Anacostia and Congress Heights (20020, 20019, 20032) — row houses, family homes and apartment buildings across Wards 7 and 8. The minimum is $75 and every price is flat. You send a photo, you get the number before anyone drives out, and that number doesn't change when the crew arrives.
Send a photo — the flat number comes back in seconds
Upload a Photo & Get Quote →Anacostia and Congress Heights are a mix of row houses, single-family homes and apartment buildings east of the river, and the jobs here are ordinary ones: a sofa that has to go, an apartment to empty at the end of a lease, a family home to clear, a fridge nobody can move. What people ask us first is almost never "how fast." It's "how much, exactly."
So here is how we answer it. You photograph what you want gone. A flat number comes back in seconds — before a truck is dispatched, before anyone knocks on your door, before you've committed to anything. The minimum is $75. The carry-out, the stairs, the drive and the disposal are already inside the number. Nothing gets added on arrival.
That's worth stating plainly because it isn't the norm in this market. 1-800-GOT-JUNK, College HUNKS and Junk King all price by how much of the truck you fill and all require an on-site estimate — meaning the real number arrives when a crew is already standing in your living room, and it can be higher than whatever you were told on the phone. We don't work that way and never have. If the job turns out to be genuinely bigger than the photo showed — a second room, a basement you didn't mention — we tell you the new number before anything is loaded, and you decide. (DC sales tax applies at checkout.)
One picture per room, or one of the item. The flat price comes back in seconds. No walkthrough, no estimator at your door, no "call for a quote."
Same-day is usually open across 20020, 20019 and 20032. Tell us the floor and whether there's an elevator so we bring the right crew.
An insured, vetted crew lifts it from inside the unit, down the stairs and into the truck. You lift nothing, and the price is the one you already have.
$75 is the minimum order. Everything below is a flat price with carry-out and disposal included. Single items price per piece; bags price by count; a whole apartment or house prices as truck-fill.
| Item | Flat price |
|---|---|
| One bag | $47 |
| TV (medium) | $91 |
| Bed frame | $92 |
| Twin mattress | $111 |
| Box spring | $124 |
| Queen mattress | $139 |
| Loveseat | $160 |
| Dresser | $169 |
| Sofa / couch | $170 |
| Dryer | $172 |
| Washer | $179 |
| Refrigerator | $221 |
Bags and loose piles
| Load | Flat price |
|---|---|
| One bag | $47 |
| 10 bags | $178 |
| Loose pile — small | $110 |
| Loose pile — medium | $174 |
Whole apartments and houses — truck-fill ladder
| Truck fill | Flat price |
|---|---|
| 2/8 of the truck | $325 |
| 3/8 | $455 |
| 4/8 (half truck) | $580 |
| 5/8 | $690 |
| 6/8 | $790 |
| 7/8 | $890 |
| Full truck (8/8) | $985 |
$75 order minimum. Carry-out, stairs, loading and disposal are all in the number — there is no stair fee, no distance fee and no heavy-item fee. If you have several things, photograph them together and we'll price the group in one number. DC sales tax applies at checkout.
Outside comparison, so you can check us: HomeGuide's 2026 junk-removal cost research puts 1-800-GOT-JUNK at roughly $100–$150 for a minimum load, $400–$600 for a half truck and $700–$1,000 for a full truck, with College HUNKS starting around $150 — and in each case the figure is confirmed only after a crew has come out and looked.
| Option | Cost | Speed | The catch |
|---|---|---|---|
| DC DPW bulk trash (311 / dpw.dc.gov) | Free | Scheduled appointment | 7 items per appointment, single-family and ≤3-unit buildings only, no renovation debris — you move it to the curb, and 4+ unit apartment buildings can't use it at all |
| Donate (Goodwill, Salvation Army, Habitat ReStore, A Wider Circle) | Free | Days | Clean, resellable pieces only; pickup slots book out and most sites prefer you deliver it |
| Borrow a truck and haul it yourself | Rental + fuel + tip fee | Half a day | You do every lift twice, and the regional tip fee is real — Fairfax County charges commercial haulers about $90/ton |
| Franchise hauler (1-800-GOT-JUNK, College HUNKS, Junk King) | ≈$100–$150 minimum up to $700–$1,000 full truck (HomeGuide 2026) | 1–3 days | Every one of them requires an on-site estimate — the real price arrives after the crew is at your door |
| JunkRabbit | $75 minimum · sofa $170 · truck-fill $325–$985 | Same day | None — the photo price is the final price, carry-out included |
Yes — and for a lot of addresses here it's free and it works. If you live in a single-family home, a row house, or a building with three units or fewer, DC DPW bulk trash will collect bulk items at no charge. Request the appointment through 311 or at dpw.dc.gov. If you've got a mattress, a couple of chairs and a dresser, and you're not on a deadline, that's the right answer and we'd rather you use it than pay us.
Now the honest limits, so nobody wastes a week finding out the hard way:
Short version: small, sorted, patient, in a house or a small building — call 311. Whole units, deadlines, heavy pieces, renovation material, or a 4+ unit building — that's us, at a price you'll know before we roll.
