The most-reviewed NYC junk-removal companies — the ones the most New Yorkers have actually hired and rated.
NYC junk-removal marketplace: get an upfront price online in about a minute (no on-site estimate needed) and book same-day pickup. A network of vetted, licensed and insured local haulers does the lifting.
National junk-removal and moving franchise (200+ U.S. locations) serving NYC through its metro-area franchises, with a dedicated Brooklyn junk-removal page. Pricing is volume- and labor-based and is quoted via on-site estimate; third-party guides note a dispatch/service fee may apply.
“College Hunks Hauling Junk & Moving serves NYC through its Long Island/Hauppauge franchise and draws polarized feedback: aggregate scores range from a strong 4.9 on Google and 4.6 on moveBuddha down to roughly 3.4 on Yelp and 1.5 on the local BBB profile. Reviewers consistently praise the crews as professional, hard-working and careful, while the most common complaints center on final bills exceeding estimates, damaged or lost items, and weak follow-up on claims.”
“College Hunks are Fantastic!...They took great care wrapping everything we were moving in blankets...”— Cindy B, BBB ↗
National online-booking junk removal marketplace (operating since 2014) serving Staten Island via insured local loaders, with upfront real-time pricing.
“LoadUp is a national gig-model junk-removal platform serving Staten Island, Brooklyn, and the rest of NYC, with strong aggregate scores on its managed review platforms (4.6/5 on Reviews.io across ~7,800 reviews, 4.2/5 on Trustpilot) but much lower marks on Yelp and a 3.7/5 BBB customer rating. Reviewers consistently praise on-time, efficient, professional pickups and easy booking, while recurring complaints center on no-shows, quote-versus-final-charge discrepancies, and text-only support tied to its independent-contractor model.”
“Excellent in every regard. Easy to arrange and reasonable rates. Our experience with your workman, Yuriy was exceptional. He is a real pro. The job was done to the highest standard.”— Tom P, Reviews.io ↗
“Excellent service! Thank you so much Highly recommended; they were fast, friendly, and responsible when removing everything.”— Anonymous, Reviews.io ↗
National eco-focused junk-removal franchise serving all five boroughs (local entity: The Junkluggers of Manhattan & Brooklyn, based in Long Island City). Items are sorted for donation and recycling before disposal, with donation receipts provided. Pricing is volume-based via a free on-site estimate; no rates are quoted online or by phone.
“The Junkluggers of New York City earns strong, mostly positive reviews across Google (~4.9 from ~1,559 reviews), Yelp (369 reviews), HomeAdvisor and Angi, with customers consistently praising punctual, professional, efficient crews and the eco-friendly donation/recycling model. A minority of reviewers report late arrivals, occasional scheduling mix-ups, and premium pricing where in-person estimates can exceed online quotes, and the national brand carries a C+ BBB rating tied to an unanswered complaint.”
“Junk luggers came at beginning of arrival window, were efficient, and professional. Definitely recommend!”— Caroline Yoon, Junkluggers.com (Google-sourced) ↗
“Kyle and Gregory from The Junkluggers were fantastic to work with! They were incredibly efficient, professional, and quick...”— Janel H., Junkluggers.com (Google-sourced) ↗
NYC branch of the eco-focused Junkluggers franchise serving all five boroughs including Staten Island, with volume-based pricing and an emphasis on donation and recycling.
“The Junkluggers of New York City earns strong overall ratings (about 4.9 from ~1,500+ aggregated/Google reviews and 369 Yelp reviews), with customers consistently praising professional, efficient, courteous crews, easy scheduling, and eco-friendly donation/recycling. A minority of reviews cite scheduling/coordination problems, last-minute cancellations, mistakenly discarded items, and donation-receipt issues, and the company holds only a C+ BBB rating (not accredited) and a more middling 3.7 on Trustpilot's national brand page.”
