*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $85. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it's one more thing on your list. Book a pickup in Clive, see your price upfront, and get your space back.
You search for options, call the city with questions, request a few hauler quotes, and wait. Some call back, some never do. Weeks later, the junk is still sitting in the garage, right where it started.
Municipal pickup schedules can be a solid option for some items, but they usually come with limits on what qualifies, how much goes out, and when. You still have to drag everything to the curb yourself, and a basement full of furniture rarely fits the program's rules.
Many haulers want to see the job in person before quoting, then price it by fractions of a truck that are hard to picture ahead of time. The number can shift once they arrive, so you end up agreeing to a cost you couldn't plan for.
Charities need items they can actually resell, so stained upholstery, worn mattresses, and broken appliances often get turned away. Even when something qualifies, you're usually the one loading it, driving it over, and bringing home whatever they decline.
A roll-off container makes sense for a full remodel, but a single room of clutter doesn't need one. You still have to book delivery and pickup, check whether placement rules apply, give up driveway space for days, and lift every heavy piece over the wall yourself.
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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 Clive 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 Clive's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader angles a sleeper sofa up a tight basement stairway and around the turn at the top. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Clive after each job.
Curbside works when the old grill or bagged brush is already on your driveway or next to the garage door. Choose full-service if the treadmill is still in the basement or the dresser is upstairs, and your Loaders will carry it out from where it sits.
| 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 noon | 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 gives you about six decent Saturdays a year, and the garage never seems to get any of them. Between the ice, the wind, and the surprise thunderstorms, a sofa on a borrowed trailer is a bad bet. Your Loaders gladly take it from there, because Clive neighbors deserve their good weekends back.
Big, bulky items like sofas, appliances, and yard debris need somewhere sensible to go once they leave your garage. In Clive, your Loader sorts each load by condition, favoring reuse and recycling where local options allow.
Furniture and household goods in clean, usable shape may be donated when possible and when local options allow. Your Loader sets those items aside during loading so they have a chance at a second life.
Items that are worn or damaged but not fit for donation may be recycled where available, such as metal frames or scrap wood. Your Loader separates what can be recycled from what can't.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or broken bulky items that can't be reused or recycled are handled responsibly by your Loader. Nothing is promised to reach a particular facility, since the right option depends on the item and the address.
Putting a tire, a car battery, or a bag of leaves in the wrong container can violate Iowa landfill bans. These are the rules for cleanouts in Clive and Polk County.
Iowa law prohibits putting whole waste tires in sanitary landfills, so tires found during a garage or shed cleanout cannot be bagged with regular trash. They need to go to a tire retailer or a permitted tire collection site.
Clive's curbside recycling runs through Metro Waste Authority's Curb It program. Cardboard should be flattened and placed in the cart loose, not bagged. Plastic bags and film do not belong in the cart and should go to retail drop-off bins.
Under Iowa's appliance demanufacturing rules, refrigerants, mercury-containing components and PCB capacitors must be removed from discarded appliances before they can be landfilled or scrapped. This covers refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers and similar household units.
Polk County residents can bring household hazardous materials such as oil-based paint, pesticides and harsh cleaners to Metro Waste Authority's Regional Collection Center at no charge. Latex paint is handled differently because it can be dried out and thrown away.
Iowa has kept yard waste out of sanitary landfills since the early 1990s, so it can't go in the regular trash cart. Branches from storms and leaves from fall cleanups go through Metro Waste Authority's seasonal Compost It program instead.
Iowa bans lead-acid batteries from landfills and requires stores that sell them to take back used ones when customers buy replacements. Old car, boat, motorcycle and mower batteries should never go in trash or recycling carts.
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(678) 884-4738Not without arranging it with your trash hauler first. Bulky items set out with no scheduled pickup can be treated as illegal dumping. Call Clive City Hall or your hauler to confirm bulky item rules, fees, and any size or weight limits before setting anything out.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Clive 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, and the exact total is confirmed before booking. Truckload haulers usually quote on-site.
Often yes. Same-day or next-day pickup is typically available in Clive when you book before noon, depending on the schedule. Enter your address during booking to see live openings. Curbside jobs don't require you to be home, and in-home jobs need access arranged.
Hazardous materials like paint, chemicals, and batteries, plus appliances with refrigerants, are generally restricted from landfills and regular curbside trash in central Iowa. Ask your hauler or the Metro Waste Authority about drop-off options. LoadUp can take many bulky items but not hazardous waste.
Loaders aim to keep usable items out of the landfill by donating them to local charities when options allow. They also try to recycle materials like metal and cardboard whenever possible. Anything that can't be donated or recycled goes to an appropriate disposal facility, depending on acceptance.
You book online, choose the items and a pickup window, and see your total upfront. A Loader typically calls or texts before arriving, then removes the junk from your curb, garage, or inside your home. You can request pickup from your driveway for the $5 curbside discount.
The main difference is the pricing model. Traditional haulers like College HUNKS and 1-800-GOT-JUNK typically price by truck space and offer a free estimate. LoadUp prices per item online, so you see the total before booking. For a big cleanout, a truckload quote may fit better.
Yes, for many cleanouts. A garage full of furniture, boxes, and bagged debris can be done in one visit. Each item is priced individually, with the first including the base fee and each additional item a flat add-on. For very large jobs, compare the total with a truckload quote.
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