*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it becomes a hassle nobody wants to tackle. Book a quick pickup in the Grove, see your price upfront, and get your space back.
You check the village website, call a hauler or two, and wait on quotes that never come back. Someone else wants to stop by first. Weeks go by and the junk is still sitting in the garage.
Bulk pickup through the village's contracted hauler can work for a single item. But you usually need to request it ahead of time, and stickers, fees, or item limits may apply. Some appliances and renovation debris may not qualify. You still have to get everything to the curb yourself.
Many haulers want to see the job in person before they'll give you a number. Then the price is based on how much of the truck you fill, which is hard to guess ahead of time. Often you don't know the final cost until the truck is already loaded.
Donation centers need items they can actually resell, so stained mattresses, worn exercise equipment, and outdated electronics often get turned away. Even when something is accepted, you still have to load it, drive it over, and figure out what to do with everything they didn't take.
A rented dumpster sits in your driveway for days, and putting one on the street may require a permit. You have to work around delivery and pickup windows, explain the bin to your neighbors, and do all the heavy lifting yourself, even if you're only clearing out one basement room.
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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 Downers Grove 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 Downers Grove's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader angles a treadmill up a tight basement stairwell or out past a narrow garage side door. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Downers Grove after each job.
Choose curbside if the old washer is already out on your driveway or by the curb. If it is still in the basement of a single-family home, up in an attic, or inside a townhome or condo, full-service means your Loaders 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.
Illinois gives you about four good weekends a year to clear out the garage, and one of them always lands on a day the expressways are jammed. Hauling an old treadmill yourself is a gamble. Your Loaders like showing up for Downers Grove neighbors, lifting the heavy stuff so your weekend stays yours.
Big, bulky items are hard to move on your own, so where they end up matters as much as getting them out. In Downers Grove, your Loader sorts each item by condition, favoring reuse when possible.
Clean, usable items like working exercise equipment or solid dressers may be donated when possible and where local options allow. Your Loader sets these aside during the pickup instead of treating everything as trash.
Items that are worn or damaged but not donatable, such as metal frames or broken appliances, may be recycled when local options allow. Your Loader handles them responsibly and sorts them as the job goes.
Heavily damaged or contaminated bulky items, like a water-stained mattress or rotted furniture, are disposed of responsibly. Your Loader carries them out of your Downers Grove home and handles the rest, so you don't have to.
One extra refrigerator can require nine stickers, and burning leaves breaks village ordinance. Here is how cleanout disposal works in Downers Grove and DuPage County.
Regular organics collection runs from April 1 through the second week of December. From December through March, customers can opt in to pickup every other week at no extra charge. Branches longer than 4 feet or thicker than 5 inches do not qualify.
Each household can set out two bulk items or white goods per week, combined. Any white good beyond that needs nine refuse stickers. Spreading a refrigerator, washer and dryer over separate weeks avoids the extra cost.
DuPage County sends household hazardous waste to the Naperville facility. It is open Saturdays and Sundays, and any Illinois resident can use it with no appointment and no fee. It takes materials bought to clean or maintain a home, but not business waste.
Starting April 1, 2026, old cans and bins, including the green Village of Downers Grove bins, can be set out as bulk items with no sticker. The village recommends labeling them "Please Take" so they are clearly marked for pickup.
Construction debris and rolls of carpeting that don't fit in a cart must be tied in bundles. Each bundle can weigh up to 50 pounds and measure up to 5 feet long and 3 feet in diameter, and each needs a sticker. This applies only to small amounts.
The village sends residents to the Environmental Collection Campus, run by the City of Naperville and open weekdays. Some items, such as TVs, CRTs and monitors, have a recycling fee, so check the accepted items list before loading up.
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(678) 884-4738Only within the village's Republic Services program. Since April 1, 2026, up to two bulk items or white goods per week go out without a sticker. Extra bags or cans beyond your cart need a sticker, and anything beyond the allowance needs a special pickup.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Downers Grove starts at $80, 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 the exact total is confirmed before booking.
Same-day and next-day pickup are often available in Downers Grove, depending on the schedule and Loader availability that day. Enter your address during booking to see which time slots are open for your location.
Not for curbside or driveway pickups. Leave the items out and add access notes at booking. For items inside your home, someone should be there, or you can give entry instructions ahead of time. Your Loader will update you before arriving.
The village's weekly bulk allowance covers two items without a sticker. Anything beyond that needs a sticker or a special pickup quoted by Republic Services at 630-964-3232, based on estimated cubic yards. A private hauler is another option for larger cleanouts.
Loaders aim to donate usable items and recycle what they can, depending on acceptance at local facilities. Items that can't be donated or recycled go to the appropriate disposal site. Outcomes vary by item condition and what partners will take.
Choose your items online, pick a time window, and see the total before you confirm. On pickup day, your Loader heads to your address, removes the items, and handles the loading and hauling. You don't need to move anything to a truck yourself.
The main difference is the pricing model. Traditional haulers like Junk King and 1-800-GOT-JUNK usually price by truck volume, often after an estimate. LoadUp prices per item online, with the total confirmed before booking. For big cleanouts, a truckload hauler can fit better.
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