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Temecula, CA · Family-Owned Since 2021
Temecula Junk Removal, Done Right the First Time
Same-day hauling for homes and businesses from Old Town to the De Portola Road wine country. Text a photo, get a flat price in writing, and we load it, sort it, and sweep up before we pull out.
Licensed and insured · Quarter loads from $195 · Same-day slots most days · Mon to Sat: 7AM-7PM
Text a Photo, Get a Flat Price
Most Temecula jobs never need an in-person estimate. Send a picture of the pile with your address and we text back a firm number, surcharges included, before anything is scheduled.
Mon to Sat: 7AM-7PM. Closed Sunday.
Why Temecula Calls Us
Why Temecula Residents Choose Wild West
Searching for junk removal near me in Temecula turns up a page of national call centers that dispatch whoever is closest, often somebody who has never sat on Rancho California Road at 4pm. We are not that. Wild West Junk Removal has been a Temecula company since Weston Molitor started it in 2021, and the same crew that answers your text is the crew that backs the trailer up your driveway.
What separates a good junk removal call from a frustrating one comes down to three things: showing up when we say we will, pricing by volume instead of guessing, and actually sorting what we haul instead of dumping all of it at the nearest landfill. We text a flat price before we load anything, with every surcharge published on this page. Usable furniture goes to donation partners, metal goes to scrap, and electronics go to a CalRecycle-approved e-waste processor. The landfill is the last stop, not the default.
If you want the item-by-item breakdown before you call, our complete acceptance list and full pricing guide spell out exactly what we take and what it costs.
- Flat, texted price before we schedule, not after the truck is loaded
- Same-day slots most weekdays across Temecula
- We do all the lifting, carrying, and sweeping
- Donation and recycling routing on every job, no upcharge
- Locally owned since 2021, with no franchise call center
- Licensed and insured for residential and commercial work
Weston Molitor
Founder and Owner, Wild West Junk RemovalWeston founded the company in 2021 with one trailer and a simple rule: quote it honestly, haul it completely, leave the space cleaner than you found it. He still works jobs himself, especially commercial cleanouts and estate clearouts where families need somebody who will slow down and ask before something gets thrown away.
“I grew up around here. I know which Temecula neighborhoods have HOA rules about what can sit at the curb, which gated tracts need a code called in ahead, and which streets a 12-yard trailer physically cannot turn around on. That is not in any franchise training manual. You learn it by driving the same valley every day for years.”
5,000+
Loads hauled since we opened
120+
Five-star Google reviews
Since 2021
Family-owned and operated in Temecula
Licensed & Insured
Coverage documentation on request
Flat, Volume-Based Pricing
Junk Removal Pricing in Temecula
We price by how much space the load takes on the trailer, not by the hour and not by counting items. Text a photo to (951) 837-8072 and you will have a firm number before anything gets scheduled. Concrete, roofing, and dirt are quoted as separate custom loads rather than by trailer fraction, since disposal on those is billed to us by the ton.
Quarter Load
About 3 cubic yards
$195
Labor, drive, and disposal included
Minimum pickupHalf Load
About 6 cubic yards
$350
Labor, drive, and disposal included
Three-Quarter Load
About 9 cubic yards
$495
Labor, drive, and disposal included
Full Load
About 12 cubic yards
$595
Labor, drive, and disposal included
Every price covers loading labor, the drive, dump and recycling fees, and a broom sweep of the area we worked in.
What can change the price
- Stairs
- $150 on loads up to one-half truck load, $300 on loads over one-half truck load, for carrying items up or down stairs. Tell us the floor level when you call and the figure goes in your written estimate.
- Appliances
- $30 each. Covers refrigerant handling and the separate disposal stream refrigerators, freezers and AC units legally require.
- Mattresses
- $15 each, any size.
- Extra loading time
- A full load includes one hour of loading. Beyond that hour, $75 per hour per crew member.
- What a full load means
- 12 cubic yards in a 12ft x 8ft x 4ft dump trailer, loaded by a two-person crew.
