Junk Removal in Portland, ME
Professional Junk Removal & Cleanout Services
Full-service junk removal for Greater Portland and Southern Maine from Trash King LLC. Based in Salem, NH, we schedule trips to the Portland area (about 95 miles north) for cleanouts, furniture removal, and larger jobs across the peninsula and Deering neighborhoods.
Services Available in Portland, ME
We offer a complete range of junk removal and cleanout services for Portland residents and businesses.
Fast, friendly junk removal for homes and businesses. We haul furniture, appliances, yard debris, and more.
Learn more →Compassionate, professional hoarder cleanout services. We handle sorting, organizing, and safe disposal.
Learn more →Construction and demolition debris removal. Concrete, drywall, wood - we haul it all safely and efficiently.
Learn more →Basement, garage, and whole-house cleanouts. Get your space back with our professional team.
Learn more →Office cleanouts, property turnovers, and commercial waste removal. Minimal disruption to your business.
Learn more →Disaster restoration, estate cleanouts, and specialized removal. We handle sensitive situations with care.
Learn more →Cleanout Services in Portland
Need more than a single-item pickup? These cleanout services are often relevant for homes, properties, and businesses in Portland.
Trash King serves Greater Portland and Southern Maine with full-service junk removal. We are based in Salem, New Hampshire, and Portland sits near the edge of our regular range — about 95 miles north — so we schedule our trips up for cleanouts, furniture hauls, and larger projects rather than dropping by same-day. If you are planning a move-out on Munjoy Hill, clearing a basement in the West End, or turning over an apartment in the Old Port, give us a window and we will line up a crew for junk removal in Portland, Maine.
What We Haul in Portland
Portland's housing tells a story, and so does what gets left behind. We handle the heavy, awkward loads that come with peninsula living:
- Triple-decker and condo move-outs in the East End, Bayside, and Parkside — couches, mattresses, and dressers carried down three flights so you do not have to
- Basement and attic clearouts in older West End and Deering Center homes, including decades of stored furniture and boxes
- Salt-air-worn patio sets, grills, and yard gear from homes near the Eastern Promenade and Back Cove
Portland's Purple Bags, Bulky Stickers, and Where We Fit
Portland runs a Pay-As-You-Throw system: routine trash goes in the city's purple bags you buy at the store. For anything that does not fit a bag, the city requires a Bulky Waste permit with a per-item fee, a limited number of items per year, and a scheduled pickup date — and Freon appliances like refrigerators are not taken at the curb at all. That is a lot of planning for a couch and an old fridge. With full-service hauling, we do the loading, take the stairs, sort what we can for donation or recycling, and handle the disposal end for you.
We are licensed, insured, and biohazard-certified, and we are a Christian- and family-owned crew led by owner Tyler. We donate and recycle whatever we reasonably can, and we keep our pricing honest with free quotes and no hidden fees. We do not take hazardous materials, gasoline, or oils. For scheduled junk removal across Portland and Southern Maine, call us at (603) 404-0386 for a free quote.
Why Portland Chooses Trash King LLC
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Our Portland Service Area
Trash King LLC provides junk removal services throughout Portland, ME and the surrounding communities.
Where to Dump Junk in Portland, ME
If you're hauling junk yourself in Portland, here are official self-haul options for local residents. If you'd rather skip the trip, the dump fees, and the loading, we handle the junk removal for you.
910 Riverside Street, Portland, ME 04103
Hours: Monday-Saturday 7:30 AM-3:30 PM; closed Sunday. Household Hazardous Waste accepted only the FIRST Saturday of each month, April through November, 7:30 AM-1:00 PM.
Permit: Open to the public (residents, businesses, contractors, and municipalities) — no residency requirement to enter and pay posted rates. Portland residential property owners who receive the City's curbside trash and recycling service can apply for a free E-Card through Portland Public Works, which allows 10 E-Card items per program year (July 1-June 30) at no per-item charge; the E-Card must be shown to the attendant BEFORE entering or the standard fee applies. Apply via (207) 756-8011 or solidwaste@portlandmaine.gov.
