*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
Junk piles up fast and gets old quicker. Skip the hauling and let LoadUp get it gone from your Southwest Side place, with a pickup that fits your schedule and pricing shown before you book.
You search online, call 311, request a few hauler quotes, and wait. One company never calls back and another wants to come look first. Meanwhile the pile in your basement or garage hasn't moved.
Chicago's bulk pickup through Streets and Sanitation has to be requested, and items get set out for a crew to collect on the city's timeline. Restricted items like refrigerant appliances need extra steps, and nobody is carrying anything up from your basement for you.
Many haulers want to send someone out for an in-person estimate before naming a price. Then the quote depends on how much of the truck your load seems to fill, so you can't know the real cost until the truck is already in your alley.
Donation centers have to be selective about condition, and they should be. Worn furniture, outdated electronics, and anything stained or broken often gets turned away. Even items they accept usually mean you load and drive them over yourself.
Clearing out a garage or one back bedroom rarely calls for a full dumpster. Putting one on a city street can require a permit, it takes a parking spot your neighbors use, and you still have to haul every load down the stairs yourself.
Enter your ZIP code and item details to get a guaranteed upfront price online. No waiting for an onsite estimate.
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No waiting on callbacksLocal Loaders arrive at your location, haul away the junk, and dispose of it responsibly when options allow.
No in-person charges
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 Chicago Lawn 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 Chicago Lawn's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders carry items up steep basement stairs and down narrow back porch steps on two-flats and bungalows. Each Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Chicago Lawn after each job.
If the old grill or washer is already out by your garage or alley, curbside (outdoor) pickup keeps things simple. For a dresser in the top unit of a three-flat or a basement full of boxes, full-service means your Loaders carry 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 2 PM | 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.
Chicago winters don't care that the basement needs clearing. Between the ice in the alley and the narrow stairs of a two-flat, carrying a dresser yourself is a bad bet. Your Loaders do the lifting and loading, and they like showing up for Southwest Side neighbors who have earned a lighter weekend.
Big, bulky items are hard to move alone, so where they end up matters on the Southwest Side. In Chicago Lawn, your Loader sorts each pickup by condition, aiming for donation or recycling before disposal when local options allow.
Furniture, sporting goods, and household items in good, clean condition may be donated when possible and where available. Your Loader sets aside usable pieces as they carry everything out and load the truck.
Items that are worn or damaged but still have usable materials, like metal frames, some electronics, or appliances, may be recycled. Your Loader will work to reuse or recycle them when local options allow.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items, such as a water-ruined sofa or broken construction debris, are the ones that may end up disposed of. Your Loader handles them responsibly, after other options are considered.
In Chicago, illegal dumping can bring a citation and impoundment of the vehicle used. These rules apply in Chicago Lawn and across Cook County, and they help you avoid both.
Illinois has banned computer equipment from landfills since 2012, and that includes televisions and computer monitors. Chicago residents can take televisions, computer monitors, printers and video game consoles to the city recycling facility. It does not take electronics from businesses.
Each January, the Department of Streets and Sanitation and the Chicago Park District run a tree recycling program with drop-off sites at city parks. The trees are chipped into mulch, so remove all lights, ornaments, stands and bags first.
Under Chicago's construction and demolition debris recycling ordinance, permitted projects it covers must recycle at least half of their debris. City garbage carts are meant for household trash, not the drywall, lumber and tile left over from a remodel.
Illinois law bars landfills from accepting white goods like refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners until certain parts are removed. These include refrigerant, mercury switches and parts containing PCBs, which can harm the ozone layer or contaminate soil and groundwater.
Homes served by the Department of Streets and Sanitation can request bulk pickup of furniture and other large items through CHI311. That generally means single-family houses and buildings with four or fewer units. Larger buildings use private collection arranged by the owner.
Chicago's Household Chemicals and Computer Recycling Facility takes oil-based paints, aerosol paints and paint thinners, but not latex paint. Latex is water-based, so leftover paint is usually dried out completely with air or kitty litter before going in the garbage.
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(678) 884-4738Not without arranging it first. Chicago's sanitation code says to set up large items or extra loads through 311 before putting them out. Fly dumping can bring fines of up to $1,500 for a first offense, so unscheduled piles are a real risk.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Chicago Lawn starts at $80, and curbside or driveway pickup takes a flat $5 off. The first item includes the base pickup fee, and each additional item is a flat add-on, with your exact total confirmed before booking.
Same-day pickup is often possible, depending on Loader availability near Marquette Park and the rest of the neighborhood. Enter your address at booking to see live availability. For curbside pickups you generally don't need to be home. For in-home pickups, someone should be there or leave access notes.
Chicago's 311 system handles large-item collection through your ward's Streets and Sanitation office, and it's free but can take several days. A full cleanout is usually beyond what that covers, and homes in larger buildings often have different rules. Check with 311 before setting anything out.
Not in your cart or a junk pickup. Chicago residents can drop off household chemicals and old computers at the city's Household Chemicals & Computer Recycling Facility at 1150 N. North Branch Street. Appliances like washers and stoves are not accepted there.
Loaders aim to keep usable items out of the landfill by donating whenever possible and recycling what can be recycled, depending on acceptance. Items that can't be donated or recycled go to the appropriate disposal facility. Outcomes vary by item condition.
Pick your items online, enter your Chicago Lawn address, and choose a time window. You see the price before you confirm. On pickup day your Loader arrives, removes the items, and loads them. Curbside pickup needs no one home.
Pricing model and booking flow. Traditional haulers usually price by truck volume, often with an estimate on arrival. LoadUp prices per item online and confirms the total before booking. For a truckload cleanout, a volume-based hauler may be the better fit.
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