What a load fraction actually looks like
A quarter load is a washer and dryer plus a few boxes, or one sofa. A half load is a bedroom's worth of furniture, or a solid but not overstuffed one-car garage. A full load is a packed two-car garage or several rooms of an estate. Text photos and we will tell you which bracket you are in before we drive out.
Larger jobs run as multiple loads at the same rates. The complete rate card lives on our junk removal pricing page.
Quarter load is our minimum. If you have a single item that fits in a pickup bed, the quarter-load rate is still what applies, because the truck, the crew, and the disposal fee cost the same whether the trailer leaves half full or a quarter full.
Roughly a small pickup bed, or a couch plus a few boxes. Labor, loading, sweeping, and disposal fees are all included in that number, and any surcharge that applies is quoted to you before we touch a thing.
What we cannot take
No hazardous materials, which means no paint, solvents, chemicals, asbestos-containing debris, or biohazard waste. Riverside County runs free household hazardous waste collection events for exactly this material. Check the Riverside County Department of Waste Resources for the current schedule, and the EPA household hazardous waste guidance for what qualifies.
What We Haul
What We Remove in Temecula
Years of working one valley means we have hauled just about every category of junk a Temecula home or business can generate. These are the jobs we get called for most.
Furniture Removal
Sofas, sectionals, dressers, and anything too heavy or awkward to move alone. We break down what has to come apart to clear a doorway.
Appliance Removal
Refrigerators, washers, dryers, and stoves, disconnected at the wall and routed to certified metal recyclers. Add $30 per appliance.
Mattress Removal
Mattresses and box springs of any size gone the same day, with no dragging them to the curb yourself. Add $15 each.
Yard Waste Removal
Branches, palm fronds, clippings, and landscape debris cleared out after a trim or a full re-landscape.
Construction Debris
Remodel and teardown scrap pulled off site so the trades behind you are not working around a pile.
Hot Tub Removal
Spa and hot tub disassembly and haul-away, shell and all, including units set into a deck or behind a narrow side gate.
Estate Cleanouts
Whole-property clearouts handled carefully during a downsizing or after a loss, with donatable goods sorted out first.
Commercial Junk
Office, retail, restaurant, and warehouse cleanouts scheduled around your business hours instead of through them.
TV and Electronics
Televisions, monitors, and e-waste sent to a CalRecycle-approved processor as California law requires.
Garage Cleanouts
One-visit clearouts that get the cars back inside the garage, usually a half load to a full load.
Storage Unit Cleanouts
Full-unit clearouts so you can close out a lease without renting a truck and doing it yourself.
See Everything We Take
Our complete acceptance list, item by item, including the short list of what we cannot legally carry.
How It Works
How Junk Removal Works, Start to Finish
Text a photo
Send a picture of the pile to (951) 837-8072 with your address. We text back a flat price based on volume, and most jobs need no in-person estimate at all.
Pick a time
Same-day slots are usually open Monday to Saturday, and next-day is essentially guaranteed. You do not need to be home. Just tell us where the pile is and any gate code.
We load, sort, and sweep
The crew loads everything, separates what can be donated or recycled, and sweeps the area before we leave. Most single-visit jobs finish inside an hour or two.
Text Us
(951) 837-8072
Send a photo, get a price
Call Us
(951) 837-8072
Same-day slots most days
Email Us
Hours
Mon to Sat: 7AM-7PM
Sun: Closed
41713 Niblick Rd, Temecula, CA 92591
On the Ground
Real Temecula Job Examples
These are the shapes most of our work takes across the valley, with the load fraction and the price that goes with each one. Yours will not match exactly, which is why we quote from photos rather than from a menu.
Two-car garage, Redhawk
Bikes nobody rides, paint-free construction leftovers, a broken treadmill, and fifteen years of boxes. Full load, $595, finished in about two hours. See how a garage cleanout is priced.