Accepts:
Brush and wood (tree trunks, limbs, branches, stumps at higher cost; construction/demolition wood, pallets, pressure-treated wood); inert material (brick, stone, asphalt with no dirt mixed in); clean roofing shingles; scrap metal; oil tanks (cut in half and wiped clean); Freon appliances (refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, water coolers); non-Freon appliances (water heaters, stoves, washers, dryers, microwaves); leaves, grass, and garden debris; drywall/gypsum; tires; cardboard; electronics (TVs, computers, printers, copiers, cell phones); fluorescent tubes and CFL bulbs; smoke detectors; fire extinguishers; propane tanks (25-100 lb); and mixed materials including carpet, mattresses, boxes, insulation, glass, and styrofoam. E-Card-eligible items include furniture (couches, chairs, tables, desks, mattresses), brush under 2" diameter, gas grills and yard equipment (lawn mowers, snow blowers), and yard waste.
Will not accept:
Household garbage, food waste, and any food-related items; asbestos; medical waste (needles, prescription drugs); pet waste; untested dirt, loam, or sod; catalytic converters. E-Card allowance specifically does NOT cover construction/demolition debris, bagged mixed debris, Freon and non-Freon appliances, tires, or propane tanks (these are still accepted at the facility but are charged at the posted rate, not covered by the 10-item E-Card allowance).
The City of Portland runs a Pay-As-You-Throw (PAYT) trash system: routine household trash must go out in the City's official purple bags, sold at local retailers, and the bag price covers curbside disposal. A roll of 10 regular-size purple bags is $19. For items too large for a purple bag, Portland requires a Bulky Waste Collection Permit: residents apply online or through Public Works, are assigned a scheduled collection date, and place items out only on that day. Each permit covers up to three items, collection is limited to roughly 10 bulky items per dwelling unit per year, lighter items (about 30 lbs or less) may be collected free of charge while heavier items carry a per-item fee, and mattresses are charged the bulky fee regardless of weight. White goods containing Freon (refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers, air conditioners) are NOT collected at the curb and must be self-hauled to the Riverside Recycling Facility at 910 Riverside Street. Portland residents with an E-Card can also self-haul furniture, mattresses, yard equipment, and yard waste to Riverside (10 E-Card items per July-June year, free). Full-service junk removal is the alternative to the permit-and-schedule process: the hauler loads, manages stairs, and handles disposal, donation, and recycling.
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) for Portland residents is handled at the Riverside Recycling Facility, 910 Riverside Street, Portland, ME 04103, (207) 797-6200, on the FIRST Saturday of each month from April through November, 7:30 AM-1:00 PM (no HHW collection December-March). Service is for Maine residents disposing of HHW from their own home; the facility cannot accept hazardous waste from businesses or municipalities. Portland E-Card holders may drop off up to 10 gallons of HHW per year at no charge, across a maximum of two visits (for example two 5-gallon visits, or one 10-gallon visit, uses the full annual HHW allowance). Maine residents without an E-Card are charged $6.50 per gallon for liquid wastes or $3.50 per pound for solid wastes. Accepted HHW includes cleaning products (drain cleaner, bleach), automotive products (motor oil, antifreeze, batteries), lawn and garden chemicals (herbicides, insecticides), flammables (gasoline, kerosene), indoor pesticides, workshop and painting supplies (adhesives, solvents), and driveway sealer. Paint, stain, and varnish are accepted FREE through the PaintCare program and do not count against the HHW allowance. Separately, ecomaine (the regional nonprofit waste-to-energy and single-sort recycling operator that processes Portland's trash and recyclables) accepts only mercury-containing thermostats and mercury-containing lightbulbs (fluorescent tubes and CFLs) and does NOT take general HHW. Trash King does not haul hazardous materials, gasoline, or oils.
Serving All of Portland, ME
Trash King LLC provides professional junk removal throughout Portland and surrounding neighborhoods. We know the area and can handle jobs of any size.
Neighborhoods We Serve
- Old Port
- West End
- East End
- Munjoy Hill
- Bayside
- East Bayside
- Parkside
- Deering Center
- Libbytown
- Rosemont
- North Deering
- Oakdale
- Stroudwater
- Nason's Corner
Local Landmarks
- Old Port
- Eastern Promenade
- Western Promenade
- Casco Bay
- Back Cove
- Portland Observatory
- Portland Museum of Art
- Hadlock Field (Delta Dental Park, Portland Sea Dogs)
- Portland Head Light (in neighboring Cape Elizabeth)
- Deering Oaks Park
- Baxter Woods
- Portland Transportation Center
- Commercial Street waterfront and wharves
- Congress Street Arts District
ZIP Codes Served
Junk We Most Often Haul in Portland
Every neighborhood has its own patterns. Here's what we see most often when we get a call from Portland, ME.