Anything still usable goes to donation first — Goodwill of Greater Washington, the Salvation Army, Habitat for Humanity ReStore, and A Wider Circle in Silver Spring, which furnishes homes for families leaving shelters and will issue a receipt if you ask. A sound dresser or a good sofa helping a family set up an apartment is a better ending than a transfer-station floor, and it costs you nothing extra. Metal — bed frames, shelving, appliance shells — goes to scrap. TVs and electronics go to e-waste recycling rather than the trash stream. And refrigerators, freezers and window AC units go through EPA-certified refrigerant recovery before anything else happens to them; that's the law, it's the reason you can't simply put one at the curb, and it's already covered by your flat price. What's genuinely waste is tipped at the regional transfer stations.
Most of what we move in Anacostia and Congress Heights comes down stairs. Row-house second floors, walk-up apartments with no elevator, basements that flooded once and never got cleared. Our crew does all of that lifting: sofas turned in a tight landing, mattresses folded and bagged, a washer walked down a flight, bed frames broken down where they stand rather than forced through a doorframe. None of it carries a fee — no stair charge, no heavy-item charge, no charge for parking down the block and carrying further.
If your building has an elevator, tell us and we'll plan around it. If the building manager needs a certificate of insurance before we come in, say so when you book and we'll file it. And if you're in a 4+ unit apartment building, remember that a licensed private hauler isn't just convenient there — under District rules it's what the building is required to use.
"Basement cleared same-day, carried up and out. Flat truck-fill price. Fair and easy."
"Rental turnover — hauled everything left and swept clean, same-day. Reliable and fair."
"Old fridge and a couch gone in an afternoon. Photo, flat quote, easy. Will use again."
How much does it cost in Anacostia?
$75 minimum. One bag $47, TV $91, bed frame $92, twin mattress $111, box spring $124, queen mattress $139, loveseat $160, dresser $169, sofa $170, dryer $172, washer $179, refrigerator $221. Ten bags $178; small pile $110, medium pile $174. Whole apartments and houses run the truck-fill ladder from $325 at 2/8 up to $985 full. Carry-out and disposal included. DC sales tax applies at checkout.
Will the price change when you get here?
No. The number you get from the photo is the number you pay. No on-site estimate, no stair fee, no heavy-item fee. If the job is genuinely bigger than the photo, we tell you the new number before loading anything and you decide.
Will DC bulk trash take it instead?
If you're in a single-family home or a building of three units or fewer, yes — free, through 311 or dpw.dc.gov, and worth using when it fits. It's a scheduled appointment, capped at seven items, curbside only, and it won't take renovation debris.
I'm in an apartment building — can I use it?
Not if it has four or more units. Those buildings are excluded from the city program and District rules require them to use a private, licensed hauler.
Do you carry it out or do I?
We do. The crew comes into the unit and takes it from where it stands, down the stairs, into the truck.
Can you empty a whole apartment?
Yes — priced as truck-fill, $325 at 2/8 up to $985 for a full truck. Send a photo of each room and you'll have the total before you book.
Can you come today?
Often, for a single item or a small load. A whole unit is better booked a day ahead so the truck and crew are sized right.
The minimum is $75 and every price is flat. One bag $47, TV $91, bed frame $92, twin mattress $111, box spring $124, queen mattress $139, loveseat $160, dresser $169, sofa $170, dryer $172, washer $179, refrigerator $221. Ten bags together are $178. A small loose pile is $110 and a medium pile $174. A whole apartment or house prices as truck-fill: 2/8 of the truck $325, 3/8 $455, 4/8 $580, 5/8 $690, 6/8 $790, 7/8 $890, full truck $985. Carry-out and disposal are included. DC sales tax applies at checkout.
No. You send a photo, you get the flat number back before anyone is dispatched, and that is what you pay. There is no on-site estimate, no re-quote at the door and no fee added for stairs, distance or heavy pieces. If what is there is genuinely different from the photo — a second room, a basement you did not mention — we tell you the new number before we load anything, and you decide.
For a lot of Anacostia and Congress Heights addresses, yes, and it is free. DC DPW bulk trash serves single-family homes and buildings of three units or fewer, requested through 311 or dpw.dc.gov. Use it when it fits. The limits are that it is a scheduled appointment rather than same-day, it takes up to seven items per appointment, renovation and construction debris are not accepted, and residents of apartment buildings with four or more units are excluded from the program entirely — District rules require those buildings to use a private, licensed hauler.
If your building has four or more units, no. DC DPW bulk trash covers single-family homes and buildings of three units or fewer only, and condos, co-ops and 4+ unit apartment buildings must have bulk items removed by a private, licensed hauler under District rules. That is not a JunkRabbit policy — it is how the city program is written. It means a private hauler is your only lawful route, so the thing to compare is who gives you a firm price before they arrive.
Yes, and it is one of the most common bookings we take here. A whole unit prices as truck-fill rather than piece by piece — $325 at 2/8 of the truck up to $985 for a full one — and the crew carries everything out, including down stairs from an upper floor. Send one photo per room and you will have the full number back before you commit to anything.
We carry it out. The crew comes into the apartment or the house, lifts it from wherever it sits, takes it down the stairs and loads it. That is the difference between us and the city program, which collects only from the curb — with DPW, a sofa that will not fit down the stairwell is still your problem. There is no stair fee and no charge for a long carry.
A refrigerator is $221 and goes through EPA-certified refrigerant recovery before the shell is scrapped, as do freezers and window AC units. That is required by law and it is already inside the flat price. A washer at $179 and a dryer at $172 go to metal recycling.
Usually, across 20020, 20019 and 20032. A single item or a small load booked in the morning is often gone the same afternoon. A whole apartment or house is better booked a day ahead so the crew and the truck are sized right the first time.