*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it's one more thing on the list. Book a quick pickup with LoadUp, see your price up front, and get your space back.
You search online, call around to find out who handles bulky pickup out here, and leave messages with haulers who never ring back. A week slips by, then a month, and the pile in the shed stays put.
Where a municipal pickup schedule exists, it usually means calling ahead, waiting for a set date, and dragging everything to the road yourself. Appliances with refrigerants, tires, and construction leftovers are often turned away, and a long gravel driveway makes curbside staging a real chore.
Many haulers want to drive out for an in-person estimate before naming a price, and rural addresses can wait a while for that visit. Then the quote is based on a fraction of a truckload, so you rarely know what you'll actually pay until the truck is full.
Donation centers need items they can resell, so stained upholstery, worn mattresses, and anything with a crack or missing part usually gets declined. Even good pieces mean loading your own vehicle and making the drive, with no promise the drop-off will be accepted.
A roll-off container means booking a delivery window, finding level ground that won't rut your yard, and paying for days you may not need. You still do every bit of the lifting, and the bin can sit in view for a week or more.
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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 Elizabethtown 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 Elizabethtown's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader works items down from a detached garage loft or up a long driveway, then loads them by hand. Each is background-checked and rated by real locals in Elizabethtown after each job.
Curbside makes sense if you've already moved things outdoors, like beside the mailbox or out on the porch. Choose full-service when items are still tucked away in a barn, shed, or basement and you'd rather your Loaders carry everything 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.
Elizabethtown has had a post office since 1844 and neighbors who volunteer for things like tornado sirens and community grants, so pitching in comes naturally here. Still, nobody should lose another Saturday borrowing a trailer for an old sofa. Your Loader handles the lifting and loading, and is glad to show up for this town.
Where an item ends up matters as much as getting it out of your barn, garage, or spare room. In Elizabethtown, your Loader sorts each load by condition, so donation, recycling, or disposal fits what you're parting with.
Furniture and household goods that are clean and still usable may be donated when local options allow. Your Loader sets those pieces aside from the rest of the load, where available.
Items that are worn or damaged but not ready for donation may be recycled when possible. Metal frames, scrap, and similar materials can be separated where local recycling options exist.
Bulky pieces that are broken, soaked, or too far gone to reuse go to a permitted disposal site. Your Loader handles the lifting and loading, including from outbuildings and long driveways.
Electronics that have been stripped for parts get turned away, and the county landfill takes only Bartholomew County waste, so these rules matter for Elizabethtown and Bartholomew County cleanouts.
The Recycling Center's household hazardous waste program takes propane cylinders and fire extinguishers from Bartholomew County residents. It does not take tanks the size of a gas grill cylinder or larger, so those tanks need another disposal option.
The county district is a registered collector in Indiana's E-Waste Program and charges $20 for each TV and computer monitor at the Recycling Center and the Landfill. Projection televisions go to the landfill because the Recycling Center has limited space.
The county district says window glass removed from its frame cannot be recycled with glass bottles and jars and belongs in the garbage. Broken panes should be packaged carefully to protect sanitation workers. Window frames in good condition can be donated for reuse.
The district's Reuse Building accepts furniture, housewares, lawn and garden items, building supplies, and appliances without CFCs for reuse. It does not take mattresses, tires, medication, firearms, or household hazardous waste, so those items need a different disposal option.
The Columbus/Bartholomew Recycling Center accepts rechargeable household batteries, such as Ni-Cad, Ni-MH, lithium ion, and cell phone batteries, along with automotive batteries. It does not collect ordinary alkaline batteries, which can go in the household trash.
The Recycling Center and Landfill accept appliances that contain CFC refrigerants for Freon removal and recycling for a fee. Appliances without CFCs go to metals recycling at no charge, so it helps to know which kind of unit you have.
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(678) 884-4738Probably not. Elizabethtown is a small unincorporated-style rural town, and I could not confirm a town bulk pickup program. Items left outside without a hauler or arrangement can count as illegal dumping, so check with Bartholomew County before setting anything out.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Elizabethtown 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, and the exact total is confirmed before booking.
Same-day slots are sometimes available, but it depends on Loader availability near Columbus and your zip code. Enter your address during booking to see live times. Rural locations can have fewer openings, so booking a day ahead is safer.
Not for outdoor pickups. You can leave items at the curb or driveway with access notes. For items inside a home, barn, or garage, someone should be present or you can leave access instructions at booking. Your Loader gives notice before arriving.
Generally no. Indiana rules restrict open burning of household trash, and burying waste on rural land is usually not allowed either. Rural residents often have farmland, so it is tempting, but hauling it to a permitted facility is the safe route.
Loaders aim to keep usable items out of the landfill by donating to local charities when they accept them. They also try to recycle metal, cardboard, and other materials whenever possible. Anything that cannot be donated or recycled goes to a proper disposal facility.
You choose your items online, enter your address, and pick a time window, with the price shown before you confirm. On pickup day your Loader arrives, confirms the items, carries them out, and hauls them away. You pay only the confirmed total.
The main difference is pricing and booking. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK often price by truckload with an estimate on arrival. LoadUp prices per item online and confirms the total before booking. For a full-property cleanout, a truckload hauler may suit you better.
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