*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $85. Additional items from +$15.
When junk piles up, it has a way of taking over your week. Book a quick pickup in the City of Five Seasons and see your real price upfront before you commit.
You look up the city's rules, call around for hauler quotes, and wait on callbacks that sometimes never come. Weeks later the junk is still sitting in the garage, and you're still working out the next step.
Cedar Rapids does offer a city bulk pickup program, but you usually have to request it ahead of time and work around the city's schedule. Some items need special handling or won't be accepted at all, so a big cleanout rarely fits into one pickup.
Many haulers want to come out and look before giving you a number, which costs you a day just to get a quote. Then the price depends on how much of the truck your load takes up, so you won't know the real total until the job is underway.
Local donation centers turn away anything that's stained, broken, or worn out, and plenty of furniture and household goods don't make the cut. Even when they'd take something, getting it there means you need a vehicle big enough to haul it and someone to help lift it.
A roll-off dumpster can take up your driveway for days, may need a permit if it sits on the street, and has to be scheduled for both delivery and pickup. You still load every piece of junk into it yourself, so it's a lot of hassle for clearing out one room.
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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 Cedar Rapids 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 Cedar Rapids's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
A sleeper sofa stuck at a narrow basement stair landing is routine work for your Loaders. Every one is background-checked and rated by real locals in Cedar Rapids after each job.
If the old recliner is already at the end of your driveway, curbside keeps things simple. For a basement rec room, an upstairs unit in an older converted house, or a detached garage packed to the rafters, choose full-service and your Loaders will bring each piece out from inside.
| 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.
Iowa weather has opinions about clearing out the garage: ice on the driveway in January, thick humidity in July, and a spring storm that arrives right after you drag the old sofa outside. Your Loaders handle the stairs, the basement, and the garage whatever the forecast says, and they like showing up for Cedar Rapids neighbors.
Where a couch, mattress, or dresser ends up matters as much as getting it out of the house. In Cedar Rapids, your Loader sorts each item by condition, so reuse comes first when local options allow.
Clean, sturdy furniture and household goods may be set aside for donation when local options allow. Your Loader keeps these items separate from damaged pieces so they have the best chance at a second life.
Items that are worn but not donatable, like scrap metal, old appliances, or broken frames, may go to recycling where available. Your Loader separates these materials during loading so reuse is possible.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items are handled as responsible disposal. Your Loader may take them to a Linn County Solid Waste Agency facility, depending on the item and current site rules.
Set out the wrong item or miss a scheduling window and it stays at the curb, so here is how disposal works in Cedar Rapids and across Linn County.
Curbside collection takes real, unflocked trees only during a short window after the holidays. Tinsel, ornaments, stands, watering packets, tree wrap, and netting must be removed first, and anything placed on top of a snowbank will not be collected.
Each spring and fall, city-sponsored Drop-Off Events at the Solid Waste Agency's A Street facility accept household furniture with no fee. Mattresses and box springs, cabinets and vanities, and laminate countertops qualify, with the ticket from a Municipal Utility Bill required.
Overfilled GARBY carts are not collected, so the lid must close fully. Extra bags need a designated sticker and must stay within a 35 gallon and 40 pound limit, roughly the size of a large bag of dog food.
The Cedar Rapids Linn County Solid Waste Agency takes electronics, TVs, holiday or festive light strands, fluorescent bulbs, and old bicycles year-round at its Marion location, with separate fees charged for TVs and monitors.
From mid December to early March, Cedar Rapids stops routine YARDY cart collection and picks up yard waste only when residents submit a My CR request. The winter 2026-27 window runs December 14, 2026 through February 26, 2027.
Cedar Rapids utility customers find a half price appliance coupon in a seasonal utility bill, valid at the Solid Waste Agency during a fall window. Eligible items include furnaces, water heaters, dehumidifiers, microwaves, trash compactors, and PCB ballasts.
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(678) 884-4738Generally no. Bulk items set out without an arranged pickup or an item your hauler accepts can be treated as illegal dumping. Check the City of Cedar Rapids solid waste page for current bulky item rules, fees, and any fines before setting anything out.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Cedar Rapids starts at $85, 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 charge, and the exact total is confirmed before booking.
Sometimes. Same-day slots depend on Loader availability and your schedule, and next-day is more common. Enter your Cedar Rapids zip code during booking to see live openings for your address.
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 give entry instructions ahead of time. Your Loader notifies you before arriving.
Hazardous materials like paint, chemicals, and car batteries usually can't go in household trash or on the curb. Linn County Solid Waste Agency handles household hazardous waste and landfill disposal, so confirm accepted items and fees with them before hauling.
Loaders aim to keep usable items out of the landfill. Depending on acceptance, furniture and household goods may go to local donation partners, recyclable materials go to recyclers, and whatever is left is taken to an appropriate disposal facility.
You pick your items and a time window online, then see a total price before you confirm. On pickup day, your Loader arrives in the window, confirms the items, and carries them out from inside or outside your home. You don't need to haul anything yourself.
Pricing model and booking flow. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King usually price by truck space, often with an on-site estimate. LoadUp prices per item online and confirms the total before booking, which can suit smaller jobs. Full truckloads may suit a hauler better.
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