Junk removal prices in Ottawa.

Junk removal in Ottawa is priced by volume, by how much room the load takes up in the truck, not by the hour and not by the item. The trade sells fractions of a truck: a quarter load, a half load, a full load. Two Ottawa companies publish their fractions and their figures, and both are below. Ours are not published yet, so we quote on site, before anything is lifted, on (613) 852-4059.

Five things change the number.

1. 01

   Volume, first and last

   Everything else adjusts this. Flat-packing and breaking down boxes really does move a load down a fraction, and it is the one thing you can do that lowers the price.

2. 02

   Access: stairs, elevators and the carry

   A sofa beside an open driveway and the same sofa on a third-floor walk-up are not the same job. Stairs, tight landings, a booked elevator and a long carry all add crew time to an identical volume. Say which applies when you call.

3. 03

   Weight: concrete, soil, shingles, tile, brick

   Dense material bills by the tonne at the scale, not by the space it fills. Junk Ninja publishes bed load pricing for it: capped at 1 to 1.5 feet off a 12 by 8 foot bed, and small amounts mixed into a household load charged at 20 to 30 per cent of the total volume. For 2026 the City charges $172.70 per tonne for residential garbage at Trail Waste Facility, flat $43.20 minimum under 250 kg.

4. 04

   Items with a disposal surcharge

   Some material costs money to shift no matter who takes it. JunkPal publishes its surcharges: $10 per one-gallon paint can, $25 per five-gallon pail, $15 to $20 per BBQ propane tank, $10 per car battery, $5 per fluorescent tube, $15 per tire without rims and $25 with rims, and $30 to $50 for a fridge or air conditioner holding refrigerant, which it notes must be drained by a certified technician. Mattresses and electronics are commonly surcharged too.

5. 05

   Sorting, which cuts both ways

   The City takes source-separated scrap metal and electronic waste free, plus up to ten passenger or light truck tires per person per day. Mix them into the garbage and it reverses: for 2026, garbage mixed with recyclables is $345.40 per tonne against $172.70. Unsorted costs almost exactly double.

We quote yours before we load.

A rate card cannot see your staircase. You get the figure while the load is still in the room.

When the dump is the better call.

More on the three-item limit on the junk removal page.

Pricing, answered.

Still unsure? Text (613) 852-4059.

• How much does junk removal cost in Ottawa?

  It is priced by volume, as a fraction of a truck. On 2026-08-09 Junk Ninja listed a single item at $135 and a full truck at $719 excluding taxes; JunkPal listed a quarter load at $150 to $250 and a full load at $700 to $900. Those are their prices, not ours. Ours is quoted on site before loading, on (613) 852-4059.

• What does a half load actually mean?

  Half the space inside the truck body, not half the weight and not half the items. Junk Ninja publishes its truck as 12 feet by 8 feet by 6 feet, so half of that is roughly a small bedroom emptied.

• Do you charge by the hour?

  No, and almost nobody in this trade does for hauling, because an hourly rate makes you pay for a slow crew and for traffic. The exception is labour hire: Taskrabbit quotes Kanata junk pickup from $40 per hour, plus whatever the dump charges.

• Is it cheaper to take it to the dump myself?

  For one load on a free weekday, often yes. Trail Waste Facility at 4475 Trail Road runs Monday to Friday 7 am to 6 pm and closes Sundays, payment is contactless, and CSA green patch boots and hi-visibility clothing are required at the main tipping areas. It stops being cheaper once you need a rented vehicle or more than one trip.