The short answer
Across the Inland Empire you can choose between national franchises (1-800-GOT-JUNK, Junk King, College HUNKS Hauling Junk, The Junkluggers, JDog Junk Removal), app-based and upfront-price services, local independents, your City's free bulky pickup, or a DIY landfill run. JunkRabbit is an upfront-price option: every common item has a published flat price, such as a sofa at $126, a queen mattress at $103 and a refrigerator at $164, and bigger loads are priced by truck share from $241.
Where 1-800-GOT-JUNK fits
1-800-GOT-JUNK operates a location it calls "1-800-GOT-JUNK? Riverside". Its published service list leans west: Moreno Valley, Corona, Chino, Chino Hills, Eastvale, Fontana, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, Upland, Montclair, Jurupa Valley and Bloomington. Its pricing model is volume by truck space, with single-item pricing and a minimum charge, plus a self-load or curbside tier it calls Flex.
It is a well-known full-service brand, and plenty of Inland Empire households start their search there. If you are comparing, the useful questions are about model rather than brand. Is the price set before arrival or on site, after someone looks at the pile? Does it include carrying items out of a back bedroom or a detached garage? Is disposal folded in, or added after the truck is weighed? Ask the same three questions of every option on this page and the comparison gets simple.
Other national franchises in the IE
- Junk King Inland Empire: based around Chino. Pay for the space you use in an 18-cubic-yard truck, free estimates, and a published promise to beat written estimates.
- College HUNKS Hauling Junk: a Temecula location that also lists Menifee. Estimate-based pricing.
- The Junkluggers of Temecula Valley: eco and donation positioning, estimate-based.
- JDog Junk Removal: a Chino location; a veteran-owned brand, estimate-based.
A pattern worth noticing: published franchise locations cluster at the edges, around Chino and the west IE, and around Temecula. If you are in Downtown Riverside, San Bernardino or Moreno Valley, check that a given brand actually serves your address. The region is about 60 miles from Chino Hills to Cabazon, so a crew based at one end may treat the other end as a long drive. Estimate-based brands also mean a visit or a call before you have a number, which matters if you are trying to clear a UCR apartment before a lease ends.
App-based and upfront-price services
A few services price online before booking. Dropcurb has a Riverside page covering areas like Canyon Crest, the Wood Streets and La Sierra, and uses a curbside model, where items are placed outside for pickup. LoadUp has city pages for Moreno Valley, San Bernardino and Ontario. Marketplaces like Thumbtack list local independents for Riverside.
The model question again matters more than the headline. Curbside pricing assumes you carry the item out yourself, which is fine for a nightstand and harder for a sleeper sofa in a second-floor Canyon Crest condo. Full-service pricing includes the carry. Marketplace quotes vary by the individual operator you hire, so read what each one includes before you compare totals.
Free and DIY alternatives
- City of Riverside bulky pickup: two appointments a year, five items each, curbside by 5:30 am. Excludes refrigerators, freezers, A/C units, electronics, unwrapped mattresses, tires and construction debris.
- Moreno Valley: up to four bulky or e-waste pickups a month, excluding anything one person cannot safely lift.
- Corona, Ontario, Fontana, Rialto: three, four, three and two pickups a year respectively, with their own rules.
- DIY: Riverside County landfills charge a flat $15.70 for a car, SUV or pickup up to eight feet.
The free programs are genuinely useful when your items fit. The catch is the calendar and the curb. Riverside's appointments are booked by phone, the items must be out by 5:30 am, and a third pickup in the same year is not on offer. DIY is cheap at the gate, but count the real cost: a borrowed truck, two people to lift, and a round trip to Badlands on Ironwood Avenue or El Sobrante on Dawson Canyon Road. Loads must be tarped, because the county adds a $25 surcharge for uncovered loads.
How JunkRabbit's model works
| Item | Flat price |
|---|---|
| Mattress — Queen | $103 |
| Sofa / Couch | $126 |
| Washer | $133 |
| Refrigerator (Standard) | $164 |
| 1/4 truck (~4 cubic yards) | $241 |
| 1/2 truck (~8 cubic yards) | $431 |
| Full truck (~16 cubic yards) | $732 |
- Upfront: the price is shown before booking, from a photo or by picking items, and only changes if you approve.
- Full service: carry-out from anywhere in the home, any floor, no stairs fee.
- Disposal included.
- Booked online in minutes, with a two-hour arrival window, 8am to midnight, seven days. Same-day when booked by 4 PM.
- Vetted, insured local haulers, with a COI for buildings emailed within 1 hour.
A sofa and a fridge together: $126 + $164 = $290. The order minimum is $100, so a single small item bills at $100.
Three Inland Empire jobs, priced
Headline prices only mean something against a real job, so here are three common ones across the region.
- UCR roommate move-out (92507): two twin mattresses, a futon and a desk left in a garden-style apartment. $82 + $82 + $111 + $83 = $358, carried down from the second floor with no stairs fee. Split four ways, that is under $90 each.
- Orangecrest garage (92508): a garage fridge, a treadmill and a pile of boxes and kids' gear. The fridge and treadmill are $164 + $115 = $279; if the rest fills about a quarter of a truck, price the whole garage as a $241 or $338 tier instead and compare.
- Wood Streets downsizing (92506): a solid-wood china hutch, a large hardwood dresser and a cast-iron tub from a bathroom remodel. $197 + $182 + $185 = $564, carried out past the original woodwork.
In each case you see the total before booking, and HOA neighborhoods never need a curb pile because the crew loads from the garage or driveway.
Choosing among them
Use the free City program when your items fit its rules and calendar. Use DIY when you have a truck, a helper and a free Saturday morning before the heat. For everything else, compare on the same three questions: is the price fixed before arrival, does it include carry-out from inside, and does it include disposal? Get JunkRabbit's number on the instant quote page and compare it with any written quote. If you manage several rentals in San Bernardino or Moreno Valley, one account can cover all of them.
Frequently asked questions
Does 1-800-GOT-JUNK serve Riverside?
It operates a location called 1-800-GOT-JUNK? Riverside. Its published service list includes Moreno Valley, Corona, Chino, Eastvale, Fontana, Ontario and Rancho Cucamonga, among others. If you live elsewhere in the region, confirm your address is covered before you plan around it.
What other junk removal franchises are in the Inland Empire?
Junk King Inland Empire (Chino area), College HUNKS Hauling Junk (Temecula, also listing Menifee), The Junkluggers of Temecula Valley, and JDog Junk Removal (Chino). Most are estimate-based. Their published locations sit at the west and south edges of the region.
How is JunkRabbit different?
Prices are published per item or by truck share and shown before booking, from a photo or by picking items. Carry-out from any floor and disposal are included, with no stairs fee. The price only changes if you approve it.
Is there a free alternative?
Your City's bulky-item program, if your items fit its rules. The City of Riverside allows two appointments a year, five items each, at the curb by 5:30 am. Moreno Valley, Corona, Ontario, Fontana and Rialto each run their own versions with different limits.
What does JunkRabbit charge for a sofa in Riverside?
$126 for a standard sofa, carried out with disposal included. A 2-piece sectional is $141 and a sleeper sofa is $149. Add a loveseat and the standard sofa job becomes $126 + $119 = $245.