*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
Junk piles up quietly around here until suddenly it is in your way. Schedule a pickup anywhere in Dreadnaught country, see a real price before you confirm, and let someone else handle the lifting.
You read the collection rules, find out one item a month won't clear a garage, then start calling haulers. One quotes sight unseen, one wants to come look, one never calls back. Weeks pass. The pile hasn't moved.
Inside city limits, trash service takes one bulk item at the curb on the first Monday of the month, plus wider clean-up days in spring and fall. Refrigerant appliances are excluded, nothing comes out of a basement for you, and a full cleanout waits in line.
Most haulers won't commit to anything until someone stands in your driveway with a clipboard. Then the price depends on how full the truck looks when they are done loading, which you cannot check beforehand and cannot argue with afterward.
Resale and donation outlets screen hard, and reasonably so. Stains, tears, missing hardware, outdated electronics, and anything that smells like a damp basement get turned down at the door. If you want something donated, arrange that yourself first, then book the rest.
A roll-off ties up your driveway for days, needs placement approval if it sits on the street, and arrives and leaves on the rental company's calendar, not yours. You still load every piece by hand, and the neighbors watch the whole thing.
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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 Dexter 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 Dexter's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
A chest freezer wedged at the bottom of basement stairs or a narrow upstairs landing in an older downtown apartment is routine work for your background-checked Loaders, rated by real locals in Dexter after each job.
Curbside works when everything is already sitting at the end of the driveway or along the street, which suits single-family homes with room to stage a load outside. Full service makes more sense when your Loaders need to bring a treadmill up from a finished basement or thread drywall scrap down the tight interior stairs common in older downtown units.
| 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.
Anybody who lives here has sat at the Main Street tracks watching a freight train take its sweet time, usually with something awkward strapped in the truck bed. Add a Saturday of cider mill traffic and that trip gets long. Your Loaders handle the lifting and the driving, because Dexter folks are worth showing up for.
Once a load leaves a Dexter driveway, where it ends up depends on what shape it's in. Your Loaders separate what still has life in it from what doesn't, using local options when they're available.
A dresser that's still solid and clean may find a second home through a local reuse outlet when one is accepting that category. If you want a donation receipt, arrange it yourself first.
Damaged pieces with salvageable material take another path. Your Loaders may bring a rusted treadmill frame or scrap metal from a swing set to a recycling or scrap channel when local options allow.
Waterlogged mattresses and particleboard shelving that has come apart have no reuse left in them. Your Loaders take those Dexter loads to a licensed transfer station or landfill under Michigan disposal rules.
Set the wrong item at the curb in Dexter and it simply stays there, so these Washtenaw County disposal rules matter.
Dexter's contracted hauler takes a single bulk item, such as a couch or a standard appliance, on the first Monday of each month. Additional bulk items are collected on the first Monday of each May and October.
Refrigerators, freezers, and other Freon containing appliances are skipped by Dexter curbside crews because sealed refrigerant must be recovered by a certified technician before the unit is scrapped. They have to reach a refuse or recycling drop off station instead.
State law keeps leaves, grass, garden debris, and brush under four feet long and two inches thick out of landfills so the material gets composted instead. Stumps and roots fall outside that definition and are handled differently.
Televisions, computers, and battery powered devices hold lead, mercury, and flame retardants, so Washtenaw County directs them to electronics recyclers and registered County Cleanup Days. Prompt recycling also keeps aging lithium batteries from overheating in storage.
Remodeling waste such as lumber, drywall, and demolition material is not accepted in curbside carts. While every Dexter property must use the contracted hauler for regular refuse and recycling, owners may use another commercial hauler for construction debris.
Michigan's litter law treats dumping less than one cubic foot as a civil infraction with a fine up to $800, rising to $1,500 for one to three cubic feet. Larger amounts become a misdemeanor, and courts can order cleanup.
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(678) 884-4738The City of Dexter collects one bulk item at the curb on the first Monday of each month, with expanded pickups on the first Mondays of May and October for the Spring and Fall Clean-Ups. Bags set outside your WM cart will not be collected, so extra junk needs a scheduled pickup. Call the city at 734-426-8303 for details.
Single-item junk removal with LoadUp in Dexter starts at $80, and curbside or driveway pickups take $5 off. The first item covers the base pickup fee for labor and hauling, and each additional item is a flat add-on, so your full total is confirmed upfront before you book. The city handles one bulk item free monthly if that fits your timing.
Yes, LoadUp offers same-day and next-day junk removal across Dexter and Washtenaw County when slots are open, often if you book before midday. Availability depends on your zip code and Loader schedules, so enter your Dexter address during booking to see live times for your area.
Dexter's curbside crew takes standard appliances like stoves and dishwashers on the first Monday of the month, but anything containing freon, such as refrigerators, freezers, and AC units, is not collected. Those must go to the Recycle Ann Arbor Drop-Off Station, where a freon appliance fee applies. LoadUp Loaders can haul these with no prep or tag needed.
Loaders sort items and aim to keep usable goods out of the landfill whenever possible. Working furniture and appliances may go to local reuse options like the A2 Area Reuse Network or area thrift shops, and metal, electronics, and freon appliances can route to Recycle Ann Arbor for recycling. Donation and recycling depend on item condition and acceptance.
You book online or by phone, pick a date, and get a price locked in before anyone arrives. For curbside pickups you don't need to be home if items are accessible with notes. For in-home jobs, someone should be present or provide access instructions. Your Loader typically calls about 30 minutes before arriving.
The main difference is pricing and booking. Traditional haulers near Dexter like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and College Hunks in Ann Arbor usually charge by truckload volume and quote on-site, so your price isn't set until the truck shows up. LoadUp prices per item online and locks the total before pickup, which is often cheaper for single or two-item jobs.
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