*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $85. Additional items from +$15.
When junk keeps piling up, it stops being a small chore and starts weighing on you. Book LoadUp, see your price up front, and get a quick pickup that clears it out.
You check the city website, call the county about drop-off rules, and leave messages with a few haulers. One calls back with a vague estimate, another never does, and weeks later the junk is still waiting.
Free municipal pickup schedules can help when your items qualify and the timing lines up. Appliances, electronics, and tires often need special handling or extra steps, and you still have to drag everything to the curb yourself. That rarely fits a full basement or garage cleanout.
Many haulers want to see the job in person before they give you a number, then price it by how much of the truck you fill. You won't know the final cost until the load is on board, and by then it's hard to say no.
Donation outlets have to be careful about what they take, so stained upholstery, worn mattresses, and broken pieces usually get turned away. In a rural area, the nearest drop-off might also be a long drive. Most cleanouts leave plenty they can't use.
A roll-off container makes sense for a full remodel, but it's a lot for one room of old furniture. You coordinate drop-off and pickup, find a spot that won't tear up the lawn or block the drive, and still do all the lifting 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 Cresco 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 Cresco's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader carries heavy pieces up narrow basement stairs in older homes and down from cramped detached-garage lofts, and is background-checked and rated by real locals in Cresco after each job.
Curbside fits when you have already moved things out to the driveway or the edge of the yard, which plenty of folks with a pickup and a dolly can manage. Choose full-service when items are still in a barn, machine shed, or upstairs bedroom, and your Loaders will carry them out for you.
| 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.
Most folks around here already own a pickup, but that doesn't help when the dresser outweighs you and your usual helper is busy. Your Loader does the lifting and carrying, then loads it up and hauls it off. Your Loaders like showing up for Cresco neighbors, the way folks here have always pitched in for each other.
Cleanouts in Cresco often mix sturdy pieces worth keeping in use with items past saving. Your Loader sorts by condition, so usable things have a chance at a second home and the rest is handled responsibly.
Furniture and household goods that are clean and in good shape may be donated when local options allow. Your Loader carries them out separately, so they stay apart from the damaged items.
Items that are worn or damaged but still hold usable material, like metal frames or appliances, may be recycled where available. Options can be limited in rural areas, so this is never guaranteed.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or broken bulky items that can't be donated or recycled go to an approved disposal site. Your Loader lifts and loads them so you don't have to haul them yourself.
Missorted recycling can bring additional charges from Hawkeye Recycling, and cardboard in the trash will not be accepted. Here is how disposal works in Cresco and Howard County.
Glass is not allowed in Cresco's blue bins. Hawkeye Recycling accepts only clear, non-redeemable food container glass as a drop-off, and rejects window glass, drinking glasses, baking dishes, crystal, ceramics, and light bulbs. Rural county sites take no glass.
The Winneshiek County Landfill accepts residential, commercial, and construction and demolition waste only when it originates from Winneshiek, Clayton, or Howard counties or the city of Postville. Remodeling debris from Cresco projects falls inside that area, but loads from elsewhere do not.
Household garbage in Cresco must be bagged inside the Hawkeye Sanitation cart, which counts as full when the lid is shut. Anything that does not fit has to go in a pre-purchased Hawkeye Sanitation trash bag, with carts out by 6 a.m.
Hawkeye Recycling accepts electronic waste such as computer monitors for a fee, but only during business hours Monday through Friday. A weekend garage cleanout in Cresco means holding computer monitors until a weekday drop-off is possible.
Cresco does not allow cardboard boxes in household garbage because corrugated cardboard is banned from the Winneshiek County Landfill and the Floyd Mitchell Landfill. Recycle boxes instead, after removing Styrofoam, plastic bags, and other packaging so the load is accepted.
Cresco's seasonal yard waste program ran from mid-April to mid-November in 2025, and biodegradable bags sold by local Cresco merchants are required. The city yard waste site is open only to Cresco residents and is monitored by cameras.
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(678) 884-4738Not unless your hauler or the city has specifically approved it. Bulk items left out without an arranged pickup can be treated as illegal dumping. Call Cresco City Hall to confirm current rules for large items before setting anything out.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Cresco starts at $85 for a single item, and curbside or outdoor pickup takes $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.
Availability depends on crew capacity in Howard County on a given day. Small rural markets like Cresco can have fewer open slots, so enter your address during booking to see the earliest live times, which may be same-day or next-day.
Not for curbside or outdoor pickups. Items can be left in a driveway or garage with access notes. For in-home pickups, someone should be there or you can leave access instructions at booking. Your Loader typically gives notice before arriving.
Hazardous items such as paint, chemicals, batteries, and oils generally can't go in household trash or with a junk hauler. Large farm or construction debris may also have special limits. Ask Howard County's solid waste office which disposal options apply.
Loaders aim to donate usable items and recycle materials whenever possible, depending on what local charities and recyclers will accept. Items that can't be donated or recycled go to an appropriate disposal facility, and outcomes can't be guaranteed.
Choose your items online, enter your Cresco address, and pick an available time window. You see the total price before confirming. On pickup day your Loader arrives, removes the items, and hauls them away, so no in-person estimate is required.
The main difference is pricing and booking. Traditional haulers often price by truckload and may confirm the cost on site. LoadUp prices per item online and confirms the total before booking. Nearby local haulers or the county landfill can be cheaper for a full truckload you haul yourself.
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