Junk Removal in Portsmouth, NH
Professional Junk Removal & Cleanout Services
Family-owned junk removal for Portsmouth and the Seacoast — from South End rowhouses to Pease offices, we load it, haul it, and leave your place broom-clean.
Services Available in Portsmouth, NH
We offer a complete range of junk removal and cleanout services for Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth
Need more than a single-item pickup? These cleanout services are often relevant for homes, properties, and businesses in Portsmouth.
Trash King is a Christian- and family-owned junk removal company based in Salem, NH, and we work Portsmouth and the Seacoast regularly. From the brick rowhouses of the South End and the historic streets around Market Square to the postwar homes of Elwyn Park and the offices out at Pease, every corner of the city has its own kind of clutter — and salt air that wears things down faster than most folks expect. We show up, do the heavy lifting, and leave your place broom-clean.
What We Haul in Portsmouth
We handle full-service junk removal along with residential and commercial cleanouts, hoarder and estate cleanouts, and demolition debris. A few jobs we see often around here:
- South End and downtown rentals — apartment and condo turnovers near Market Square, with furniture carried down narrow historic stairwells
- Seacoast garages and yards — rusted grills, patio sets, and metal fencing corroded by years of coastal humidity
- Estate and basement cleanouts — decades of belongings from older homes in Atlantic Heights, Christian Shore, and Maplewood
Skip the dump run — we handle it
The Portsmouth Recycling Center on Peverly Hill Road is residents-only, open just a few days a week, and charges per item — $5 for a mattress or couch, $10 for electronics, $20 for a refrigerator. Curbside bulky pickup has to be scheduled and paid ahead with Public Works. We take that whole errand off your plate: we load it, haul it, and sort it for donation, recycling, or proper disposal so you never touch the scale. Just know we cannot take hazardous materials, gas, or oils — those belong at the city's Household Hazardous Waste Day.
We are licensed, fully insured, and biohazard-certified, and we donate usable items to local charities and recycle what we can. Same-day and next-day service is available for most jobs, with free on-site quotes and no hidden fees. For junk removal in Portsmouth, NH — or nearby in Newington, Greenland, Rye, or New Castle — call us at (603) 404-0386.
Why Portsmouth Chooses Trash King LLC
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Our Portsmouth Service Area
Trash King LLC provides junk removal services throughout Portsmouth, NH and the surrounding communities.
Where to Dump Junk in Portsmouth, NH
If you're hauling junk yourself in Portsmouth, 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.
680 Peverly Hill Road, Portsmouth, NH 03801
Hours: Tue-Thu 7:45 AM-3:15 PM; Sat 8:00 AM-2:00 PM. Extended summer hours July 1-Oct 9: Tue 7:45 AM-6:15 PM (Wed-Thu and Sat unchanged).
Permit: Free optional vehicle sticker available at DPW or Recycling Center (show vehicle registration as proof of residency); issued annually, placed on driver-side windshield. No sticker required to enter - sticker provides expedited access only.
Accepts:
Free drop-off for Portsmouth residents: antifreeze, batteries (all types), clothing/textiles, cooking oil and vegetable oil, eyeglasses, fluorescent light bulbs, food waste, motor oil and oil filters, empty 1 lb propane tanks. Fee-based drop-off: box springs $5, clothes dryer $5, clothes washer $5, dishwasher $5, mattress $5, propane tank 20 lb or larger $5, tire $5, upholstered furniture $5, wood furniture $5, gas grill $5, cooking range $10, electronics (TVs, computers, monitors) $10, refrigerator or any item containing Freon (CFC removal) $20, clean wood up to 2 cubic yards $15, clean wood up to 4 cubic yards $25. Payment by check or credit card (minimum $2.50 credit card fee); no cash accepted.
Will not accept:
No cash payments accepted on-site. Latex paint (must be fully dried/solidified before drop-off as regular trash). No commercial or industrial waste. No drum containers.
Portsmouth residents dispose of bulky items - couches, mattresses, large appliances - via two options. Option 1 (curbside pickup): Pay a $10.00 scheduling fee through the city online payment portal, then call DPW at (603) 427-1530 to schedule a pickup date. Pickups run on a four-week rotating cycle tied to your regular trash day: Week 1 = upholstered furniture and mixed materials (couches, sofas, chairs); Week 2 = appliances and scrap metal, including refrigerators and Freon-containing units; Week 3 = tires, TVs, computers, and other electronics; Week 4 = wood furniture, wood scraps, painted/treated wood, and pallets. Place items curbside between 7:00 PM the night before and 7:00 AM on collection day. Per-item disposal fees are charged in addition to the $10 scheduling fee and are based on item type (e.g., mattress $5, refrigerator $20 - see Recycling Center fee schedule). Option 2 (self-haul to Portsmouth Recycling Center at 680 Peverly Hill Road): Open Tue-Thu 7:45 AM-3:15 PM and Sat 8:00 AM-2:00 PM; pay per-item fees on site by check or credit card. No annual spring citywide cleanup week is offered - the four-week rotating curbside program runs year-round. There is no limit on the number of bulky items per pickup, but DPW may suspend service for Solid Waste Ordinance violations.
