Free On-Site Estimates | San Jose, CA Junk Removal | Call (408) 359-1731Free On-Site Estimates | San Jose, CA Junk Removal | Call (408) 359-1731Boxes, old furniture, broken gear, and years of clutter cleared out — so your San Jose garage holds a car again.
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Garage Cleanouts
The garage is where everything ends up — the old couch that didn’t sell, boxes from three moves ago, broken exercise equipment, dried-out paint, and bins nobody has opened in years. We clear San Jose garages in a single visit: you show us what stays, pros haul out the rest, sweep up, and hand you back a space you can actually use.
In a lot of South Bay homes the garage is the only storage there is, and reclaiming it is the cheapest square footage you’ll ever get. We take furniture, appliances, e-waste, yard tools, and general clutter, and we sort for donation and recycling as pros load so you feel good about where it goes.
What we don’t take: Old paint, pesticides, motor oil, and propane tanks can’t go in the truck — those are household hazardous waste. Santa Clara County runs free HHW drop-off appointments; set the chemicals aside and we’ll clear everything else and point you to the drop-off.
Older San Jose neighborhoods — Willow Glen bungalows, the Rose Garden, mid-century Cambrian and Berryessa homes — were built with small closets and, often, detached or single-car garages. With limited storage inside and no basements anywhere in the Bay Area, the garage becomes the attic, the workshop, and the junk drawer all at once, and it fills up over the years until the car lives in the driveway.
The catch during a cleanout is what settles into a long-neglected garage: cans of old paint and stain, half-used pesticides, motor oil, and the odd propane tank. None of that can legally go to the landfill or into our truck — it’s household hazardous waste, and Santa Clara County has a free appointment-based drop-off exactly for it. We set those items aside, clear everything else in one visit, and tell you how to book the county HHW drop-off so the whole garage gets handled correctly.
Garage cleanouts are the one job type that reliably surfaces household hazardous waste: cans of old paint, motor oil and filters, propane tanks, and dead batteries. None of it can go in the truck or to the landfill. The City of San Jose is direct: "Never pour leftover hazardous materials down the sink, toilet, or storm drain, or put them in the garbage or recycling."
Santa Clara County runs a free, appointment-based HHW drop-off at the permanent San Jose site — no cost to you, but you must book before going (the drop-off address is released only after you schedule). Call (408) 299-7300 or book at hhw.santaclaracounty.gov.
| Dates | Days | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 1–3, 8–10, 29–31 | Thu / Fri / Sat | 8 a.m.–12 p.m. |
| Oct 15–16, 22–23 | Thu / Fri | 8 a.m.–12 p.m. |
| Nov 5–7, 12–14, 19–21 | Thu / Fri / Sat | 8 a.m.–12 p.m. |
| Nov 26–28 | Thu / Fri / Sat | CLOSED — Thanksgiving week |
Nearby temporary drop-off events: Sunnyvale — Sat Oct 17 · Santa Clara — Sat Oct 24 (both 8 a.m.–12 p.m.)
The Thanksgiving closure (Nov 26–28) is the trap nobody flags: that’s exactly when pre-holiday garage cleanouts peak, and the permanent site is shut. If your cleanout falls in that window, book the county drop-off for Nov 19–21 — the last open window before the holiday. Confirm all dates at hhw.santaclaracounty.gov before visiting.
Items accepted free: batteries (all types, including lithium-ion), paint and thinners, motor oil and filters, propane tanks, household cleaners, antifreeze, fluorescent and CFL bulbs, medications, and thermostats. Residential homes in San Jose also qualify for free curbside used motor oil collection — call (408) 299-7300 to arrange pickup without a trip to the drop-off site.
In practice: set the hazardous items in one corner before we arrive, and we’ll clear everything else in the same visit — then you have the county’s number and the schedule in hand for the rest. Call (408) 359-1731 for a free estimate on your San Jose garage cleanout.
Almost always, yes. A typical San Jose single-car or two-car garage clears in a single visit — we bring enough crew and truck space to load furniture, boxes, appliances, and clutter in one go, then sweep it out. If it’s a deep, packed-to-the-rafters garage, we’ll tell you upfront whether it’s one load or two. Call (408) 359-1731 for a quick estimate.
Those can’t go in the truck — paint, motor oil, pesticides, solvents, and propane are household hazardous waste and are banned from the landfill. Santa Clara County offers free HHW drop-off by appointment. Set those items in one spot, and we’ll clear everything else and tell you exactly how to book the county drop-off for the chemicals.
You don’t have to pre-sort. Just point out anything you’re keeping, and pros haul the rest — we do the sorting for donation and recycling on our end as pros load. The only things to set aside yourself are hazardous chemicals, which we can’t legally take. Everything else, from the broken treadmill to the mystery boxes, we’ll handle.
Ready to get started? Call (408) 359-1731 for a free, no-obligation estimate on garage cleanouts anywhere in San Jose and Santa Clara County.
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