*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $85. Additional items from +$15.
When junk piles up, it becomes one more thing on your list. Here in the Forks, LoadUp makes it simple: book a quick pickup and see your price before you commit.
You check the city website, wait for a callback, request a couple of hauler quotes, and hear back from maybe one. Meanwhile the pile in the garage hasn't moved, and another weekend slips past without a fix.
City bulk pickup programs can save you money, but they come with limits. Some items aren't accepted, pickups usually have to be requested ahead of time, and you still have to drag everything to the right spot yourself. For heavy items or a full cleanout, that often isn't realistic.
Many haulers want to see the job in person before they'll give you a number, then price it by how much of the truck you fill. You don't know the real cost until the truck shows up, which makes planning a cleanout harder than it needs to be.
Local donation centers do good work, and they have to be careful about what they accept. Stained furniture, worn mattresses, and broken appliances often get turned away. You can end up loading your car, driving across town, and bringing half of it back home.
A roll-off container makes sense for a full renovation, not for clearing one basement room or a few bulky pieces. You may need permission to place it, you have to schedule both drop-off and removal, and it sits in the driveway where your neighbors see it for days.
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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 Grand Forks 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 Grand Forks's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
A sectional wedged down narrow basement stairs takes patience and a solid grip, and your Loaders bring both. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Grand Forks after each job.
If the old recliner is already out on the driveway or just inside an open garage, curbside pickup lets your Loaders load it and go. For a dresser in an upstairs rental near the University of North Dakota campus, choose full-service, and your Loaders will carry it out from the room it's in.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $85 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $80 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before noon | from $95 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $85 |
| 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 wrestled a sofa into a pickup during a Grand Forks January knows the prairie wind shows no mercy. Frozen straps, numb hands, a battery that quit overnight. Your Loaders handle the lifting and loading, and we like showing up for neighbors who put up with all of that every winter.
Bulky items rarely fit in a trunk or a stairwell, so where they end up matters as much as getting them out. In Grand Forks, your Loaders sort each pickup by condition, with reuse considered first.
Furniture and household goods that are clean and in good shape may be donation candidates when local options allow. Your Loader keeps them separate from damaged pieces, but donation is never guaranteed.
Items that are worn or damaged but still have usable materials, like metal frames or some appliances and electronics, may be recycled where available. Acceptance varies, so your Loaders sort with that in mind.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or broken bulky items, such as a ruined mattress or a collapsed sofa, are loaded by your Loaders and taken to an approved disposal site rather than left behind.
Skip proof of residency or bring the wrong material, and a free landfill trip turns paid. These rules apply in Grand Forks and Grand Forks County.
Spring Cleanup Week runs May 11 to 15 in 2026. That week, residents can set out household appliances and other items at the end of their useful life for pickup at no extra charge. The rest of the year, the city's special pickup by request charges a fee per appliance.
Curbside recycling comes every other week and takes cardboard and paperboard in containers under 36 gallons. Styrofoam, rigid polystyrene, window glass, dishware and plastic grocery bags are on the city's do-not-recycle list, so foam from a move needs to stay out of the bin.
Neighborhood drop sites accept clippings and branches 8 inches or less in diameter, up to a pickup load. Truck and trailer loads go to the Grand Forks Landfill. The drop sites are for yard waste only, never household garbage.
Grand Forks runs a separate inert landfill for wood, metal, bricks, masonry, concrete and asphalt pavement. These materials can't leak contaminated runoff the way household garbage can. Large residential construction projects can't go out during Spring Cleanup Week either.
City of Grand Forks residents can drop off household quantities of furniture, brush and wood, and regular household garbage at the landfill for free up to four times a year. If you don't bring a current ID or utility bill to prove residency, you pay the regular charge.
Each spring the city holds a free Electronics Recycling Event at the Public Works Facility for residents with proof of residency. It takes TVs, computers, monitors, printers, cell phones and VCR/DVD players. If you miss the event, you can use one of your four free landfill trips instead.
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(678) 884-4738Not as a way to dispose of bulky items. Anything set out that isn't part of your regular garbage service can be treated as illegal dumping. Check with the City of Grand Forks about its current rules on large items before putting anything at the curb.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Grand Forks starts at $85, and curbside or driveway pickup takes $5 off. The first item includes the base pickup fee, and each additional item is a flat add-on charge. The exact total is confirmed before booking. Traditional haulers usually charge by truckload.
Sometimes, depending on Loader availability for your address and the time you book. Enter your Grand Forks address during booking to see the open time slots. You don't need to be home for curbside or driveway pickups if the items are accessible.
Hazardous materials like paint, chemicals, fuel, and batteries usually aren't accepted by junk haulers. Those items need a hazardous waste drop-off or collection program. Contact Grand Forks County or the city's solid waste office to confirm where to take them.
Loaders aim to donate usable items to local charities and recycle what they can, depending on what facilities accept. Items that can't be donated or recycled go to an appropriate disposal facility. Outcomes depend on the condition of each item.
You choose your items online, get a price, and pick a pickup window. A Loader arrives in that window, typically after a heads-up message. They remove the items from where you point, including inside the home. The total is confirmed before booking.
The main difference is the pricing model. Many traditional haulers price by truckload and may confirm the price on site. LoadUp prices per item online, with the total confirmed before booking. For a few items this can be cheaper, while a full garage cleanout may suit a truckload hauler.
It depends on the job. A rented dumpster can cost less for a big renovation, but you do all the loading and need driveway space. Junk removal suits smaller or heavy-lifting jobs, since Loaders do the carrying. That helps with stairs, basements, and move-outs near UND.
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