Portsmouth DPW hosts two Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection events per year at 680 Peverly Hill Road, Portsmouth, NH 03801. CONFIRMED 2026 SPRING EVENT: Saturday, May 9, 2026, 8:00 AM-12:00 noon. Drive-through service - residents stay in vehicles; staff remove items from trunks. FALL 2026 EVENT: Date not yet published as of May 2026 (UNVERIFIED - call DPW at (603) 427-1530 or check portsmouthnh.gov for announcement). Eligibility: Residents of Portsmouth, New Castle, Greenland, and Newington only. Proof of residency required on arrival. No commercial or industrial users. Quantity limit: Maximum 5-gallon container per item type; no drum containers. ACCEPTED items - From the yard: fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides, insect spray, lighter fluid, gasoline, pool chemicals, poisons. From the garage: car waxes/polish, creosote, driveway sealers/tar, radiator flush, roofing tar, wood preservatives, acids. From the house: bathroom cleaners, disinfectants, furniture polish, metal polish, oven cleaner, photo chemicals, rug cleaner. From the workbench: brush cleaner, corrosives, lead-based and oil-based paint, stain/finish, solvents, thinner/turpentine, wood strippers, rust preventatives, mothballs. NOT ACCEPTED: latex paint (solidify with kitty litter, sawdust, or Speedy Dry, then dispose at Recycling Center as regular trash); explosives; asbestos; medical waste; empty containers; lithium batteries (drop off free at Recycling Center year-round); residential light bulbs (landfill-legal, curbside trash acceptable). For general HHW info contact NH DES at (603) 271-2047.
Serving All of Portsmouth, NH
Trash King LLC provides professional junk removal throughout Portsmouth and surrounding neighborhoods. We know the area and can handle jobs of any size.
Neighborhoods We Serve
- South End
- North End
- Christian Shore
- Atlantic Heights
- West End
- Islington Creek
- Elwyn Park
- Maplewood
- Pannaway Manor
- Downtown / Market Square
Local Landmarks
- Strawbery Banke Museum
- Prescott Park
- Market Square
- North Church
- Portsmouth Athenaeum
- The Music Hall
- Memorial Bridge (Piscataqua River crossing to Kittery ME)
- USS Albacore Park and Museum (600 Market Street)
- Water Country (2300 Lafayette Road)
- Pease International Tradeport
- John Paul Jones House (43 Middle Street)
- Moffatt-Ladd House and Garden
- Governor John Langdon House (143 Pleasant Street)
- Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion Historic Site
- Piscataqua River waterfront
ZIP Codes Served
Junk We Most Often Haul in Portsmouth
Every neighborhood has its own patterns. Here's what we see most often when we get a call from Portsmouth, NH.
- Historic-home renovation debris (plaster, horsehair, wide-plank flooring, original windows) from 1700s-1800s colonial and Federal-era houses in South End, Christian Shore, and downtown
- Salt-corroded outdoor furniture, gas grills, and metal fixtures from Seacoast exposure on porches and decks of waterfront and near-waterfront properties
- Marine and boat gear: outboard motors, dock hardware, life preservers, anchors, canvas, and fiberglass from recreational boaters on the Piscataqua River and Little Harbor
- Downtown condo and loft turnover debris - appliances, cabinetry, and fixtures from conversions of historic commercial buildings into residential units
- Restaurant and hospitality fixture cleanouts - booths, commercial kitchen equipment, bar furniture, and signage from the heavy tourism and dining economy in Market Square and downtown
- Pease Tradeport office and light-industrial tenant cleanouts - cubicle systems, server racks, modular furniture, and lab/biotech equipment from the former Air Force base business park
- Affluent estate cleanouts - antique furniture, artwork, and accumulated household goods from multi-generation home estates in Elwyn Park, the West End, and waterfront neighborhoods
Disposal Rules in NH
Under New Hampshire RSA 149-M:27, the following items are banned from solid-waste landfills and incinerators: wet-cell (lead-acid) batteries (since 1991), rechargeable lithium-ion batteries (effective July 1, 2025), electronic devices including TVs, monitors, computers, peripherals, DVD/VCR players, cell phones, and tablets (since 2007), and leaf/yard waste. RSA 149-M:58 separately bans mercury-added products (fluorescent and CFL bulbs, mercury thermostats and switches). Effective February 1, 2025, businesses generating one ton or more of food waste per week must divert it when an authorized facility exists within 20 miles. Contrary to common belief: mattresses are NOT banned from NH landfills (unlike Massachusetts) and as of May 2026 NH has NO statewide PaintCare or paint-stewardship program — Governor Ayotte vetoed HB 451 in March 2026 and the House override failed on April 9, 2026. Illegal dumping under RSA 149-M:15 carries civil penalties up to $25,000 per day plus criminal misdemeanor/felony charges; report to local police or NH DES at (603) 271-2942.
What Portsmouth Customers Say
Real reviews from customers in and around Portsmouth, NH
"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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