Hazardous materials are the one group of items our crew leaves behind in a Commerce City house: paint, chemicals, solvents, oil and gasoline. Nearly everything else can go on the truck, including furniture, mattresses, appliances, TVs, renovation debris, yard waste and even a backyard hot tub.
Set the hazardous products aside before Junk Master arrives, and the crew can clear every other room without stopping. Below you will find what stays behind and why, the bulky items people wrongly assume we refuse, a room by room sorting plan, and our load prices for a house cleanout in Commerce City, CO. We are based on Joplin Street in Commerce City, and we clear homes from Rose Hill to the streets between 112th and 120th avenues above Buffalo Run Golf Course.
Hazardous Items Our Crew Cannot Take From a Commerce City House
Junk Master does not load paint, chemicals, solvents, oil or gasoline from a Commerce City house. The City of Commerce City's 2026 trash and recycling guide names a longer group of household products that count as household hazardous waste:
- Paint, oil and cleaning solutions
- Pesticides
- Propane tanks and fire extinguishers
- Batteries, fluorescent lamps and smoke detectors
- Ammunition and explosives
- Tires
- Asbestos
- Medical sharps, pharmaceuticals and controlled substances
- Radioactive compounds, biological and infectious waste, and PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls)
Treat anything on that list as an item to set aside, and mention it when you book. If you are clearing a garage in Irondale or a shed on a lot in Derby, check the top shelves and back corners for half-empty cans, jugs and spray bottles before the truck pulls up.
Why a Licensed Hauler Leaves Hazardous Materials Behind
A licensed hauler leaves hazardous materials behind because those products do not belong in a mixed household load. Junk Master holds Solid Waste Hauler Business Licenses for Commerce City and the City of Denver, and we are licensed and fully insured. A leaking solvent jug or a pressurized tank packed beside a couch puts the crew, the truck and the rest of the load at risk.
We sort every load we haul and put recycling first, and recycling depends on a load free of chemicals. For leftover paint and chemicals, we point customers to Denver's Household Hazardous Waste program.
Bulky Items Our Crew Does Take From Commerce City Homes
Our crew does take the big, heavy items that many Commerce City homeowners expect to be turned down. Only a short list stays behind. Most of the house goes on the truck.
| Item | Do we take it? | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| Couches and other furniture | Yes | Office and patio furniture too |
| Mattresses | Yes | Carried out from any room |
| Refrigerators and freezers | Yes | Part of our appliance removal |
| Washers, dryers, stoves and dishwashers | Yes | Part of our appliance removal |
| Water heaters | Yes | Part of our appliance removal |
| TVs and computers | Yes | Local government recycling fee passed through, our only extra charge |
| Hot tubs | Yes | Taken from the backyard or patio |
| Concrete, drywall and renovation debris | Yes | Leftovers from a remodel or repair |
| Sheds and fences | Yes | Taken down and hauled away |
| Yard waste and branches | Yes | Priced by load like everything else |
| Paint, chemicals, solvents, oil and gasoline | No | Set aside before the visit |
That covers a hot tub on a back patio in the residential area near Second Creek, a chest freezer in the basement of a house close to Adams City High School at 72nd Avenue and Quebec Street, and a garage full of furniture in the northern neighborhoods along Brighton Road and Highway 85 between 104th and 116th avenues. On each of those jobs, our crew does all of the lifting and loading.
How to Sort a Commerce City House Before the Crew Arrives
Sorting a Commerce City house before the crew arrives is a short job, because the only things you need to find are the hazardous products. Leave the furniture, boxes and bags where they sit. Carrying them out is our job.
- Garage and shed. Look for paint cans, motor oil, gasoline cans, pesticides and propane tanks.
- Under the sinks and in the laundry room. Pull out cleaning solutions and solvents.
- Basement shelves. Check for old paint, batteries and fluorescent tubes.
- Medicine cabinets and nightstands. Gather pharmaceuticals and medical sharps.
- Walls and closets. Note any smoke detectors or fire extinguishers coming out with the contents.
- One spot for all of it. Move everything from steps 1 to 5 to a single place away from the work area, such as a corner of the garage, and tell us where it is.
Give the garage and basement steps the most time in a long-held family home. That applies in Rose Hill, one of the neighborhoods that made up Commerce Town when it incorporated in 1952, and in Adams City, a town laid out in 1903 and redeveloped in the 1940s.
You do not have to stay for the visit. If our crew can get inside and reach you by phone, we can clear a house near the Civic Center at 60th Avenue and Trenton Street while you are at work.
Electronics, Refrigerators, Tires and Batteries in a Commerce City Cleanout
Electronics, refrigerators, tires and batteries each come with their own rules in a Commerce City cleanout. The same rules apply from East 52nd Avenue and Brighton Boulevard in the southwest corner of the city to the homes north of East 96th Avenue.
- Electronics. Colorado law has barred electronic devices and their parts from disposal sites since July 1, 2013, although a county can be exempted if it lacks enough recycling options (C.R.S. 25-17-303). We take TVs and computers, and the local government recycling fee on them is the only extra charge on your bill.
- Refrigerators and freezers. Under the EPA's appliance disposal rules, the final disposer of a refrigerator or freezer is responsible for recovering the refrigerant inside it. Both are on our appliance list, so they leave with the rest of the house.
- Tires. Colorado law sends waste tires through set channels, and a waste tire generator must arrange commercial hauling only with a registered hauler (C.R.S. 30-20-1414). Tires are also on the city's hazardous list, so mention them when you book.
- Batteries. Batteries are on the city's hazardous list too. Tell us about them on the phone or show them in your photos.
Why Book Junk Master for a Commerce City House Cleanout
Junk Master clears whole houses in Commerce City from our base on Joplin Street, and we have served the area since October 2021. The city sits on Interstate 76, Interstate 270 and E-470. We also serve Green Valley Ranch in Denver.
You pay for the space your items take up in our 15 cubic yard truck (12 feet long, 7 feet wide and 5 feet high). A full load is about four regular pickup truckloads.
| Load | Price |
|---|---|
| Minimum charge | $85 |
| 1/8 load | $150 |
| 1/4 load | $250 |
| 1/3 load | $300 |
| 1/2 load | $350 |
| 2/3 load | $400 |
| 3/4 load | $450 |
| Full load | $550 |
Every price covers labor, loading from anywhere on the property, dump fees and cleanup of the work area. The on-site estimate is free with no obligation, and a photo helps us confirm your price by phone. Same-day service is available, and if the crew misses something, they come back. We hold 5.0 stars on Google from more than 250 reviews.
- If you have a closing or move-out date coming up, then call us early and ask for a same-day slot.
- If heavy furniture or appliances sit in a basement or upstairs, then book our crew. Carrying them out is part of the price.
- If you are not sure whether a product counts as hazardous, then send us a photo with your estimate request.
- If every room is full, then plan on more than one load. The estimate gives you the count before any work starts.
The Bottom Line
Our crew cannot take hazardous materials from a Commerce City house: paint, chemicals, solvents, oil, gasoline and similar products. Nearly everything else goes, including mattresses, refrigerators, TVs, hot tubs, drywall, concrete and yard waste. Gather the hazardous items in one spot, tell us where they are, and our crew does the rest of the lifting and loading. Prices run from $85 to $550 per load, all-inclusive, with a free on-site estimate. Call Junk Master at (720) 999-0466 to book your Commerce City house cleanout.