*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it's one more thing on your list. In the B-Town area, LoadUp makes it simple with a quick pickup and your price shown before you book.
You search online, call the city, leave messages with two haulers, and wait. One sends a vague quote, another never calls back. A few weekends go by, and the junk is still sitting in the garage.
City bulk pickup programs can work well if your item qualifies and your timing lines up. You usually have to request a pickup ahead of time, follow limits on what and how much you put out, and still get everything down the hill to the curb on your own.
Lots of haulers want to come look in person before giving you a number, then charge by how much of the truck you fill. You won't really know the total until they're standing in your driveway, and by then it's hard to say no.
Donation centers need things they can actually resell, so stained upholstery, scratched pieces, and older electronics often get turned away. Most won't take bulky items without help, and plenty of what's sitting in a basement was never going to make the cut anyway.
A roll-off container makes sense for a full gut job, not for clearing one spare room. On narrow, tree-lined streets you may need a permit, a flat spot that won't block neighbors, and a pickup date, and you still have to do all the lifting yourself.
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Most companies charge by truck space, and the price often changes on arrival. LoadUp charges by item, based on exactly what you're removing.
Across all options, not just ours: a real breakdown of what Bloomington residents typically pay, so you know what's fair before you book.
Sofas, dressers, bed frames, tables, and more hauled away with ease.
Available in twin, full, queen, king, and California king sizes.
Covers refrigerators, washers, dryers, ovens, dishwashers, water heaters, and more.
Whole-property cleanouts for moves, estates, evictions, and renovations.
TVs, monitors, computers, printers, stereo equipment, and small electronics.
Includes treadmills, ellipticals, weight benches, stationary bikes, and home gym systems.
Add a single bulky item like a couch, dresser, or mattress to your booking.
Mixed everyday items including broken goods, old decor, and accumulated clutter.
Bagged trash, loose debris, and general household waste of all kinds.
Covers drywall, lumber, tile, fixtures, and mixed demolition scrap.
Includes branches, brush, grass clippings, leaves, and other organic yard waste.
Desks, chairs, filing cabinets, cubicle panels, and other office items included.
Moving boxes, shipping cartons, and leftover packing cardboard.
First item includes the pickup fee. Each additional item is a flat add-on. *See Bloomington's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Narrow basement stairs in an older home and a sloped driveway are routine work for your Loader. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Bloomington after each job.
If the old futon is already at the bottom of your driveway, curbside keeps things simple. If it's still in an upstairs rental unit or a garage at the top of a steep, wooded lot, choose full-service and your Loaders will bring it out from wherever it sits.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $80 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $75 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before noon | from $90 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $80 |
| Multi-item pickup | Bundle & save | Add-on items in the same pickup for less | from +$15 |
| Item add-on | Optional | Bundle with your junk pickup | from +$15 |
| Full cleanout | Volume discount | Entire room junk removal | Custom |
| Disassembly service | Optional add-on | Large or difficult-to-move items | Custom |
* Starting prices. Final price confirmed by ZIP code and pickup conditions. Volume discounts applied automatically.
Bloomington's hills are lovely until you're walking a dresser down a steep, tree-lined street with a basement staircase behind you. Your Loaders handle the lifting, the stair work, and the loading, then clear it away. Your neighbors here make this town special, and showing up for them is the best part of the job.
Bulky items rarely leave a Bloomington home the same way twice, so where they end up matters. Your Loader sorts each piece by condition, steering what's reusable toward donation and keeping as much as possible out of landfills.
Furniture, housewares, and other items in clean, usable shape may be donated when local options allow. Your Loader sets those pieces aside for that route, though no paperwork or receipt is provided.
Items that are worn or damaged but not fit for donation may be recycled where available. Your Loader separates metal, cardboard, and similar materials when possible, since accepted categories vary by local option.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items, like a water-ruined sofa from a damp basement, go to a permitted disposal site. Your Loader handles the lifting and loading, and the exact facility can vary.
A wrong item in a Bloomington cart can leave it sitting full at the curb with a non-collection notice, so here is how disposal works in Bloomington and Monroe County.
Bloomington Sanitation collects large items for $25 each and appliances for $35 each, but only by appointment scheduled at least 24 hours ahead. Large items go out on your regular service day, while appliances are picked up on Thursdays.
The Waste Reduction District of Monroe County accepts refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, and dehumidifiers only at its South Walnut Recycling Center. A $20 per item fee covers safely recovering the refrigerant, a potent greenhouse gas tied to ozone depletion, before the unit is recycled.
Bloomington's Sanitation Division will not collect any item that has bedbugs, a policy meant to protect its personnel. In a college town with frequent lease turnover, an infested mattress or couch set out at the curb will not be picked up through city service.
City yard waste pickup runs biweekly from April through December only. Yard waste cannot go in trash or recycling carts because it cannot be landfilled, so use paper bags or containers up to 35 gallons, never plastic bags, under 40 pounds each.
Bloomington's trash collection excludes paint, motor oil, oil filters, antifreeze, gasoline, and pesticides. Every District location takes batteries, used motor oil and filters, and antifreeze, while unused paint and full household hazardous waste go to the South Walnut location.
Electronics with screens over seven inches, including laptops, monitors, and TVs, must go to the District's South Walnut location for a $20 per item fee. Screenless items with a cord or battery, even tangled holiday string lights, are accepted free at every District location.
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(678) 884-4738Not unless it's scheduled. City Sanitation collects large items and appliances only by appointment, with at least 24 hours notice, and carts must be the only thing out on regular days. Call the Sanitation Division at (812) 349-3443 to schedule.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Bloomington starts at $80, and curbside or driveway pickup takes $5 off. The first item includes the base pickup fee, each additional item is a flat add-on, and the exact total is confirmed before booking.
Yes. Bloomington Sanitation charges $25 per large item and $35 per appliance, picked up on your regular trash day (appliances on Thursdays). It's often the cheaper choice for one or two items, but you must schedule it and wait for the pickup day.
Same-day slots are sometimes available depending on the day's schedule, and next-day is more common. Enter your address during booking to see live availability. For curbside pickups you don't need to be home, and for in-home pickups you can leave access instructions.
The city's regular carts exclude certain prohibited items, and large items and appliances need their own scheduled pickup. Yard waste also can't go in trash or recycling carts. Check the city's prohibited items list for hazardous materials before you set anything out.
Loaders aim to donate usable items and recycle what they can, depending on acceptance. Local options include the Monroe County Habitat for Humanity ReStore at 850 S. Auto Mall Rd. Items that can't be donated or recycled go to an appropriate disposal facility.
You pick your items and a time slot online, see the total price upfront, and confirm. Your Loader typically calls or texts before arriving. They load everything, so you don't need to carry anything, and you pay the confirmed amount.
The main differences are the pricing model and the booking flow. Traditional haulers usually price by truck volume and may confirm the price on site. LoadUp prices per item online and confirms the total before anyone arrives, which often suits small jobs.
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