*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up and turning into a chore nobody wants. LoadUp makes clearing it out simple for Curtis, with a quick pickup and a real price before you book.
You search online, call the township, leave messages with haulers an hour away, and wait on callbacks that never come. Meanwhile the old couch and broken dock sections sit in the shed for another season.
Free pickup programs can help when they exist, but in a rural township they may run on a limited schedule, if at all. Many skip appliances, mattresses, or renovation debris, and you still have to drag everything to the road yourself.
Some haulers want to drive out for an in-person estimate before they'll quote. Others price by the truckload and leave the final number vague until the work is done. When you're far from town, extra trip charges can creep into the bill too.
Donation centers want furniture and goods in good, resellable shape, and that rules out water-stained camp furniture or worn lake gear. You also have to load it and drive it there yourself, and the nearest drop-off may not be close by.
A rented dumpster means arranging delivery to a gravel drive, holding it for days, and filling it all yourself. Soft ground and tight lots can make placement tricky. For one cluttered cabin or garage, it's usually more container than you need.
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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 Curtis 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 piano, hot tub, or safe 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 Curtis's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Narrow cabin stairs, tight camp doorways, and sloped yards down to the water are routine work for your Loader. Your Loaders are background-checked and rated by real locals in Curtis after each job.
Curbside works well when the worn mattress or old patio set is already sitting by the driveway, and your Loader loads it from there. Full-service makes more sense for a furnished camp, a basement freezer, or a packed shed, especially in winter when you would rather not drag a sofa through the snow yourself.
| 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.
Hauling a dead recliner to the dump is never a quick errand up here, especially when the cabin has to be closed up before the first snow. Your Loaders carry it out so you can get on with your weekend. Showing up for folks in Curtis is the best part of the job.
Cabin turnovers and lake-season cleanouts leave Curtis properties with bulky items that need a sensible next step. Your Loader sorts each pickup by condition, aiming for donation or recycling when local options allow, and disposal when they don't.
Furniture, lake gear, and household goods in good, clean shape may be set aside for donation when possible. Your Loader carries them out, though available donation channels near Curtis can vary and are never guaranteed.
Worn items that can't be donated, such as metal frames, old appliances, or electronics, may be recycled where available. Options in rural Mackinac County are limited, so your Loader sorts what local options allow.
Heavily damaged or contaminated bulky items, like waterlogged mattresses, rotted dock sections, or storm debris, go to responsible disposal. Your Loader handles the lifting, and acceptance depends on size, weight, and condition.
Burning or dumping the wrong items can bring a citation and fines. Here is what applies to cleanouts in Curtis and across Mackinac County.
In the Upper Peninsula, the Michigan DNR requires a burn permit to burn brush and debris outdoors when the ground is not covered in snow. Permits are free, and burning can be shut down on dry, windy spring days.
Michigan bans lead-acid batteries from landfills, including batteries from cars, boats, ATVs and snowmobiles. State law also requires stores that sell these batteries to take back used ones, so you can return them where you buy a replacement.
Federal rules require the refrigerant in refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers and window air conditioners to be recovered by a certified technician before the appliance is scrapped. Many scrap metal recyclers turn away units without proof that this was done.
Michigan charges a ten cent deposit on many beer and soft drink cans and bottles marked with the Michigan deposit label. Stored containers found during a garage or camp cleanout can be returned for a refund at stores that sell that brand.
Michigan prohibits open burning of construction and demolition waste. That covers treated or painted lumber, shingles, insulation and similar remodeling materials. Burning household trash that contains plastic, rubber or foam is also illegal statewide, even on rural property.
Michigan regulates scrap tires under its own law, and dumping them is illegal because tire piles can catch fire and breed mosquitoes. Old tires belong at a registered scrap tire collection site, and many tire retailers accept them when you buy new ones.
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(678) 884-4738Not safely. Curtis is an unincorporated community in Portage Township, so there is no city curbside bulk program. Dumping items on roadsides or vacant land is illegal under Michigan law, so junk needs to go to a transfer site or a hauler.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Curtis starts at $80 for a single item, and curbside or driveway pickup takes $5 off. The first item includes the base pickup fee, each additional item is a flat add-on charge, and the exact total is confirmed before booking.
Same-day availability in a small Upper Peninsula community like Curtis varies by Loader coverage and the day's schedule. Enter your address during booking to see which dates are open. Next-day or scheduled slots are often easier to get.
For curbside or driveway pickups, no. Leave items out with access notes. For items inside a home or cabin, someone should be present, or you can give access instructions when booking. This matters for seasonal homes, where owners are often away.
Hazardous materials such as paint, solvents, pesticides, fuel and propane tanks, and car batteries generally need special handling and are not standard junk. Check with Mackinac County or your local drop-off site for household hazardous waste options before booking.
Loaders try to keep usable items out of the landfill by donating them when a charity will accept them, and recycling materials like metal whenever possible. Anything that can't be donated or recycled goes to an appropriate disposal facility.
You pick the items you want gone, see the price online, and choose a time window. The total is confirmed before booking. On pickup day your Loader calls ahead, hauls the items away, and handles the lifting from wherever they sit.
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