Berkeley and the North East Bay
Junk removal in Berkeley and the north East Bay
Rentals turn over here on a schedule, and a unit has to be empty and swept by a date somebody else picked. That is the job we are built around.
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Rainbow Junk Removal & Hauling Berkeley is the Berkeley and the North East Bay arm of Rainbow Junk Removal & Hauling. Same truck, same crew, same phone number as the rest of the Bay Area, listed separately here so you reach the people who work this side of the bridge.
Late summer in Berkeley is one long move-out. Students leave behind the furniture they bought used in September, the mini fridge that stopped working in March and the mattress nobody is going to drive to Los Angeles. Landlords and property managers call us between tenants because the turnaround is short and the unit has to be photo ready, not just emptied into a pile at the curb.
The older housing stock makes for its own kind of load. Craftsman and bungalow basements across Berkeley, Albany and North Oakland run the full footprint of the house, have a low ceiling and a set of outside stairs, and have been collecting paint cans, lumber offcuts, bicycles and boxes since the nineteen seventies. Those take longer than people expect and they come out one armload at a time, which is why we quote them standing in the basement and not over the phone.
We also cover the flatter industrial edge of this area, Emeryville and the Richmond waterfront, where the jobs are usually offices, small workshops and warehouse corners rather than houses. Shelving, pallets, broken equipment and a decade of filing all go on the same truck.
What we pull out of Berkeley most often
- Student and tenant move-out clearouts
- Basement and attic cleanouts in older homes
- Mattresses, futons and mismatched furniture
- Garage shelving, bikes and lumber offcuts
- Small office and workshop clearouts
- Appliances pulled during a kitchen remodel
Not on the list? It probably still goes. Call and describe it.
On the job
Covered
Towns and neighborhoods we work in
- Berkeley
- North Berkeley
- South Berkeley
- Oakland
- North Oakland
- Albany
- El Cerrito
- Emeryville
- Richmond
- Kensington
- Piedmont
- Rockridge
Somewhere nearby that is not on this list is usually still fine. The list is where we are most weeks, not a boundary line.
What it costs here
The same way it works everywhere we go. You get a range on the phone from your description, then the exact figure in person once the crew has seen the load, based on the space it takes up in the truck. Carrying, stairs, sweeping and the dump fee are already inside that number.
Turn the price down and we drive away. There is no fee for the visit.
We cannot carry
- Paint, stain, thinner and solvents
- Motor oil, antifreeze, gasoline and diesel
- Household and vehicle batteries
- Propane tanks and compressed gas cylinders
- Asbestos, and any material suspected of containing it
- Medical, biohazard and sharps waste
- Pesticides, pool chemicals and industrial cleaners
- Ammunition, fireworks and explosives
Your county runs a free drop-off for these. Ask us which one.
Questions about Berkeley
Can you clear a unit before the next tenant moves in?
Yes, and that is a large share of what we do in this area. Give us the date it has to be empty and we will book the time rather than fitting it in. We can send photographs of the finished space if you are managing the property from somewhere else.
There is a lot of old paint and solvent in the basement. Now what?
We will take everything except the paint, solvent, oil and chemicals, because no transfer station will accept them from us. Alameda County and Contra Costa County both run free household hazardous waste drop-offs for residents. Set those items aside, we clear the rest, and we will tell you which site is closest to you.
Free estimate
Get a price for Berkeley
Name, number, where you are and a photo or two of what needs to go. You will get a price range back the same day. If it is urgent, calling is faster.
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