Junk removal in South Pasadena, California

Precise Junk Removal is Angel's business, and the crew handles junk removal in South Pasadena. Text a photo to (626) 590-3118. South Pasadena calls itself the City of Trees, and more than 21,000 trees line its streets, so a yard cleanup here can leave a big pile of limbs and green waste behind. The homes are older, too. The median home was built in 1953, so plenty of garages and closets here have had decades to fill up. The crew comes over from its Pasadena base.

The city runs its own Bulky Item Collection program, and the city's own page spells out how it works. If you would rather skip the program, the crew prices the load from a photo. About 56 percent of households rent, which makes move-out piles and small moves and appliance swaps a natural fit for the crew. If the move-out has stairs, that adds +$50 each to the number off your photo. South Pasadena sits on the west side of the San Gabriel Valley, so the crew treats it as a normal run from the Pasadena base.

On a South Pasadena rental move-out, usable furniture goes to a donation center, recycling comes next, and only real trash reaches the landfill. About 75 percent of what gets picked up is recycled. If you would rather haul it yourself, Scholl Canyon Landfill in Glendale is limited by a Glendale ordinance to waste from a named list of cities that includes South Pasadena. Residents who want to haul it themselves can check who is allowed to use the public dump near Pasadena.

Hazardous waste follows its own rules. South Pasadena says putting it in your carts or down the drain is against the law, and for hazardous waste, electronics and universal waste the city points residents to LA Sanitation programs, including S.A.F.E. Centers. The county describes household hazardous waste as products labeled toxic, flammable or corrosive, and solar panels are not accepted at its events or centers. If an item looks hazardous, send a question along with your photo.

How Bulky Item Collection works

• South Pasadena residential customers can have one bulky item pickup per calendar quarter, and each pickup takes up to five bulky items.
• Request the pickup at least 24 hours ahead, through the city's hauler.
• Put items on your curb by 6:00 a.m. on the scheduled pickup day.
• Common bulky items such as mattresses, furniture and appliances are eligible. Construction debris, electronic waste and hazardous materials are restricted.
• Tenants in multifamily units must coordinate with their property owner or HOA to schedule service.

Checked October 2026 against southpasadenaca.gov.

What Precise Junk Removal hauls in South Pasadena

• Bulky item pickup: One couch or fridge can go by photo quote
• Garage cleanout: A 1953 median build year means garages with decades in them
• Small moves and appliance swaps: About 56 percent rent, so move-out piles are common
• Tree trimming: 21,000 street trees leave branches and trunk rounds to haul
• Basement cleanout: Basements and storage rooms in older houses cleared and hauled away
• Renovations: Old cabinets, flooring and fixtures hauled off after a remodel
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Prices work the same here as everywhere Precise goes: how Precise prices a junk removal job. Not sure something qualifies? Here is what Precise takes, and what it won't, with sections on moving day leftovers.

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