Rental turnover, Harveston
Tenant left a sectional, a mattress, and a patio set. Half load at $350, plus $15 for the mattress. Property manager texted the gate code and never had to meet us on site.
Kitchen remodel, Paloma del Sol
Old cabinets, countertop, and a dishwasher pulled at the end of demo day. Three-quarter load at $495, with $30 for the appliance. Details on construction debris removal in Temecula.
Estate clearout, Old Town
Three rooms of furniture and household goods from a 1970s home on a narrow lot. Two full loads, donatable pieces pulled aside first. See estate cleanout service.
Hot tub, Wolf Creek
Non-working spa wedged between a raised deck and a side gate. Disassembled on site and carried out in sections. Quoted as a custom load after photos. More on hot tub removal.
Office move-out, Jefferson Avenue
Cubicle panels, desks, chairs, and a dozen monitors cleared over a Friday afternoon so the landlord walkthrough could happen Monday. See commercial junk removal.
Junk Removal Throughout Temecula
Areas of Temecula We Serve
Temecula runs roughly 37 square miles and past 110,000 residents, and the housing stock swings from 1970s lots off Front Street to master-planned tracts built in the last decade. That matters more than it sounds: access, gate codes, HOA curb rules, and driveway grade decide how long a job takes and whether a 12-yard trailer can even get near the pile. Here is what our crew has learned about each part of the city. The City of Temecula publishes municipal service and permit information if your project needs it.
Redhawk
Hillside lots with steep, sloped driveways along Vail Ranch Parkway and the golf course edge. We back down rather than up wherever we can, and we plan the carry route before the trailer moves. Redhawk generates a lot of garage and patio-furniture work as long-time owners downsize.
Harveston
Alley-loaded homes near the lake mean the garage often faces a narrow rear lane, not the street. We stage on the alley side and keep the lane clear so neighbors can still get past. Heavy rental turnover here, so tenant cleanouts and mattress hauls are routine for our local junk removal team.
Old Town Temecula
Older lots, tighter frontages, and street parking that fills up fast on weekends. We schedule Old Town work for mornings when we can, and for the businesses along Front Street we can work around opening hours. Estate clearouts in the surrounding older homes are common.
Temecula Wine Country
Out along De Portola and Rancho California east of Butterfield, properties get large and driveways get long and unpaved. Winery and tasting-room clients tend to need pallets, barrels, and event debris cleared. Tell us if the drive is gravel or soft after rain so we can bring the right rig.
South Temecula
The stretch below Highway 79 South toward the Pechanga corridor is mostly newer construction with generous garages, which means garages that fill up. Remodel debris is heavy here too as the earlier tracts hit their twenty-year mark and kitchens and baths get redone.
Wolf Creek
Dense, walkable streets with small side yards and shared driveways. Hot tubs, playsets, and sheds often have to come out through a side gate in pieces rather than around the house whole. We size the gate from your photos before we quote.
Morgan Hill
Gated, with HOA standards about what can sit at the curb and for how long, so a same-day pickup beats leaving a pile out overnight. Call the gate code in ahead or text it to us and we will get in without you having to meet us at the entrance.
Paseo del Sol
Established family neighborhood off Meadows Parkway with mature landscaping, which means real volume when a yard gets overhauled. Green waste, old play structures, and garage overflow are the standard call here.
Crowne Hill
Larger homes on the rise above Pauba Road, frequently with second-story furniture that has to come down a staircase. That is where the stair surcharge applies, so tell us the floor level up front and the figure goes into your quote instead of surfacing in the driveway.
Paloma del Sol
One of the largest master-planned communities in the city, and one of our busiest. Twenty-plus-year-old homes cycling through remodels produce steady cabinet, flooring, and appliance debris. Full-service junk removal here is usually a half to three-quarter load.
Roripaugh Ranch
Newer construction on the northeast edge near Butterfield Stage Road, so the work skews toward move-in debris: packing material, crates, leftover build scrap, and the furniture that did not survive the move.
