Junk Removal in Corona del Mar, CA — Pricing

Here is the Corona del Mar number up front, no runaround: a single-item haul runs $75–$175, a quarter-truck load is $200–$300, a half-truck is $300–$450, and a full truck runs $500–$700 — labor, loading, dump fees, and cleanup included. We are EA Junk Removal, the family-run Orange County crew Eric and I have operated since 2018, and we quote by volume, meaning how much of the truck your junk fills, not by the hour and not by the zip code. Corona del Mar is the village on the Newport Beach coast, so if you live here you are technically inside the City of Newport Beach, and that matters for how the free city services work. Call or text (949) 565-2609 and we will give you a flat number for your Corona del Mar address before we head out.

Who handles regular trash and bulky pickup in Corona del Mar?

Because Corona del Mar sits inside Newport Beach city limits, your curbside trash and your bulky-item pickups come from the City of Newport Beach through its hauler, CR&R. That is not us. We are the crew you call when the city program will not cover the job, or when you do not want to wait for a scheduled pickup.

Here is how the city side works, and I would confirm the current terms on the City of Newport Beach Trash & Recycling page before you count on it. Each household on the city contract can order a set number of free bulky pickups per year, with a cap on the number of items per pickup. Last we checked that was up to five pickups a year, five items each. To schedule one or ask what qualifies, you call CR&R directly at (949) 667-4158.

That program is great for a couch or a mattress once in a while. Where it falls short is volume and labor. The city crew will not carry a dresser down from a second-floor bedroom, break apart a backyard shed, or clear a full garage in one shot. They pick up what you set at the curb, within the item limit. We do the carrying, the sorting, and the hauling, and we take the whole load at once.

What parts of Corona del Mar do we work in most?

CdM is small and walkable near the water, then it climbs into bluff estates as you move inland and east. The patterns we see repeat by neighborhood:

• The Village, along the Flower Streets near the beach, where the lots are tight and access is often through an alley or a narrow driveway. We stage the truck close and hand-carry the rest.
• Irvine Terrace, where a lot of the homes are single-story on terraced lots, so garage and estate cleanouts are common as families turn over long-held houses.
• Cameo Shores and Cameo Highlands, a guard-gated pocket on the eastern edge. Access there runs through a gate, so we plan for a check-in.
• Shore Cliffs and Harbor View Hills, the bluff streets above the Village, where remodels and view-home renovations throw off construction debris and old furniture.

None of that changes our price. It just changes how we plan the carry. A tight alley in the Village and a long driveway in Harbor View Hills both come down to the same question: how much of the truck does your junk fill.

What does junk removal cost in Corona del Mar?

We price by volume. You are paying for the space your stuff takes up in the truck, plus the labor to get it out of your house. Here is the published range:

Those are the same numbers we quote everywhere in Orange County. We do not add a coastal surcharge because you live near the water. You can see the full breakdown on our Orange County pricing index. The jobs we get called for most in CdM are furniture removal, garage cleanouts, and appliance removal.

Where does everything go after we load it?

We do not just drive it to the dump. First we pull anything that still has life in it. Corona del Mar homes turn over good furniture, and a lot of it is in shape to donate.

For donations, the Goodwill of Orange County donation center at 798 Dover Drive in nearby Newport Beach is an easy drop, and you can check hours and what they accept at Goodwill of Orange County. For building materials, cabinets, or fixtures out of a remodel, Habitat for Humanity of Orange County runs ReStore locations that take that kind of thing. When we can donate it, we do, and it keeps usable goods out of the landfill.

What is left goes to the county landfill. For CdM and the rest of south Orange County, that is the Prima Deshecha Landfill at 32250 Avenida La Pata in San Juan Capistrano, open to residents Monday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. You can confirm current hours and rates at OC Waste & Recycling. Frank R. Bowerman up in Irvine is closer on the map, but it runs as a commercial site, so residential loads out of CdM route south to Prima Deshecha.

What should you know before we arrive?

A couple of CdM-specific things save everybody time. If you are behind a guard gate in Cameo Shores or Cameo Highlands, add our crew and the truck to the visitor list, or plan to meet us at the gate for check-in. The guard will not wave a junk truck through without your say-so, and I would rather have that sorted before we roll up.

If you are in the Village, tell us whether the access is off the street or the alley, and whether there is parking near the door. On the tight Flower Streets lots, where we can put the truck decides how long the carry is. It does not change your price, but it helps us give you an honest arrival window.

And if your job is really just one mattress at the curb, be straight with me on the phone. Sometimes the city bulky program is the better call for a single item, and I will tell you that. We would rather point you to the free pickup than talk you into a haul you do not need.

What can we take, and what do we have to leave?

We take almost anything you can carry and plenty you cannot. Furniture, mattresses, appliances, patio sets, old exercise gear, garage clutter, e-waste like TVs and monitors, and remodel debris are all everyday loads for us. If it is bulky and you want it gone, start by asking.

The short list of what we cannot legally throw on a truck is household hazardous waste. That means paint, motor oil, pool chemicals, solvents, car batteries, and propane tanks. Those have to go to a county household hazardous waste collection center, not a landfill, and the county keeps the drop-off list at OC Waste & Recycling. If you are not sure whether an item counts, tell me on the phone and I will give you a straight answer before we come out. We would rather sort it right than surprise you at the curb.

How do you book a Corona del Mar pickup?

Call or text (949) 565-2609 with your address and a rough idea of what you have. If you can send a photo, even better, because Eric and I can quote a flat number off a picture most of the time. You can also reach us through our contact page. We will give you a window, show up on time, load it, sweep up, and leave. No hourly meter, no surprise fees at the end.

We have hauled out of the Village, off the bluffs, and through the Cameo gates since 2018. We know how CdM is laid out and we know where the city program stops and where we start. When you need more than a curbside pickup, we are around.

— Alex Alquisira, EA Junk Removal