*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $95. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until dealing with it feels like a chore all its own. Book LoadUp in Hopkins, get an upfront quote, and get it gone fast.
You search the city website, call about pickup, request a few hauler quotes, and wait. One never calls back, another wants to stop by first. Meanwhile the junk sits in the garage another weekend, then another.
Municipal pickup schedules can handle some bulky items, but usually on the city's timeline, not yours. You may need to request a spot ahead of time, items like appliances or electronics often come with extra rules, and nobody carries anything up from the basement for you.
Many haulers want to see the job in person before quoting, then price by fractions of a truck that are hard to picture. The number you hear on your doorstep can change once loading starts, and you're left guessing what you'll actually pay.
Thrift stores and donation centers have to be choosy. Stained mattresses, worn upholstery, older electronics, and anything missing parts often get turned away. Even when items qualify, you still have to load them, drive them over, and figure out what to do with the rejects.
A dumpster makes sense for a full gut renovation, not a single spare bedroom or a pile of old exercise equipment. You may need a permit if it sits on the street, it ties up your driveway for days, and the neighbors tend to 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 Hopkins 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 Hopkins's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader handles the tricky lifts, like walking a sofa up a narrow basement staircase and around a tight landing. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Hopkins after each job.
If the old grill and boxed-up clutter are already at the end of your driveway, curbside works well and your Loader loads straight from there. For a dresser in an apartment near Mainstreet or a chest freezer in the basement of a single-family home, full-service means your Loader carries it out from wherever it sits.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $95 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $90 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before noon | from $105 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $95 |
| 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 wrestle an old recliner into a car in a Minnesota January knows the deal: frozen hands, a half-shoveled driveway, and a dump run that never goes to plan. Your Loader handles the lifting and loading while you stay warm, and showing up for neighbors here is the best part.
Bulky items pile up fast in a place like Hopkins, and where they end up matters as much as getting them out. Your Loader sorts each item by condition, favoring donation or recycling when local options allow.
Furniture, exercise equipment, and household goods in good, clean condition may be set aside for donation when local options allow. Your Loader handles the lifting and loading, and acceptance depends on the receiving organization.
Worn or damaged pieces like old appliances, electronics, or metal frames may be recycled where available. Your Loader separates what can be diverted, though acceptance varies by facility and item condition.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items that can't be donated or recycled are taken for responsible disposal at an appropriate local facility. Your Loader carries and loads them so you don't have to.
A missed Wednesday afternoon deadline can push a sofa pickup back a full week, so here is how disposal actually works in Hopkins and across Hennepin County.
Minnesota law keeps yard waste out of the regular trash, and Hopkins only accepts it bagged in paper or compostable bags. Twig stems longer than 4 inches fall outside the yard waste definition, and the free fall bag pickup ends in mid-November.
The city's Thursday bulk pickup takes furniture, mattresses, box springs, and appliances from residential garbage customers for a fee. Requests submitted after 2 p.m. Wednesday roll to the following week, and state and county solid waste fees of 9 and 15 percent are added.
Hopkins has a mandatory recycling ordinance, yet its recycling carts reject scrap metal, propane tanks of all sizes, ropes, hoses, chains, batteries, and hazardous products. Hennepin County's Green Disposal Guide lists where to take each one instead.
Hopkins garbage customers can unload brush and yard waste free at the city drop-off site, but it runs seasonally, opening in April and closing in late November, both weather dependent. Bring a driver's license, Minnesota ID, or paid utility bill, and expect to unload yourself.
Food waste is excluded from Hopkins bulk pickup, but residents who sign up get curbside organics carts, a service stemming from a 2022 Hennepin County requirement. Garbage customers can also bring household organics to the Minnetonka-Hopkins Recycling Center.
Hopkins caps carpet rolls set out for bulk pickup at 3 feet long and 1 foot in diameter. Tearing out wall-to-wall carpet during a remodel means cutting and rolling it into those dimensions first, or the pieces will not meet city guidelines.
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(678) 884-4738Not without arranging it first. Hopkins residential garbage customers can schedule a Thursday bulk pickup through Public Works at 952-939-1382 by 2 p.m. Wednesday. Items must sit at your garbage spot, 4 feet from the cart, and be movable by two people.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Hopkins starts at $95, with $5 off for curbside or driveway pickup. The first item includes the base pickup fee and each additional item is a flat add-on, with the exact total confirmed before booking. The city charges $25 per large item plus county and state fees.
Same-day slots are sometimes available, depending on the schedule in your area. Enter your address during booking to see live availability. City bulk pickup only runs on Thursdays, so a private service is usually the faster route when you're on a deadline.
The city's bulk drop-off event turns away hazardous waste, paint, tires, household batteries, fluorescent bulbs, waste oil, car parts and junk cars. Those items go to Hennepin County facilities, and you can call 612-348-3777 to ask about options. The event costs $50.10 per vehicle.
Loaders aim to keep usable items out of the landfill. Depending on acceptance, they try to donate furniture and household goods to local charities and recycle materials like metal and cardboard whenever possible. Anything that can't be donated or recycled goes to the proper disposal facility.
You book online, choose your items and a time window, and see the total price before confirming. On pickup day, Loaders arrive, load the items and haul them away. For curbside pickups you don't need to be home, and for indoor jobs someone should be there or leave access notes.
The city option is often cheaper for a single large item, since it charges $25 plus fees, though mattresses are $100 and refrigerators $40. It runs only on Thursdays and has a 2 p.m. Wednesday deadline. A private service fits better when you need a specific day or have several items.
Pricing model and booking flow. College HUNKS prices by truck space and offers free estimates, and 1-800-GOT-JUNK also prices by volume. LoadUp prices per item online, with the total confirmed before anyone arrives, which can suit smaller jobs.
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