*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $85. Additional items from +$15.
When junk piles up, it gets harder to ignore every week. Johnston, LoadUp makes it simple: book a pickup, see your price upfront, and get your space back.
You search the city's site, leave a voicemail about large items, and request hauler quotes that either never come back or arrive with a catch. Weeks later, the junk is still in the garage.
Bulk pickup through the city and its hauler contract can work for one couch at the curb. Requests often have to be made ahead, some items like appliances or electronics may come with extra rules, and you still have to drag everything to the curb yourself.
Many haulers want to come out for an in-person estimate before they'll name a number, then quote by how much of the truck you fill. You won't know the real total until they're standing in your driveway, and by then saying no is awkward.
Thrift stores around Polk County want items in good shape, so a stained recliner or a scratched dresser often gets turned away. Donation may work for some things, but it won't take the broken treadmill, the warped shelving, or the rest of the basement.
A roll-off can sit on your driveway for days, block the sidewalk, and get your neighbors asking questions. You'll schedule drop-off and pickup, check whether a permit or approval is needed, and still lift every piece in yourself for one room's worth of stuff.
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 Johnston 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 Johnston's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Hauling a treadmill up narrow basement stairs with a tight landing turn takes care, and your Loaders do the carrying. Each is background-checked and rated by real locals in Johnston after each job.
On Johnston's suburban lots, curbside fits best when storm-downed limbs or a dismantled play set is already stacked on the driveway, and your Loader loads it from there. Pick full-service for a sectional stuck in a family room or a garage packed wall to wall, and your Loaders carry everything 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 does not do gentle. One derecho or a January ice storm and suddenly there are limbs across the yard, a soggy basement sofa, and a garage you can't pull a car into. Your Loaders like showing up for Johnston neighbors, lifting the hard parts so you can get your weekend back.
Most Johnston junk removal jobs start with a mix of items in very different shape, so where each one ends up matters. Your Loader sorts by condition, and when local options allow, that keeps usable things out of landfills.
Clean, working items like a sturdy dresser or a boxed play set can be set aside for donation where available. Your Loader handles the carrying, and acceptance depends on what local organizations take.
Items that are worn out but still made of recoverable materials, like metal shelving or a bent bike frame, may be recycled when local options allow. Acceptance varies by facility and Polk County program.
Heavily damaged or contaminated bulky items, like a water-soaked sectional or a rotted deck section from a Johnston remodel, go to proper disposal. Your Loader loads them and takes them to an appropriate Polk County facility.
Iowa landfills turn away several common cleanout items outright, so one wrong item can get a whole load rejected. These rules apply in Johnston and across Polk County.
Metro Waste Authority's Curb It program does not accept glass in curbside recycling carts because broken glass contaminates paper and cardboard. Glass bottles and jars go to separate glass drop-off containers set up around the Des Moines metro instead.
Iowa law bars major appliances from landfills unless they have been demanufactured. That means refrigerants, mercury-containing parts and PCB capacitors come out first. The rule keeps ozone-depleting chemicals and toxic parts out of the air and soil.
Lead-acid batteries are banned from Iowa landfills, and state law requires stores that sell them to take used ones back. A drained battery left in a cold garage over winter can freeze, crack and leak acid, so handle old ones carefully.
Iowa has banned yard waste from landfills since the early 1990s. That includes limbs brought down by summer thunderstorms and winter ice. Metro Waste Authority sends this material to composting instead, where brush and leaves become mulch and compost.
Metro Waste Authority runs a Regional Collection Center for household hazardous materials like pesticides, solvents and oil-based paint. Taking them there keeps them out of trash carts, where they can start fires or hurt sanitation workers.
Iowa does not allow whole waste tires in sanitary landfills. Buried tires hold water that breeds mosquitoes and tend to work their way back up to the surface. Many tire retailers and permitted tire collection sites accept used tires instead.
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(678) 884-4738Only what fits in your Metro Waste Authority bin. Extra bags, boxes, or items that don't fit need a $1 sticker each. Appliances and other large items need to be arranged with Metro Waste Authority at (515) 244-0021 first.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Johnston 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, depending on the schedule in your area. Enter your address during booking to see which times are open. Curbside pickups don't require you to be home. For in-home pickups, someone should be there or you can leave access notes.
Paint, chemicals, and similar items shouldn't go in your bin. Johnston residents can use the metro hazardous waste facility at 1105 Prairie Drive SW in Bondurant. Metro Waste Authority also offers house-side pickup of some of these items through WhereItShouldGo.com/Johnston.
Loaders aim to donate usable items and recycle what they can, depending on what local charities and recyclers accept. Items that can't be reused or recycled go to a proper disposal facility. Outcomes vary by item and condition.
Book online, choose in-home or curbside pickup, and pick a time window. Your price is confirmed before you book. On pickup day, Loaders arrive, load your items, and haul them away. You don't have to carry anything yourself.
The main difference is pricing and booking. College HUNKS offers free estimates and same-day or next-day service in Johnston. LoadUp prices per item online and confirms the total before booking, so you know the price before anyone arrives.
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