*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $85. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it's all you see. Skip the dread: book a pickup in Guthrie Center, see your price upfront, and get your space back.
You look up what the town will haul, call the county about the rest, and leave messages for a hauler or two. One calls back, one never does, and weeks later the pile hasn't moved.
Municipal pickup schedules can be a real help, but they often limit what qualifies, ask you to request a spot ahead of time, and expect everything to be at the curb. Out on an acreage, or with heavy items stuck in a basement, that rarely works.
Lots of haulers want to come look before they'll give you a number, and then they price by the truckload, so you won't know the real cost until the truck is loaded. In a small town, that might mean waiting days just to get an estimate.
Donation spots only take what they can resell, so a stained recliner or a broken dryer gets turned away. Around here the closest outlet might be a town or two over, and you still have to haul everything there yourself.
For a garage or spare bedroom, a dumpster means booking delivery, maybe checking whether you need a permit, and leaving a big steel box in the driveway for days. You'd still be the one carrying everything out and lifting it over the side.
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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 Guthrie Center 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 Guthrie Center's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader carries items up steep basement stairs in an older farmhouse and out of cramped machine shed corners. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Guthrie Center after each job.
If the old recliner is already waiting at the end of your acreage driveway, curbside is the easier fit. Choose full-service when things are still in a basement, a barn, or an upstairs bedroom, and your Loaders will carry them out from wherever they sit.
| 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 2 PM | 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.
Hauling an old sofa down a gravel road, over rolling hills, with a borrowed trailer rattling behind you, is a good way to lose a Saturday that Springbrook State Park had dibs on. Let your Loaders handle the lifting instead. They like showing up for folks around here, and it shows.
Bulky items pile up fast after a cleanout, and what happens to them next matters in Guthrie Center. Your Loader sorts by condition when possible, so usable things have a chance at a second life.
Furniture and other items in good, clean condition may be donated when local options allow. Your Loader can set them aside for that path, though availability of nearby donation outlets can vary.
Items that are worn or damaged but still hold useful materials, like metal frames or old appliances, may be recycled where available. Rural drop-off options can be limited, so this is not guaranteed.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or broken bulky items that can't be donated or recycled are taken for responsible disposal. Your Loader handles the lifting and loading so you don't have to haul them yourself.
Hiding a banned item like a whole tire or refrigerator in a trash load can get it refused, so these rules matter in Guthrie Center and Guthrie County.
Latex paint stored in an unheated garage often spoils through Iowa freeze and thaw cycles. Iowa DNR guidance lets households dry leftover latex with cat litter or hardener and put it in the trash, while oil-based paint belongs at household hazardous waste collection.
Iowa law keeps major appliances out of landfills until a permitted demanufacturer removes refrigerants, mercury switches, and PCB capacitors. That applies to flood-soaked units too, which matters along the Middle Raccoon River, where spring high water can ruin basement freezers and water heaters.
Iowa's bottle bill places a five-cent deposit on containers for beer, soda, wine coolers, liquor, and carbonated mineral water. Plain bottled water, juice, and sports drinks are not covered, so sorting before a cleanout separates refundable containers from recycling.
Iowa law bars landfills from accepting whole waste tires, and state open burning rules prohibit burning rubber tires. Old farm, truck, and car tires found in sheds and outbuildings generally need a tire collection or recycling outlet instead.
Iowa bans lead-acid batteries from landfills. The same law requires retailers that sell them to accept used batteries back from customers, which gives residents clearing out a barn or garage a straightforward return option instead of the trash cart.
Iowa law generally keeps separated yard waste out of landfills, so limbs from summer thunderstorms or heavy ice storms belong in yard waste or brush programs. Iowa cities can also restrict burning landscape waste within their limits.
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(678) 884-4738Generally no. Guthrie Center has no known bulk-item curbside program, and items left out without a scheduled pickup can be treated as illegal dumping. Call City Hall to confirm current rules before setting anything out.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Guthrie Center starts at $85, with $5 off for curbside or driveway pickup. 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 in a small rural area like Guthrie Center depends on Loader schedules and route timing. Entering your address during booking shows the real open time slots, including next-day options if same-day is full.
Not for curbside or driveway pickups, as long as the items are outside and easy to reach. For items inside, someone should be there or you can leave access instructions at booking. Your Loader typically contacts you before arriving.
Yes, the Guthrie County Transfer Station near Guthrie Center is the local drop-off option. Hauling it yourself can be cheaper for small loads if you have a truck. Call ahead for fees, hours, and restricted items like hazardous materials.
Loaders try to keep usable items out of the landfill by donating them when a local charity will accept them. They recycle what they can, depending on acceptance. Anything that can't be donated or recycled goes to an appropriate disposal facility.
You pick your items and enter your address online, then choose a time and see the total price upfront. On pickup day your Loader arrives, confirms the items, carries them out, and hauls them away. You don't need to haul anything yourself.
The pricing model differs. Many traditional haulers charge by truck load and may quote on site, while LoadUp prices per item online and confirms the total before booking. For a big cleanout, a truckload hauler can still be a reasonable fit.
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