*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $90. Additional items from +$15.
When junk piles up, it has a way of taking over your week. Book a quick pickup in Columbus, see your price upfront, and get your space back without the heavy lifting.
You look up the city's pickup rules, leave a message, call a couple of haulers, and wait on quotes that may never come back. Weeks go by, and the junk is still sitting in the garage.
Municipal bulk pickup can work well for a single item on the right week. But programs often limit what qualifies, need a request ahead of time, and expect you to drag everything to the curb yourself. That's a tall order for an estate cleanout or a heavy appliance.
Many haulers want to come look before they'll give you a number, then price by how much of the truck you fill. You don't really know the cost until the work is done, and getting someone out to a small river city can take longer than you planned.
Local thrift and reuse spots do good work, but they can only accept what they can resell. Stained upholstery, worn mattresses, and broken electronics usually get turned away, and you still have to load and drive everything there yourself.
A roll-off container makes sense for a big renovation, but for one cluttered basement it's a lot. You may need a permit, you have to schedule delivery and pickup, it takes up the driveway for days, and the neighbors will notice it.
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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 Columbus 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 Columbus's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Steep, narrow basement stairs in an older home make carrying out a treadmill tricky, so your Loader plans every turn. Your Loaders are background-checked and rated by real locals in Columbus after every job.
If the bicycle or basketball hoop is already out on your driveway or near the street, curbside (outdoor) service lets your Loader grab it and go. For a dresser stuck in an upstairs bedroom, or a relative's house you're managing from out of town, 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 $90 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $85 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before noon | from $100 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $90 |
| 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.
Columbus homes have history, and so do their basements. Decades of hand-me-down furniture, old appliances, and leftover project lumber pile up in these older houses, and none of it fits in a hatchback headed to a disposal site. Your Loader does the lifting, and enjoys showing up for the neighbors who keep this town so well loved.
Bulky items pile up fast in an older river city like Columbus, and where they end up matters. Your Loader sorts each item by condition, so donation or recycling are considered first when local options allow.
Furniture and household goods in good, clean condition may be set aside for donation when local options allow. Your Loader loads them separately where possible, though acceptance depends on the item and the organization.
Items that are worn or damaged but not fit for reuse, like old appliances or electronics, may be recycled where available. Rules vary by item type, so recycling is a possibility, not a promise.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items that cannot be reused or recycled are taken by your Loader for proper disposal at an approved site, in line with Wisconsin rules for that item.
Wisconsin keeps many everyday cleanout items out of its landfills, so putting the wrong thing in a trash load can get it refused. These rules apply to households in Columbus and across Columbia County.
Wisconsin's open burning rules ban burning furniture, plastics, painted or treated wood, shingles, tires, and household garbage. Clean, unpainted wood and brush are generally the only things allowed, and local ordinances can limit even those.
Wisconsin's landfill ban on major appliances covers more than refrigerators and washers. It also includes microwave ovens, dehumidifiers, water heaters, furnaces, and boilers. Units that hold refrigerant, like freezers and air conditioners, need it removed by a certified technician before recycling.
Corrugated cardboard is on Wisconsin's list of materials banned from landfills and incinerators, along with newspaper, magazines, and office paper. Flatten boxes and keep them out of snow and rain, because soaked cardboard is much harder to recycle.
Wisconsin bans yard waste from landfills. That includes leaves, grass clippings, and brush or woody plants less than six inches across. After a storm or spring cleanup, those limbs should go to composting or chipping. Larger trunks and stumps fall outside the ban.
Wisconsin bans waste oil from landfills, a rule that often comes up during garage cleanouts after snowblower or lawn mower season. Store used oil in a sealed, labeled container and take it to a used oil collection site instead.
Under E-Cycle Wisconsin, televisions, computer monitors, desktop and laptop computers, printers, and cell phones can't go in household trash or landfills. The state program points residents to registered collection sites, and some of them take these devices for free.
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(678) 884-4738Not unless it is part of a regular collection your trash hauler or the city covers. I couldn't confirm a city bulk pickup program for Columbus, so check with City Hall before setting large items out. Junk left out without approval can be treated as illegal dumping.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Columbus starts at $90, and curbside or driveway pickup takes a flat $5 off. The first item includes the base pickup fee, each additional item is a flat add-on charge, and your exact total is confirmed before booking.
Often, yes, depending on Loader availability for your address and the time you book. Same-day and next-day slots open up when schedules allow. Enter your address during booking to see which times are available in Columbus.
Not for curbside or driveway pickups. You can leave items outside with access notes. For items inside your home, someone should be there, or you can leave entry instructions when booking. Loaders typically send a heads-up before they arrive.
Hazardous items like paint, chemicals, batteries, and some appliances usually can't go in household trash or standard bulk loads. Columbia County and Wisconsin have special disposal rules for them, so confirm with the county before hauling these items yourself.
Loaders try to donate usable items and recycle materials whenever possible, depending on acceptance at local facilities. Whatever can't be donated or recycled goes to an appropriate disposal facility. Outcomes vary by item and condition, so nothing is guaranteed.
Pick your items and time online, enter your Columbus address, and see your total before you confirm. On pickup day, Loaders arrive in your window, load everything, and haul it away. The price you saw at booking is the price you pay.
The main difference is pricing and booking. Traditional haulers often price by truckload and may confirm the cost on site. LoadUp prices per item online, so the total is set before anyone arrives. For a few items that is often simpler, while a full-house cleanout may suit a truckload hauler.
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