French Valley
Just past the city line toward the airport, on our standard route. Larger lots and horse property mean yard waste, fencing, and manure hauling alongside ordinary household junk. Same pricing as any Temecula pickup, no travel add-on.
Winchester
North along Winchester Road, a mix of newer tracts and rural parcels. We are out this way several times a week, so a junk hauling service in Temecula reaching Winchester the same day is usually no problem if you call before early afternoon.
Beyond city limits we also run Murrieta junk removal and Menifee junk removal routes, plus Wildomar, Lake Elsinore, Canyon Lake, De Luz, Rainbow, and Fallbrook. If you are along the 15 or 215 corridor in southwest Riverside County, we are probably already driving past your street this week.
What Temecula Customers Say
Reviews From Temecula Customers
Every review below is a verified Google review from a real Temecula-area customer. You can read all of them on our Google Business Profile.
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“Wild West Junk Removal is the real deal. They showed up on time, worked fast, and were super professional.”
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“Nick and the crew were on time and very professional. They were very careful and cleaned the area afterwards. Great price!”
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“Nick and Jake were friendly, fast, and really efficient. They gave me a fair price and were quick in and out, making the whole process hassle-free.”
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“Weston and his team are on it. They respond as fast as any company I have seen, and get the job done 100% of the way with no shortcuts.”
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“I was in need of junk removal. I called, they came, it was done! They are so professional in every way. Courteous and friendly.”
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“They came within hours and the gentlemen that came were very nice, easy to communicate with, and had great attitudes. I highly recommend them.”
Fast Turnaround
Same-Day Junk Removal in Temecula
Most weekdays we have same-day openings, and next-day is essentially guaranteed. The reason is routing, not luck: the crew is already crossing the valley every morning, running Old Town, Redhawk, Harveston, Wolf Creek, Paloma del Sol, and the wine country corridor along De Portola Road. If your address falls near a truck that is already out, we can usually fold you in.
Call or text before early afternoon and your odds of same-day are strong. After that, we will normally book you first thing the next business day. Office hours are Monday to Saturday, 7AM to 7PM, and we are closed Sunday, though commercial customers who need a Sunday or after-hours cleanout can arrange it in advance by phone.
Three things that speed up a same-day booking
Send photos, not descriptions. A picture gets you a firm price in minutes. A verbal description usually costs a round of follow-up questions.
Tell us the access. Gate code, floor level, stairs, side-gate width, and whether the driveway is sloped or gravel. All of it changes the crew size or the quote, and all of it is better known before we roll.
You do not have to be there. Point us at the pile, leave the gate code, and we will text before we arrive and again when the job is done.
Choosing Between Them
Junk Removal vs Dumpster Rental
People ask which is cheaper. The honest answer is that they solve different problems, and the cost comparison only works once you price your own labor. We do both, so we have no reason to push you toward the wrong one.
Full-service junk removal
Best when everything is already there and you want it gone today. We bring the crew, do all the lifting, sort donations and recycling, sweep, and leave. Most single-visit jobs are done inside an hour or two, and the price is flat and quoted up front. You never touch the heavy end of the couch.
Dumpster rental
Best when debris is generated gradually, over days: a remodel, a roof, a multi-weekend garage project. The container sits in your driveway and you load at your own pace. You supply the labor, and you live with a dumpster out front until pickup.
The quick rule
One visit, everything already piled up, and you would rather not carry it? Book full-service hauling. Multi-day project where the debris does not exist yet? Rent the container. If you are genuinely unsure, text photos and tell us how long the project runs, and we will tell you which one costs you less, even when that answer is the container.
Frequently Asked Questions
Temecula Junk Removal Questions and Answers
Straight answers on pricing, surcharges, scheduling, and disposal for junk removal in Temecula, California. Every figure below is the same one the crew quotes over the phone.
