*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 chore nobody wants. LoadUp makes it easy to clear in Dunkirk: book a pickup and see your price first.
You look up the rules, call the town office, then try a couple of haulers. One quotes high, one never calls back. Weeks go by, and that pile in the garage hasn't moved.
Municipal pickup schedules can work for a bag or two, but they usually run on fixed dates with limits on size and item type. Appliances, heavy furniture, and loads from a barn or basement often don't qualify, and you still have to drag everything out to the road.
Many haulers want to come out and look before they give you a number, and then they price by the truckload, so you can't easily tell what you're paying for. In a smaller town you may have few choices and a long wait.
Donation centers need items they can actually resell, so stained, broken, or worn-out pieces often get turned away. Even when they do accept something, you usually have to load it, haul it there, and find another way to get rid of whatever they don't take.
A roll-off container makes sense for a full teardown, but it's a lot for a few rooms of stuff. You have to schedule delivery and pickup, it takes up your driveway or lawn for days, and you still do all the lifting and tossing yourself.
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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 Dunkirk 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 Dunkirk's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Steep, narrow basement stairs in an older house are routine for your Loader, who is background-checked and rated by real locals in Dunkirk after each job.
If the old mower and spare lumber are already outside by a detached garage or at the end of a long driveway, curbside (outdoor) pickup keeps things simple. For a sleeper sofa wedged in a back bedroom or a load stacked in a shed loft, choose full-service and your Loaders will carry everything out from where it sits.
| 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.
Around here, a dump run means borrowing a trailer, ratcheting down the load, and sharing a back road with a grain wagon at harvest. Your Loader skips all of that, handling the lifting and carrying from your garage or barn. Dunkirk folks look out for each other, and your Loaders are glad to show up for you.
Most of what leaves a Dunkirk home is not all trash or all treasure, so where it ends up matters. Your Loader sorts each item by condition, working to keep usable pieces out of the landfill.
Furniture, appliances, and household goods that are clean and in good working shape may be donated when possible and local options allow. Your Loader will set those items aside from the rest of the load.
Items that are worn or damaged but not fit for donation may be recycled where available, such as scrap metal or e-waste. Options in rural areas can be limited, so reuse is never guaranteed.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or broken bulky items like ruined mattresses or water-damaged furniture are taken for proper disposal. Your Loader handles the lifting and hauling, and the landfill or transfer station depends on your address.
A load with the wrong item, or one hauled on a trailer, gets turned away at the county landfill, so here is how disposal works in Dunkirk and Jay County.
Jay County has drop-off points for Christmas light recycling at the solid waste district office and at Jay County REMC. When winter decorations come down, tangled or dead strands can be recycled instead of going in the garbage.
Under Indiana's electronics recycling law, households cannot throw televisions, computer monitors and other covered devices in the trash. The Jay County Landfill does not accept electronics, so the Jay County Solid Waste Management District runs an electronics recycling program instead.
Jay County residents get two free visits a year per residential address at the Jay County Landfill and must show ID as proof of residency. Dunkirk straddles the Blackford County line, so check your county first. Trailers are not allowed, and loads must be covered.
At the county's recycling trailers, including the Saturday morning stops in Dunkirk, everything must be placed inside the containers. Accepted paper includes office and computer paper (even shredded), junk mail, magazines, catalogs, paperboard, and softcover and hardbound books.
The Jay County Landfill does not accept appliances containing freon during free resident visits. The refrigerant has to be recovered before an old refrigerator, freezer or air conditioner can be scrapped, so these units need a separate disposal route.
Paints, hazardous waste and batteries are not accepted during free landfill visits. The county solid waste district collects household hazardous waste at ToxAway Day, a one-day Saturday event in October. Household batteries are taken only that day, so store leftovers safely until then.
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(678) 884-4738Not unless it fits your regular trash service. Dunkirk residents pay $15 a month for city trash collection through a contracted hauler, and that is meant for normal bagged household waste. Call city hall before setting out bulky items.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Dunkirk starts at $80, and curbside pickup takes $5 off. The first item includes the base pickup fee, each additional item is a flat add-on, and the exact total is confirmed before booking.
Sometimes. Availability depends on the Loader schedule for Jay County that day, and rural areas can have fewer open slots than larger cities. Entering your address at booking shows the real same-day and next-day times for your location.
Not for curbside or driveway pickups. Put the items out and add access notes when you book. For items inside the house or garage, someone should be there, or you can leave entry instructions in advance.
Hazardous items like paint, solvents, and pesticides should not go in regular trash. The Jay County Solid Waste Management District in Portland handles household hazardous waste programs. Call 260-729-5071 to ask about drop-off dates and accepted materials.
Loaders try to donate usable items and recycle materials whenever options allow, depending on acceptance at local facilities. Anything that can't be donated or recycled is taken to an appropriate disposal facility.
You choose your items online, get an upfront price, and pick a pickup window. A Loader typically calls or texts before arriving, then carries the items out and hauls them away. The price you were quoted is the price you pay.
The main difference is pricing and booking. Truck-based haulers usually price by load and may confirm the cost on site. LoadUp prices per item online, so your total is set before anyone arrives. For a full garage cleanout, a truckload quote may suit you better.
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