“I've used this company four times and have been impressed and grateful for their hard work ethic, fair prices and the truly amazing courteous service we've always received.”— Chad Simpson, Google ↗
“They were prompt and courteous. They did an excellent job with the removal and cleanup afterwards.”— Bobbie Cobb, Google ↗
Eco-focused junk removal franchise serving all five boroughs from a Long Island City base, specializing in apartment, walk-up, high-rise, and co-op cleanouts with charity donation and recycling. Pricing is by volume occupied in the truck.
“The Junkluggers of Manhattan & Brooklyn is a well-reviewed NYC junk-removal company, holding a 4.6 on Yelp (369 reviews) and roughly 4.9 across Google/aggregate listings, with reviewers consistently praising professional, efficient, punctual crews and the company's eco-friendly donation and recycling model. The main recurring criticism is that pricing is on the steep side, with occasional notes of lateness or scheduling hiccups.”
“The price is pretty steep ($225 for just one couch, only reason I'm giving 4 instead of 5 stars), but I appreciated that they donate the items.”— Yelp customer, Yelp ↗
“Kyle and Gregory from The Junkluggers were fantastic to work with! They were incredibly efficient, professional, and quick with the trash removal process.”— Janel H., Junkluggers.com (NYC reviews) ↗
NYC moving-and-storage company (founded 2001) that also offers estate cleanout services, combining sorting, removal, donation/disposal, and storage. Licensed and insured with building-specific certificates of insurance available.
“Divine Moving and Storage is a long-established NYC mover with overwhelmingly positive feedback across most platforms, consistently praised for punctual, fast, careful, and friendly service at fair prices. A minority of detailed reviews report serious issues with unexpected billing disputes, unprofessional crew conduct, and weak conflict resolution, making the experience somewhat polarized at the negative end.”
“They were fast and great. They arrived punctually, handled my grandmother's furniture without any damage, and completed the job within the quoted timeframe.”— Jamiesha Jones, MoveAdvisor ↗
“Flawless move. They blanket-wrapped all the fragile items, delivered on time, and even helped arrange the furniture.”— Philip Murphy, MoveAdvisor ↗
Family-owned NYC moving and storage firm (in business since 2000-2001) that also offers junk removal and waste/furniture haul-away as an add-on to its moving and storage services.
“Divine Moving & Storage is a long-established NYC moving/storage company (operating since ~2000) with strong aggregate ratings — roughly 4.9 on Google and 4.5 on moveBuddha across hundreds of reviews, though lower on Yelp (4.1) — and is BBB A+ rated but not BBB accredited. Customers consistently praise punctuality, careful damage-free handling, and professional crews, while a minority complain about final costs exceeding quotes, pressure to buy boxes/tip, and occasional crew professionalism or storage-communication issues.”
“Divine did a fantastic job with my relocation. It was a pleasant experience all the way from the first contact to the final delivery of furniture.”— Gaston Aguero, Google (via Sirelo) ↗
“They were incredibly efficient and got a massive move done for me within the time constraints. Sergio led a great team with Yaya and Juan!”— Elle Randall, Google (via Sirelo) ↗
Fast-growing multi-location junk-removal company (ranked No. 366 on the 2024 Inc. 5000) serving all five boroughs with full-service, eco-conscious removal that prioritizes donation and recycling. Pricing is volume-based with upfront quotes; the company says it is licensed and insured and provides building Certificates of Insurance same-day.
“Jiffy Junk is a well-established NYC-area junk-removal company with consistently high aggregate ratings (around 4.7-4.8 stars across Google, Birdeye, HomeAdvisor and Angi), praised repeatedly for punctual, professional, efficient crews who clean up after themselves. The most common criticism is pricing: some customers find it high and a minority object to the truck-size (1/4-truck) billing method and add-on fees.”