Wild West Junk Removal charges by trailer volume in Temecula: a quarter load (about 3 cubic yards) is $195 and is the minimum pickup, a half load is $350, a three-quarter load is $495, and a full 12-cubic-yard load is $595. Loading labor, the drive, and dump and recycling fees are included in every one of those prices. Flat surcharges apply to stairs, appliances, mattresses, and loading time beyond the first hour. Text a photo of the pile to (951) 837-8072 for a firm price before anything is scheduled.
A single couch, dresser, or sectional falls under the $195 quarter-load minimum at Wild West Junk Removal. That is the floor price for any Temecula pickup, because the truck, the two-person crew, and the disposal fee cost the same whether the trailer leaves a quarter full or completely full. If you have other items going at the same time, they ride in the same quarter load at no extra charge until the load fraction changes.
Mattress removal in Temecula starts at $210 with Wild West Junk Removal: the $195 quarter-load minimum plus a $15 mattress surcharge. The $15 applies per mattress at any size, including box springs. If the mattress goes out with furniture or other junk in the same load, you pay the load price plus the $15 rather than a separate trip charge.
Appliance removal in Temecula starts at $225 with Wild West Junk Removal: the $195 quarter-load minimum plus a $30 appliance surcharge. The $30 covers refrigerant handling and the separate disposal stream that refrigerators, freezers, and air conditioning units legally require in California. Washers, dryers, and stoves are hauled to certified metal recyclers rather than the landfill.
Most Temecula garage cleanouts run between $350 and $595 with Wild West Junk Removal, depending on how full the garage is. A solid but not overstuffed one-car garage is usually a half load at $350. A packed two-car garage is usually a full 12-cubic-yard load at $595. Appliances add $30 each and mattresses $15 each. Text photos of the garage to (951) 837-8072 and you will get a flat price before the crew is dispatched.
Temecula estate cleanouts are priced by volume at the same rates as any other job with Wild West Junk Removal, so a full 12-cubic-yard load is $595 and larger properties run as multiple loads at that same per-load rate. Several rooms of furniture and household goods typically fill one full load. Stair carry is $150 on loads up to one-half truck load and $300 on larger loads. The crew sorts donatable furniture and household goods out before anything heads to the landfill.
For most single-visit Temecula cleanouts, full-service junk removal ends up faster and no more expensive than a dumpster rental once labor is counted. A dumpster sits in your driveway for days and you do all the lifting, while Wild West Junk Removal loads everything, sorts it, sweeps up, and is gone the same day, usually within an hour or two. A dumpster makes more sense for multi-day construction or remodel projects that generate debris gradually, and Wild West rents those too.
Yes. Wild West Junk Removal has same-day slots open most days in Temecula, and next-day service is essentially guaranteed. The crew runs daily routes through Old Town, Redhawk, Harveston, Wolf Creek, Paloma del Sol, and the wine country corridor along De Portola Road, so calling or texting (951) 837-8072 before early afternoon usually catches a same-day opening. Office hours are Monday to Saturday, 7AM to 7PM.
Wild West Junk Removal operates Monday to Saturday from 7AM to 7PM and is closed Sunday. The phone number for calls and texts is (951) 837-8072, and the email address is service@wildwestjunkremoval.com. The company is based at 41713 Niblick Rd, Temecula, CA 92591 and serves the surrounding Riverside County cities. Commercial customers who need an after-hours or Sunday cleanout can arrange it in advance by phone.
Wild West Junk Removal charges $150 for carrying items up or down stairs on loads up to one-half truck load and $300 on loads over one-half truck load. Appliances add $30 each and mattresses add $15 each. A full load includes one hour of loading, and beyond that hour it is $75 per hour per crew member. There is no fuel surcharge, no weight fee, no disassembly fee, and no add-on for a long carry from a back yard or a tight side yard. Tell the crew the floor level when you call and the stair figure goes into your written estimate.
