*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it's all you see. Book LoadUp in Emporia, see your real price upfront, and get it hauled away without lifting a finger.
You look up the rules, call the city, leave messages for a couple of haulers, and wait. One sends a vague quote and another never calls back. Weeks later, the junk is still sitting in the garage.
Municipal pickup schedules can help with some bulky items, but you usually have to request a spot ahead of time and wait for an open date. Some items get turned away, and you still have to drag everything to the curb yourself.
A lot of local haulers want to see the job in person before they give you a number, then charge by how much of the truck you fill. You often don't know what you'll pay until the work is already done.
Thrift stores and charities need items they can actually resell, so a stained couch or a broken appliance gets turned down. You still have to load it and drive it over, and anything they refuse rides back home with you.
A roll-off container sized for a whole renovation will take over your driveway for days, and depending on where it sits, you may need a permit. For a basement corner or one cluttered room, you end up paying for space you never use.
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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 Emporia 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 Emporia's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Narrow basement stairs in an older home or a detached garage packed to the rafters are routine work for your Loaders. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Emporia after each job.
If you've already dragged the old mower, scrap lumber, or storm-downed branches out to the driveway or curb, curbside pickup is the simple choice. If the sofa is still in an upstairs bedroom of a rental or a student apartment at move-out, choose full-service so your Loaders can carry it out from inside.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $75 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $70 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before noon | from $85 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $75 |
| 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.
Anyone who has tried to haul a mattress across Emporia in a Kansas crosswind knows it wants to become a kite. Skip the bungee cords and the dump run. Your Loaders lift, carry, and load it up, and LoadUp is glad to show up for neighbors who'd rather spend Saturday elsewhere.
Bulky furniture and worn-out appliances pile up fast, and Emporia homes are no exception. Where an item ends up depends on its condition, so your Loader sorts each piece toward donation, recycling, or disposal when local options allow.
Furniture and household items that are clean and in good shape may be donated when local options allow. Your Loader sets those pieces aside, though donation is never guaranteed and no paperwork is provided.
Items that are worn or damaged but not ready for a second home may be recycled where available. Your Loaders separate metal, cardboard, and similar materials when local recycling options accept them.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or broken-down bulky items go to a landfill or transfer station serving the Emporia area. Your Loaders handle the lifting and hauling, and hazardous materials like paint or batteries are not accepted.
Bringing junk from outside Lyon County without written approval, or mixing load types, can mean a refused or costlier trip. Here is how disposal works in Emporia and Lyon County.
Kansas wind and ice storms can drop a yard's worth of branches overnight. Emporia's transfer station accepts tree limbs and brush at no charge, though commercial tree services pay a separate fee, and free wood chips are available to the public.
Emporia's residential collection is volume-based under city ordinance, so only what fits inside the cart, rated for 200 pounds, is collected. Extra bagged trash requires prior arrangement and a fee, and furniture left beside the cart stays there.
The transfer station only accepts tires without rims, and pricing steps up by size. Tires larger than 24.5 inches, common on tractors and heavy equipment, must be split or processed and are charged by the ton instead of per tire.
White goods containing refrigerants are not priced by weight like ordinary trash. The City of Emporia/Lyon County Transfer Station applies a per-item minimum charge to each one, so a garage fridge and a chest freezer count as two separate charges.
Emporia's Recycling Center lists electronics and small appliances among the materials it does not accept. The green-lid curbside cart is limited to permitted paper, cardboard, glass, metals, and plastics, so electronics need a route outside the city's recycling stream.
The City of Emporia/Lyon County Transfer Station charges construction and demolition loads roughly half the per-ton rate of mixed trash loads. Sorting remodeling debris away from everyday household junk before arriving keeps it out of the pricier category.
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(678) 884-4738Not unless it fits your regular trash service. Bulky piles dumped without arrangements can be treated as illegal dumping. For large loads, Emporia's Transfer Station at 3100 W South Avenue takes mixed trash, and you can call 620-340-6360 to confirm current rules.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Emporia starts at $75 for a single item, and pickup from the curb or driveway takes $5 off. The first item includes the base pickup fee, and each additional item is a flat add-on, with your exact total confirmed before booking.
Often yes, if you have a truck and can do the lifting. The Transfer Station charges a $10 minimum for mixed trash up to 320 pounds, then $63.96 per ton. You cover the loading, driving and time, which is where hauling help pays off.
Not for curbside or driveway pickups, since items can be left out with access notes. For items inside your home, someone should be there or you can leave access instructions when booking. Same-day or next-day availability depends on your address and the schedule.
Household chemicals, paint, pesticides, antifreeze and similar hazardous items need special handling. Lyon County's Hazardous Waste Department at 3000 West South Avenue accepts many of these, with a limit of 80 pounds or 5 gallons of liquid per household visit. Appliances with refrigerants carry a $40.33 minimum fee per item at the Transfer Station.
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. Donation and recycling aren't guaranteed for every item.
You book online, list the items, and see your price before confirming. On pickup day, your Loader typically calls ahead before arriving, then lifts, hauls and loads everything. You don't need to move anything to the truck yourself.
The pricing model and booking flow are different. Traditional haulers usually price by truckload and often confirm the price on site. LoadUp prices per item online and confirms the total before booking. For a large cleanout, a truckload quote may suit you better.
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