*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
When junk piles up, it takes over your time and your patience. Book LoadUp for a quick pickup and a clear price before you confirm, so Highwood can get back to normal.
You look up the city's pickup rules, call a couple of haulers, and wait on callbacks that may never come. Some quotes arrive vague, others not at all, and weeks later the junk is still taking up space.
Municipal pickup schedules can work well for a single bulky item set out on the right day. They often limit what qualifies, may need advance scheduling, and still leave you carrying everything to the curb, which is hard from a second-floor apartment or a basement.
Many haulers want to see the job in person before they quote, then price by fractions of a truckload you can't easily picture. You find out the real number only after the crew shows up, and by then you've already given up your afternoon.
Donation centers need items in good, resellable shape, so worn upholstery, stained mattresses, and broken appliances often get turned away. Even when something qualifies, you usually have to load it, drive it over, and hope the drop-off is open when you arrive.
On Highwood's compact lots, a dumpster can take up the driveway or need street-placement approval, and you'll still be loading it yourself. For a single room or a weekend cleanout, you end up paying for more container and more days than the job really needs.
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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 Highwood 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 Highwood's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Steep basement stairs and narrow back hallways make bulky pieces awkward, so your Loaders work them out one careful step at a time. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Highwood after each job.
With Highwood's compact, small-lot homes, curbside (outdoor) pickup makes sense when the item already sits by the driveway, garage, or street. Choose full-service when it is still in an upstairs apartment or the back of a restaurant, 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 noon | 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.
Highwood packs a lot of restaurants and bars into a downtown you can walk end to end, which is great for dinner and rough for moving old booths or bar stools past the crowd. Your Loaders carry it out and load it up, and they like showing up for the people who keep this town lively.
Highwood's compact lots and busy commercial blocks leave little room for bulky items to sit around, so where they end up matters. Your Loader sorts each load by condition, favoring donation or recycling when local options allow.
Furniture, appliances, and household goods that are clean and in working shape may be donated when possible. Your Loader can set them aside for a local charity channel where available, with no promise of paperwork.
Items that are worn or damaged but not donatable, such as scrap metal or broken frames, may be recycled where available. Your Loader separates what local recycling options can accept from what they cannot.
Heavily damaged or contaminated bulky items, like soaked mattresses or broken sofas, go to disposal. Your Loader carries them out and takes them to an appropriate local facility, which can vary by item and load.
An oversized box or an unscheduled couch at the curb can sit uncollected through another Wednesday, so here is how disposal actually works in Highwood and across Lake County.
Highwood was among the first Illinois cities to offer year-round organics collection, so kitchen scraps and yard waste go together in the organics cart even in winter. Overflow needs a yard waste sticker, and bagged yard waste must use biodegradable paper bags.
Highwood treats construction debris differently once it passes one cubic yard. Loads above that size are collected by appointment only through Lakeshore Recycling Systems and billed per cubic yard with a minimum charge, so measuring the pile before calling helps you budget.
Highwood's curbside recycling list specifically excludes packing peanuts. The nearby City of Highland Park Recycling Center, a SWALCO-supported site, accepts polystyrene foam cups, containers, and packaging at no cost to Lake County residents, though foam packing peanuts are not accepted there either.
SWALCO's year-round residential electronics drop-off locations are free for Lake County residents and need no appointment, but each visit is limited to seven electronic items. Miscellaneous cords and cables are not limited, and businesses are prohibited from using these sites.
Highwood's special pickup covers furniture, storm doors, windows, televisions, and machine parts less than 50 pounds, but only one bulk item is included at no additional cost. Requests need at least 24 hours' notice, with items curbside before 7 a.m.
Highwood's recycling program accepts corrugated cardboard only in pieces no larger than 2 feet by 2 feet. After a move, cutting boxes down to that size lets them go in the 95-gallon recycling cart instead of being treated as unacceptable material.
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(678) 884-4738Not unless your hauler or the city has a bulk pickup arranged. Items left out with no scheduled pickup can be treated as illegal dumping in Illinois. Call Highwood city hall or your garbage hauler to confirm bulk item rules before setting anything out.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Highwood 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 pickup is sometimes available, depending on Loader availability near Highwood that day. Enter your address during booking to see live time slots. Next-day and later scheduling is usually easier to get, especially on weekends.
Not for curbside or driveway pickups. Leave the items out and add access notes at booking. For items inside your home, someone should be there or you can leave entry instructions. Your Loader contacts you before arriving.
Household chemicals like paint, solvents, pesticides and batteries generally shouldn't go in regular trash or a junk load. Lake County residents can use the Solid Waste Agency of Lake County's household hazardous waste program in Gurnee for these items.
Loaders aim to donate usable items and recycle materials whenever options allow, depending on acceptance at local charities and facilities. Whatever can't be donated or recycled goes to an appropriate disposal facility. Outcomes aren't guaranteed for every item.
Choose your items online, enter your Highwood address, and pick a time window. You see the full price before confirming. On pickup day your Loader arrives, removes the items from where you've indicated, and handles the hauling.
The pricing model differs. Truck-based haulers often price by how much space your load fills, and may confirm the final price on site. LoadUp prices per item online, with the total confirmed before booking. For big full-house cleanouts, a truckload hauler can fit better.
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