Wild West Junk Removal does not haul hazardous materials, which includes paint, solvents, chemicals, asbestos-containing debris, and biohazard waste. California law routes that material through separate permitted channels. Almost everything else is accepted, from a single mattress to a full estate cleanout, including furniture, appliances, electronics, construction debris, hot tubs, yard waste, and horse manure. Concrete, roofing, and dirt are quoted as custom loads rather than by trailer fraction, because disposal on those is billed by the ton.
Riverside County holds free household hazardous waste collection events for residents, and the current schedule is published by the Riverside County Department of Waste Resources at rcwaste.org. These events accept the paint, solvents, automotive fluids, batteries, and chemicals that no junk removal company can legally carry. The EPA also publishes guidance on what qualifies as household hazardous waste. Wild West Junk Removal will haul everything else from the same cleanout.
No. Many Temecula customers, including landlords clearing rentals in Harveston, property managers turning over units near the Promenade, and second-home owners out in the wine country, simply text photos and a gate code to (951) 837-8072 and leave the rest to the crew. Wild West Junk Removal texts before arriving and again after the job is finished, so you get confirmation without being on site.
Yes, on every load and at no extra charge. Furniture and household goods in usable condition go to local donation partners first. Metals, including appliances, go to certified scrap recyclers. Televisions and electronics are routed to CalRecycle-approved e-waste processors as California requires. Only what is left after that sorting goes to the landfill, which is the last stop rather than the default.
Tipping is not expected and never required with Wild West Junk Removal. The quoted price is flat and already includes the crew's labor, the drive, and disposal fees, so nothing is left off the invoice for a tip to cover. Customers who want to tip after a difficult stair carry or a long estate cleanout are welcome to, but the crew is paid the same either way and will not ask.
Most single-visit junk removal jobs in Temecula finish within an hour or two, and a full load includes one hour of loading time with a two-person crew. A single-item pickup such as a couch or mattress usually takes fifteen to thirty minutes. Full garage cleanouts and estate clearouts take longer and may run as multiple loads. Loading beyond the included hour is billed at $75 per hour per crew member, quoted before the crew starts.
Weston Molitor founded Wild West Junk Removal in Temecula, California in 2021 and remains its sole owner and operator. It is not a franchise, and there is no national call center between the customer and the crew. The person who answers a text at (951) 837-8072 works for the same local company that loads the trailer, which is the main practical difference between Wild West and the national brands that dispatch to the Temecula Valley.
Yes. Wild West Junk Removal is licensed and carries insurance for both residential and commercial work in Temecula and the surrounding Riverside County cities. That coverage matters when a crew is carrying a sectional down a staircase or clearing debris from an active job site. Proof of coverage can be provided to property managers, HOAs, or general contractors on request.
Wild West Junk Removal serves all of Temecula, including Old Town, Redhawk, Harveston, Wolf Creek, Paloma del Sol, Paseo del Sol, Crowne Hill, Morgan Hill, Meadowview, Roripaugh Ranch, Vail Ranch, South Temecula, and the De Portola Road wine country. Outside city limits the company runs regular routes through Murrieta, Menifee, Wildomar, Lake Elsinore, Canyon Lake, Winchester, and French Valley. Anywhere along the 15 or 215 corridor in southwest Riverside County is in the service area.
Text photos of the pile to (951) 837-8072 with the property address and a rough description of what is going. Wild West Junk Removal texts back a flat price based on the volume the load will take on the trailer, including any stair, appliance, or mattress surcharge that applies, before anything is scheduled. Most Temecula jobs need no in-person estimate, and the price you are quoted is the price you pay.
Ready to Clear the Space?
Same-day junk removal in Temecula for homes and businesses across the valley. Text a photo, get a flat price, and we will take it from there.
Mon to Sat: 7AM-7PM. Closed Sunday.
Related: Full pricing guide · What we take · Murrieta junk removal · Menifee junk removal · About Wild West · General FAQ
Pricing is subject to change without notice, and a written or texted estimate is confirmed before work begins. Wild West Junk Removal does not accept hazardous materials, paint, chemicals, or asbestos-containing demolition debris. Reviews shown are excerpts from verified Google reviews.