*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it becomes one more thing on your list. Book a quick pickup in Granite City, see your price upfront, and get your space back.
You look up the city's pickup rules, call around for quotes, and wait on callbacks that sometimes never come. Meanwhile the basement stays full, and another weekend goes by with the junk right where it was.
City bulk pickup programs can work well, but they come with rules. Some items get turned away, you usually have to request or schedule pickup ahead of time, and everything has to reach the curb first. Hauling heavy pieces up from an older home's basement is still on you.
Lots of haulers want to see the job in person before they give you a number, which means time off work just to get a quote. Truckload pricing can be hard to judge ahead of time, so you may not know the real cost until the truck is already loaded.
Donation centers have to be careful about what they accept, so worn, stained, or broken pieces often get turned down. You also have to load and drive everything there yourself, and whatever they refuse comes right back home with you.
A dumpster is made for big renovation jobs, not a garage cleanout or a single room. You have to schedule both drop-off and pickup, you might need a permit to put it on the street, and on a block of narrow lots, neighbors notice.
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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 Granite City 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 Granite City's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader takes steep, narrow basement stairs in older homes and carries each piece up and out with care. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Granite City after each job.
Curbside keeps things simple when you can roll the old couch to the end of the driveway or out by the alley behind a detached garage. For a dresser stuck in the basement or a sofa wedged in the narrow hallway of an older home, choose full-service and your Loaders will carry it out from inside.
| 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.
Granite City people keep things, fix things, and make them last, which is why the basements and garages here hold decades of it. Hauling a dresser up narrow basement stairs is a rough way to spend a Saturday. Your Loader does the carrying and loading, and genuinely likes showing up for neighbors who work this hard.
Bulky items pile up fast in older Granite City homes, and where they end up matters as much as getting them out. Your Loader sorts each pickup by condition, aiming for donation or recycling first when local options allow.
Usable furniture and household goods in good, clean condition may be donated when local options allow. Your Loader sets them aside for that path, but don't expect a receipt or any paperwork.
Items that are worn or damaged but still hold recyclable material, like metal frames or scrap, may be recycled where available. Your Loader separates them during loading, and outcomes depend on local options.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or water-ruined bulky items, such as swollen furniture or broken mattresses, go to proper disposal. Your Loader carries them out, and hazardous materials like paint or fuel are generally excluded.
Trash set out wrong can bring a city fine, and some items are banned from landfills outright. Here is what applies in Granite City and Madison County.
City ordinance requires household refuse to be placed inside a garbage container, not left out in trash bags alone, and nothing may go out before 6:00 pm the evening before collection. Violations carry fines up to $750 each, with added penalties for repeat offenses.
Illinois bans white goods such as refrigerators, ranges, water heaters, freezers, and air conditioners from landfills unless their white good components, including refrigerant, mercury switches, and PCB-containing capacitors, have been removed. Under federal rules, only an EPA-certified technician can recover refrigerant.
Leaves are the homeowner's responsibility, and Illinois has banned landscape waste from landfills since 1990. Granite City residents can drop leaves at the city Yard Waste and Leaf Depot with proof of address. Mitchell and Pontoon Beach addresses do not qualify.
Since 2012, Illinois law has prohibited residents from throwing out covered electronics, including televisions, computer monitors, printers, and laptop computers, with regular garbage. The goal is to keep lead and other metals out of landfills, so these items must go to an electronics recycling program instead.
Illinois prohibits disposing of whole used tires in landfills, so they cannot go out with household trash. Tires left outdoors also trap rainwater that can breed mosquitoes during humid Metro East summers, a key reason the state tightly regulates how used tires are handled.
Under city Ordinance 8.39.010, brush is collected October through November and February through March. Place it in the shared utility easement near the street, never in the street itself. Limbs from summer storms fall outside those windows but can go to the city yard waste facility.
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(678) 884-4738Not unless it is part of your regular trash service, and large piles are not automatically collected. Dumping items on streets or vacant lots can count as illegal dumping in Illinois. Ask your city hauler or City Hall about bulk item rules before setting anything out.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Granite City starts at $80 for a single item, and curbside or outdoor 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. Traditional haulers often price by truckload.
Same-day pickup is sometimes available, depending on Loader schedules and demand in your area. Enter your address during booking to see live availability for Granite City. For curbside jobs you do not need to be home. For in-home pickups, someone should be present or leave access instructions.
Hazardous items like paint, chemicals, batteries, and motor oil generally should not go in household trash or onto a junk truck. Madison County area household hazardous waste programs may accept some of these, so check current dates and rules before you plan a cleanout.
Loaders aim to donate usable items to local charities and recycle what they can, depending on acceptance. Whatever cannot be donated or recycled goes to an appropriate disposal facility. Outcomes vary by item condition, so nothing is guaranteed to be donated or recycled.
You choose your items online, see the price, and pick a pickup time. On pickup day your Loader arrives in the window, removes the items from your home, garage, or curb, and handles the loading. The total is confirmed before anyone shows up.
The main difference is the pricing model. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King typically price by truckload, often with an on-site estimate. LoadUp prices per item online and confirms the total before booking, which can suit small jobs. Large cleanouts may fit truckload pricing better.
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