- Peninsula triple-decker and condo move-out loads (couches, mattresses, box springs, dressers) carried down three flights in the East End, Munjoy Hill, Bayside, and Parkside
- Old Port apartment and short-term-rental turnovers — beds, sofas, and IKEA-grade furniture cleared between tenants in tight downtown buildings with stairs and limited curb access
- Basement and attic clearouts in older West End and Deering Center homes, including decades of stored furniture, boxes, and household goods
- Salt-air- and coastal-weather-worn outdoor furniture, grills, and metal patio sets from homes near the Eastern Promenade, Western Promenade, and Back Cove
- Freon appliances (refrigerators, freezers, window AC units, dehumidifiers) that Portland will not collect curbside and must be hauled to Riverside Recycling
- Student and seasonal-rental turnover near the Portland peninsula and University of Southern Maine each spring and late summer (futons, mini-fridges, particleboard furniture, mattresses)
- Estate and downsizing cleanouts from longtime single-family homes in Deering Center, Rosemont, North Deering, and Stroudwater
Disposal Rules in ME
Maine's solid-waste system is governed by Title 38 M.R.S. (Waters and Navigation) and enforced by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management, which administers the state Solid Waste Management Rules and a statutory hierarchy ranking reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting ahead of incineration and landfilling. Unlike the consolidated single-statute ban lists used in Massachusetts (310 CMR 19.017) and New Hampshire (RSA 149-M:27), Maine spreads its disposal prohibitions across several product-specific laws rather than one master ban table. Lead-acid (vehicle) batteries may not be landfilled, incinerated, or dumped and must be taken back by retailers under 38 M.R.S. §1604. Electronics fall under Maine's manufacturer-funded e-waste stewardship program, 38 M.R.S. §1610 (in force since 2006, expanded 2011 and 2018): manufacturers register annually with DEP by April 1 and pay to recycle covered "video display" devices — televisions, computer monitors, laptops, tablets, e-readers, printers, and game consoles — and devices containing cathode-ray tubes (older TVs and monitors) are barred from solid-waste disposal. Mercury-added products — fluorescent and other mercury lamps (38 M.R.S. §1663), mercury thermostats, and mercury auto switches — are banned from the trash and handled as Universal Waste under DEP's Hazardous/Universal Waste Rules (Chapters 850-858), each with manufacturer take-back programs. Maine DOES have an architectural-paint stewardship program: PaintCare has operated statewide since October 2015 under 38 M.R.S. §2144, funding free paint drop-off at retailers and transfer stations through a per-container fee that DEP raised effective October 1, 2025. Importantly, Maine does NOT have a mattress stewardship or recycling program and is NOT a Mattress Recycling Council "Bye Bye Mattress" state (only California, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Oregon are); a 2017 mattress-stewardship bill (LD 349) was never enacted, so mattresses carry no statewide recycling fee and may be landfilled — route them to local transfer stations or private recyclers. Yard waste (leaves, brush, grass) is kept out of disposal and composted, consistent with Maine's statutory 50% municipal recycling/composting goal. Maine's organics/food-waste diversion mandate (38 M.R.S. §2147, with the food-recovery hierarchy in §2101-B) is FUTURE-DATED: it first applies July 1, 2030 to generators of more than 2 tons/week within 20 miles of an organics recycler, tightening July 1, 2032 to 1 ton/week within 25 miles — so there is no household or small-business food-waste ban today. Maine's packaging Extended Producer Responsibility law (enacted July 2021 as LD 1541, codified at 38 M.R.S. §2146; DEP rule Chapter 428) is the nation's first packaging EPR but is still in rollout: producer registration and invoicing are expected to begin at the end of 2026 and municipal reimbursements at the end of 2027, so it does not change consumer disposal rules now. Illegal dumping and littering are penalized under Title 17 (Chapter 79) and Title 38 §349, which authorizes civil penalties up to $10,000 per day (up to $25,000 per day for hazardous waste) and Class E criminal fines of $2,500-$25,000 per day; report illegal dumping to the Maine DEP 24-hour hotline at 1-800-452-1942.
What Portland Customers Say
Real reviews from customers in and around Portland, ME
"Tyler and his crew were fabulous. They did a huge clean out for me in one day for a house that was in probate and needed a major cleanout prior to being listed for sale. I cannot recommend them highly enough."
"Needed a quick deck cleanup and Trash Kings delivered. Zero hassle, in and out, done right. This is the kind of service you bookmark for next time, because there's always a next time. Highly recommend!"
"Trash King LLC was amazing! This was my second time using them. Rapid response, courteous, professional and Very very reasonable in price..I highly recommend."
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