*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 a quick pickup in Grimes, see your price upfront, and get your space back.
You search online, call the city, request a few hauler quotes, and wait. One company never calls back, another wants to stop by first, and meanwhile the junk keeps its spot in the garage.
City bulk pickup programs can work if your items qualify and your timing lines up. You usually have to request a spot ahead of time, some items get turned away, and you still have to drag everything to the curb yourself.
Lots of haulers want to look at the load in person before they'll give you a number, then charge by how much of the truck you fill. You often don't know the final price until the work is done and the truck is already loaded.
Donation centers take good, clean items they can resell, and that's fair. A worn couch, a broken appliance, or a pile of mixed garage stuff usually gets turned away, and you're the one who has to load it and drive it there.
For one room of stuff, a dumpster means booking drop-off and pickup dates, checking whether you need a permit or HOA approval, and leaving a big steel box in your driveway for days. Your neighbors will notice, and you'll still be doing all the lifting.
Enter your ZIP code and item details to get a guaranteed upfront price online. No waiting for an onsite estimate.
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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 Grimes 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 Grimes's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders work a bulky sectional up a narrow finished-basement stairway, one careful turn at a time. Each is background-checked and rated by real locals in Grimes after every job.
If an old treadmill or bagged yard debris is already on your driveway or just inside an open garage door, curbside (outdoor) pickup keeps things simple. For a chest freezer still in the basement or a dresser in an upstairs bedroom, choose full-service and your Loaders will carry it out from wherever 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.
Anyone who has wrestled a sofa into a borrowed pickup during an Iowa January, with ice on the driveway and wind that doesn't quit, knows it's a bad plan. Your Loaders lift, carry, and load from the basement, garage, or backyard, and they genuinely like showing up for Grimes neighbors.
Bulky items are hard to move alone, and where they end up matters as much as getting them out of your Grimes home. Your Loaders sort by condition, favoring donation or recycling when local options allow.
Furniture and household goods in good, clean shape may be donated when local options allow. Your Loader can carry them out from the garage or basement and head toward a donation channel where available.
Items that are worn or damaged but not ready for donation may be recycled when possible. Your Loaders separate materials like metal, cardboard, and wood so reusable parts have a chance to stay out of the trash.
Heavily damaged or contaminated bulky pieces, like a soaked mattress or a broken sectional, go to an appropriate disposal site. Your Loaders handle the lifting and loading, so you don't have to make the trip.
Iowa bans several common cleanout items from landfills, and setting them out with trash can leave them sitting at the curb. These rules apply in Grimes and across Polk County.
Iowa's bottle bill puts a refundable deposit on beer, soda, wine, and liquor containers. Grocery stores can now opt out of taking returns, so redemption centers are the main place to bring the bags of empties a garage cleanout often turns up.
Iowa law bars major appliances from landfills until they are demanufactured. That means a facility permitted by the Iowa DNR removes the refrigerants, mercury switches, and PCB-containing parts, so a fridge or air conditioner cannot go out with household trash.
Iowa law mostly keeps yard waste out of landfills, so Polk County relies on composting through Metro Waste Authority. Its yard waste program takes leaves, grass, and brush in compostable paper bags or approved carts, not plastic bags, which contaminate compost.
Iowa does not allow lead-acid batteries in landfills. Stores that sell new lead-acid batteries must take back used ones when customers buy replacements, which gives anyone clearing out a garage an easy legal way to get rid of them.
Metro Waste Authority runs a hazardous waste drop-off facility for Polk County households. It takes items such as pesticides, cleaners, and oil-based paint. Keeping these out of curbside carts helps prevent fires in collection trucks and leaks at the landfill.
State law bans whole waste tires from landfills because tire piles create fire and mosquito risks. Tire retailers and permitted tire collection sites are the legal options, so old tires stacked in a garage or shed need a separate trip.
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(678) 884-4738Only what fits your cart, plus extra bags with a $1 extra trash sticker. Grimes garbage runs through Metro Waste Authority, and larger items need large item stickers and a scheduled pickup. Call 515-244-0021 to arrange it.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Grimes 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. Extra trash stickers from the city cost $1 each.
Same-day pickup is sometimes available, depending on Loader schedules in your area. Entering your Grimes address during booking shows live availability. For curbside pickups you don't need to be home. For in-home pickups, someone should be there or leave access instructions.
Large items like appliances need seven orange large item stickers and a scheduled call to Metro Waste Authority at 515-244-0021. Hazardous materials such as paint and chemicals don't go in regular trash. The Metro Hazardous Waste Facility in Bondurant accepts them.
Loaders aim to keep usable items out of the landfill by donating them to local charities when options allow. They try to recycle materials such as scrap metal and cardboard whenever possible. Whatever can't be donated or recycled goes to the appropriate disposal facility. Outcomes depend on acceptance.
You pick your items online, see the price, and choose a time window. Your Loader typically gives notice before arriving. On pickup day they load everything, so you don't have to lift anything. You pay after the job, and the total you saw at booking is the total you pay.
The main differences are pricing model and booking flow. Many traditional haulers price by truck space and may confirm the price on-site. LoadUp prices per item online, with the total confirmed before anyone arrives. For large cleanouts, a truckload hauler can still fit well.
For one or two items, yes, it can be. The $1 extra trash sticker is hard to beat for bags that don't fit your cart. The tradeoff is that large items need purchased stickers, a scheduled call, and curbside placement on the city's timeline. A hauler is faster and handles the lifting.
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