*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $85. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it becomes one more thing on the to-do list. Book LoadUp in Ely, see your price upfront, and get it hauled away fast.
You search online, call city hall to ask about pickup rules, and leave messages with haulers who never call back. A few weekends go by, and the pile in the basement or shed hasn't moved an inch.
Municipal pickup schedules in small Iowa towns usually come with rules about which items qualify, how far ahead you have to call, and what has to sit at the curb. Appliances with refrigerant, electronics, and remodel debris often fall outside the program, and nobody carries anything out for you.
Many haulers want to come look before they give you a number, so you block off time just to get a quote. Then the price depends on how much of the truck your load fills, and you may not know what that means until the truck is already in your driveway.
Donation centers need items they can actually resell, so stained upholstery, worn mattresses, and broken pieces usually get turned away. Most won't pick up either, which means loading a heavy dresser into your own vehicle and hoping it passes inspection once you get there.
A roll-off container takes up your driveway for days, can scuff the concrete, and may need permission first depending on where it sits. You still haul every load out yourself, and for one room or a pile of old farm-edge clutter, you end up paying for space you never fill.
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No waiting on callbacksLocal Loaders arrive at your location, haul away the junk, and dispose of it responsibly when options allow.
No in-person charges
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 Ely 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 Ely's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders carry items up narrow basement stairs and out of detached sheds at the far end of a gravel drive. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Ely after each job.
If the old recliner or worn-out dryer is already sitting at the end of your driveway or by the garage door, curbside pickup keeps things simple. For anything still in a basement, a back shed, or an outbuilding on a larger farm-edge lot, full-service has your Loaders carry it all 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 does not care about your to-do list. One week a storm scatters branches and shingles across the yard, the next it's ice on the driveway and a garage you can't face. Your Loaders handle the lifting and loading, and they genuinely like showing up for Ely neighbors.
Bulky items rarely belong in one place once they leave a home, and Ely is no exception. Your Loader sorts each load by condition, so usable pieces can be donated, damaged ones recycled, and the rest disposed of responsibly.
When furniture, tools, or household goods are clean and still usable, your Loader can set them aside for donation when local options allow. Availability depends on what nearby organizations are accepting.
Items that are worn or damaged but not ready for donation may be recycled where available. Your Loader separates metal, appliances, and electronics from the load when local options allow it.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items that can't be donated or recycled are disposed of responsibly. Your Loader carries them out of your Ely garage, shed, or yard and loads them for proper disposal.
Items set at the curb against local rules stay uncollected and become your problem again. Here is how Ely and Linn County handle the trickiest categories.
Residents who pay an Ely water bill can drop leaves, grass clippings, garden waste and root balls at the compost bunker outside the Public Works Facility gate. Empty the material out of any bags first, and keep sticks and limbs out entirely.
Under Iowa DNR rules, a permitted facility must demanufacture major appliances before they are recycled or landfilled. That means removing refrigerants, mercury switches and capacitors that contain PCBs. Refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners and dehumidifiers are covered.
Construction waste is on the list of items not accepted in Ely's 64 and 96 gallon carts. Tear-out debris from a remodel or repair project has to go to a Linn County solid waste facility instead of out with the weekly trash.
Ely Public Works chips curbside brush for free every other Tuesday from April through October, during recycling week. Piles over 3 feet wide, 3 feet high or 8 feet long, or tied in bundles, are not collected. Limbs downed by winter storms wait until spring.
Ely's residential cart service lists electronic waste as not accepted, so devices headed out during a cleanout need a separate outlet. The Cedar Rapids Linn County Solid Waste Agency runs recycling programs that take electronics.
Tires are on the list of items Ely's trash carts do not accept. Iowa law also generally bans whole waste tires from sanitary landfills, so they go to tire retailers and permitted processors that recycle them.
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(678) 884-4738Not safely. I couldn't confirm a city bulky pickup program for Ely, so check with Ely City Hall or your hauler before setting anything out. Regular garbage service covers bagged or carted trash, and large items left on the curb may be treated as illegal dumping.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Ely starts at $85 for the first item, which includes the pickup fee, and curbside pickup takes $5 off. Each additional item is a flat add-on, and the exact total is confirmed before booking.
Often, yes. Same-day and next-day slots are offered in Ely when availability allows, and it depends on the schedule in your area that day. Enter your address at booking to see open times. For curbside pickups you generally don't need to be home.
The Solid Waste Agency in Marion charges $85 per ton for bulky waste, with an $85 minimum, and $20 per mattress. Uncovered or unsecured loads can add up to $100. It's the cheapest route if you own a truck and can load it yourself.
Loaders aim to donate usable items and recycle what they can, depending on acceptance at local partners. Items that can't be donated or recycled go to the appropriate disposal facility. Outcomes vary by item condition and what nearby organizations will take.
Book online, choose your item and a pickup window, and see the full price before you confirm. A Loader arrives in that window, and you point out what's going. For in-home jobs someone should be there or you can leave access instructions at booking.
Pricing model and effort. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK usually price by truckload, often after an estimate. LoadUp prices per item online, locked before pickup. A landfill run costs less in fees but means you do the lifting, loading, and driving.
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