics, recycled the right way.
Data centre & office decommission
We clear and remove server and data-centre equipment, with secure, responsible disposal.
We also handle full-home and estate cleanouts. What we will not take: liquids, food and organic waste, and hazardous materials like paint, solvents, chemicals or propane. Because the same trucks carry people's furniture, we keep them clean, so anything biohazard or heavily soiled we pass on. Just ask and we will point you to the right drop-off.
Estate & full-home cleanouts
The hardest version of this job is rarely about the junk
An estate cleanout is a house that has to be empty by a date, full of a lifetime of belongings, and nobody in the family wants to be the one deciding what goes in the truck.
We work the room in three piles instead of one. Keep goes aside for the family. Donate goes to a charity that will take it. Only the rest gets loaded. You do not have to be there for all of it, and you do not have to sort it before we arrive. That is the part people expect to be charged extra for, and it is simply how we run the job.
An estate cleanout is priced from $125 an hour plus a disposal fee for what actually gets thrown out, so a typical full home runs about a day with a two or three person crew. We give you the number in writing before we start.
One big item
Not every job is a whole house
A single mattress, a dead fridge or a sofa that will not fit down the stairwell is a real problem when you do not own a truck — and it is the kind of job the franchises price badly.
Mattress disposal
Mattresses cannot go in regular collection and most écocentres restrict them. We route them to recycling, where the foam, springs and fabric get separated.
Appliance removal
Fridges, freezers, stoves, washers and dryers. Units with refrigerant are handled properly, not left at the curb.
Sofas & awkward furniture
The sectional that came in before the walls went up. We are movers, so getting it out is what we are actually trained for.
Do you need a bin instead?
Gutting a kitchen over three weekends? A dumpster rental is the better tool. Want it gone today without a permit on your street? We are.
AKA vs the big franchise
Same work. Bigger truck. For less.
The big junk franchises charge by the truckload at franchise rates, in smaller trucks. Our trucks are larger and built to be filled, and you pay our crew's time at movers' rates, so the same job costs less.
The big franchise
- Smaller trucks, priced by the truckload at franchise rates
- A junk-only crew with franchise overhead
- Cannot fold it into your move
- Disposal varies by operator
AKA Moving
- Larger trucks built to be filled, at movers' rates
- Experienced, insured moving crew
- Combine it with your move for the best price
- We sort, donate and recycle every load
Typical estimates. A franchise prices by how much fills a smaller truck. AKA runs larger trucks built to be filled and charges $125 an hour plus a small disposal fee, so you pay for the work, not a premium truckload. Adding it to a move is cheaper still.
Where your junk actually goes
Sorted, donated, recycled, then disposed
Yes, we donate and recycle every load we can. We do not just drive your belongings to the dump. Every load is sorted: anything usable goes to donation, recyclables go to recycling, and only what is truly left over is disposed of responsibly at the écocentre. That small disposal fee on your quote is what funds doing it the eco-friendly way.
Where we pick up
Junk removal across Greater Montreal
We run out of Lachine, so the whole island and both shores are a normal day for us, usually same or next day. No travel surcharge inside this zone.
The cheapest way
Junk removal with your move
The cheapest way to get rid of junk in Montreal is to fold it into a move you are already booking. Most people use our junk removal as part of a move. While we are emptying your old place, we take the broken dresser, the dead fridge and the pile in the basement in the same trip, with the same crew. Nothing to schedule twice, and it is the cheapest way to do it. One crew, one invoice, one date to keep track of. We handle the complexity.
Know the number before the truck shows up. Tell us what you have and we quote it flat, disposal fee included. No truckload guessing, no surprise at the end of the job.
Get a Junk Removal Quote
Tell us what needs to go and roughly how much. No hidden fees — we quote the number before we come.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Q How much does junk removal cost in Montreal?
AKA charges about $125 an hour plus a small disposal fee that covers sorting, donation and recycling. For a known load like a few appliances or one room we can give a flat rate. As movers rather than a franchise, we usually come in well under a company like 1-800-GOT-JUNK.
Q What is the cheapest way to get rid of junk?
The cheapest option is to add the junk to a move you are already booking, so we clear it in the same trip with the same crew. If you can haul it yourself, the city écocentres and the free bulky-item (encombrants) pickup are options too. When you need it gone fast and done for you, AKA is the affordable done-for-you choice.
Q Do you offer same-day junk removal?
Yes. We do same day and next day junk removal across the Greater Montreal area, subject to crew availability. Call early in the day for the best chance of a same-day pickup.
Q What do you take, and what do you not take?
We take furniture, appliances, renovation and construction debris, e-waste and electronics, and full office and data-centre decommissions. We do not take liquids, food and organic waste, or hazardous materials such as paint, solvents, chemicals or propane, and because the same trucks carry people's furniture we keep them clean and pass on anything biohazard or heavily soiled. We will point you to the right drop-off.
Q How much does an estate cleanout cost?
An estate cleanout is priced on the crew and truck time it takes, from $125 an hour, plus the disposal fee for what actually gets thrown out. A typical full home runs a day with a two or three person crew. We walk it with you first and give you the number before we start, because nobody settling an estate wants an open-ended bill.
Q Do you take mattresses?
Yes. Mattresses are not accepted in regular collection and most écocentres restrict them, which is why they sit in alleys. We take mattresses and box springs and send them to mattress recycling, where the foam, springs and fabric get separated.
Q Is 1-800-GOT-JUNK cheaper?
Usually, yes. The franchises price by how much fills their truck, and their trucks are smaller. Our trucks are larger and built to be filled, and you pay our crew's time at movers' rates instead of a premium truckload price, so the same load costs less. Adding the junk to a move you are already booking is cheaper still.
Q Do you do junk removal in Laval, the South Shore and Terrebonne?
Yes. We run out of Lachine and cover Greater Montreal: the full island, the West Island, Laval and the North Shore including off-island suburbs like Terrebonne and Repentigny, and the South Shore including Brossard and Longueuil. There is no travel surcharge inside the core zone.