“Jiffy Junk was responsive immediately from the moment I called to when they showed up to remove much furniture and large appliances.”— Maria Taylor, Google (via Jiffy Junk site) ↗
“3 gentlemen arrived on time at my door. Explained everything to me, then promptly gave me an estimate. They did a great job in a timely manner.”— Lisa Boerum, Google (via Jiffy Junk site) ↗
Long-established NYC moving and storage company (30+ years) that also runs a junk removal arm handling single-item pickups, full residential/commercial cleanouts, estate clearances and renovation debris, with donation and recycling where possible.
“Oz Moving & Storage is a large, BBB-accredited (A+) NYC mover that also offers junk removal, drawing mostly positive feedback for efficient, professional, careful crews (Google ~4.5/750, but a lower 3.4 on Yelp). A recurring minority of reviews and BBB complaints cite damaged or missing belongings, surprise charges above the original quote, and frustrating claim resolution.”
“Very friendly crew, everything delivered safely and quickly to our new home at a reasonable price.”— Sarah E, BBB ↗
“Movers were great, handled everything carefully and were very pleasant. The only issue was that i had to pay for a 3 hour minimum for an internal building move that took less than one hour.”— Michael L, BBB ↗
Local franchise of the national full-service junk removal brand, serving Manhattan and the Bronx since 2006 with same-day pickups (when booked early) and on-site volume-based estimates. Recycles and donates where possible.
“1-800-GOT-JUNK? Manhattan (serving Manhattan and the Bronx since 2006) earns strong marks for punctual, same-day service and friendly, efficient crews, with high aggregate ratings on Google (4.98) and verified-review platforms (4.9, 740+ reviews). Yelp is more mixed at 3.5 stars, and BBB shows an unaccredited D+ profile with a handful of complaints about property damage, surprise add-on charges, and pricing.”
“Markel and Will came out and were amazing! They helped get rid of some hard stuff that we had trouble moving.”— Katherine Klein, Google (via 1800gotjunk.com) ↗
“Antonio and Kevin were great to work with! They came out on a cold snowy evening and were so professional and kind!”— Lisa Intrepid, Google (via 1800gotjunk.com) ↗
Brooklyn-based junk-removal company (operating since 2009) serving all five boroughs plus parts of NJ, seven days a week. States it is fully licensed and insured (NYC BIC License #3054); offers online-booking discount and free estimates.
“Just Rubbish Removal is a Brooklyn-based (Park Slope) junk-removal company serving all five NYC boroughs since 2008, and it is overwhelmingly well-reviewed, holding a 5.0 rating across roughly 517 Google reviews plus strong Yelp (88 reviews), Angi, and Facebook standing. Customers consistently praise fast same-day service, professional and friendly crews, reliable communication, and fair, affordable pricing, with negative feedback extremely rare (one 1-star review out of 517 on Google).”
“I coordinated this pickup from Virginia, and couldn't be more impressed with this crew. They did all the work hauling from the cellar and 1st floor.”— Dawn Collazo, Google (via Trustindex) ↗
“They really are hardworking and did a great job, the basement was in horrrrible condition and they handled it.”— Robert Richards, Google (via Trustindex) ↗
Junk removal company (HQ in Rockville Centre, NY) serving Brooklyn neighborhoods with same/next-day appointments, an insured crew, eco-friendly disposal and an online instant-quote tool.
“Scrap-It! Junk Removal (a Rockville Centre, NY-based company that also serves Brooklyn) carries overwhelmingly positive reviews, with a 5.0 aggregate across roughly 500 reviews (188 Google, ~298 Thumbtack, ~30 Yelp) and an A+ BBB rating though it is not BBB-accredited. Customers consistently praise punctual, professional, efficient crews and fair pricing, while the handful of negative reviews center on isolated no-show/communication incidents, one of which the company publicly disputed.”
“Absolutely, the Best!!! Reliable, skillful when moving big items. And very reasonable with price.”— Gwen B., Google (via Trustindex) ↗
“Great work guys. Looking forward to using you guys again.”— Alexi V., Trustindex aggregate ↗
