*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
When junk keeps piling up, it turns into one more thing on the list. Book LoadUp, see your price upfront, and get it hauled away fast, Des Plaines style.
You look up the pickup rules, call around for quotes, and wait on haulers who never call back. A week turns into a month, and the junk is still sitting in the garage.
Municipal pickup schedules handle a lot, but bulky items often need advance arrangements, and some things, like appliances with refrigerants or renovation debris, may not qualify. You still have to drag everything to the curb yourself, then wait for the scheduled day.
Many haulers want to see the job in person before quoting, then price by the fraction of a truck you fill. The number can shift once the work starts, and you may not know the real cost until the truck is already loaded.
Resale shops and charities need items they can actually sell, so stained upholstery, worn mattresses, and broken furniture often get turned away. Even accepted pieces usually mean you load, drive, and unload them yourself during their drop-off hours.
A roll-off container is built for whole-house projects, not a cluttered basement. It can take up your driveway for days, may need permission if it sits on the street, invites neighbors' extra trash, and still leaves every heavy item for you to lift.
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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 Des Plaines 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 Des Plaines's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader works a bulky sleeper sofa up narrow basement stairs and around tight landings, then loads it. Your Loaders are background-checked and rated by real locals in Des Plaines after each job.
If the old grill or broken dresser is already sitting on your driveway, curbside keeps things quick and simple. Choose full-service for items stuck in a basement, a detached garage, or an upper-floor condo unit, and your Loader will go inside, lift everything, and carry it out for you.
| 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 an old sectional down basement stairs, then fighting the Kennedy or the Tri-State to a dump, is nobody's idea of a Saturday. Your Loader handles the lifting, carrying, and loading instead. Showing up for this town's homeowners, landlords, and tenants is the part of the job your Loaders genuinely enjoy.
Bulky items pile up fast in Des Plaines basements and garages, and where they end up matters. Your Loader sorts each item by condition, working to keep usable pieces out of the landfill when local options allow.
Furniture and household goods in good, clean condition may be donated where available. Your Loader sets those items aside during loading, so usable pieces can find a second home instead of a landfill.
Items that are worn or damaged but not fit for donation may be recycled when possible. Your Loader separates metal, wood, and other materials when local recycling options allow, though outcomes vary by item.
Couches, mattresses, and bulky pieces that are heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated are disposed of responsibly. Your Loader lifts and hauls them away, so you never have to carry them out or make a dump run.
Set out the wrong item or an oversized bundle and it can be left uncollected, so here is how disposal works for Des Plaines households in Cook County.
LRS collects bundled branches weekly from April 6 through November 28, 2026, but bundles cannot exceed 4 feet long or 18 inches in diameter. Stumps, lumber and large amounts of tree material are not collected, and curbside service pauses after late November.
Des Plaines Public Works accepts computer components, phone equipment, hand-held electronics, DVDs, VCRs and televisions from residents on Wednesdays, with hard drives wiped to NIST standards. Household appliances are not accepted. LRS customers can also preschedule pickup of one free e-waste item monthly.
Under the city's contract with LRS, one bulk item may go out each week at no additional cost. Bulk means too large for the waste cart and 50 pounds or less, so heavier pieces fall outside the definition and a full basement can take weeks.
Each January and February, Des Plaines Public Works runs free holiday light recycling on Wednesdays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Accepted items include C7 and C9 lights, rope lights, mini-lights (icicle lights), LED lights and extension cords.
LRS will take as much accepted recycling as residents set out each week. Large items such as electronics, wood, propane tanks, scrap metal or styrofoam are not cart recycling, and the city routes them through its odd-items disposal guidance instead.
Illinois bans landfilling covered electronics such as computers, CRT-tubed monitors and televisions, and printers. SWANCC notes that small household appliances like toasters, blenders, coffee makers and lamps can go in the garbage if they cannot be donated, while microwaves can go to scrap metal companies.
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(678) 884-4738Only within limits. Des Plaines' hauler, LRS, takes one bulk item a week at no extra charge if it won't fit in your cart and weighs 50 lbs or less. Extra bulk items can carry a per-yard service charge, so call LRS at 844-NEED-LRS first.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Des Plaines starts at $80, with $5 off for curbside or driveway pickup. The first item includes the base pickup fee and each additional item is a flat add-on, with the exact total confirmed before booking. Truck-volume haulers often quote $150 to $750.
Same-day slots are sometimes available, depending on your address and the schedule that day. Enter your Des Plaines zip code during booking to see live availability. For curbside pickups you generally don't need to be home, but indoor pickups need someone present or access instructions.
The weekly bulk pickup excludes appliances like refrigerators and washers, electronic waste, concrete and masonry, dirt, tree stumps, and engines. Illinois also bans electronics from landfills. A private hauler can often take these restricted loads.
Des Plaines residents can use the free electronics recycling program listed on the city's trash and recycling page. SWANCC also runs a Saturday morning drop-off at the Glenview Transfer Station on Providence Way, with proof of residency required. Confirm accepted items before going.
Loaders aim to donate usable items to local charities and recycle what they can, depending on acceptance. Items that can't be reused or recycled go to licensed disposal sites. The goal is to keep as much as possible out of landfills, though outcomes vary by item and condition.
You pick your items and a time window online, and the total is confirmed before anyone arrives. On pickup day, Loaders arrive in your window, remove the items from wherever they are, and load the truck. Curbside or driveway pickups qualify for the $5 discount.
The main difference is the pricing model. Truck-volume haulers like College HUNKS and 1-800-GOT-JUNK typically price by the space your items fill and start with a free estimate. LoadUp prices per item online and locks the total before booking. For a large cleanout, a volume quote can be a better fit.
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