*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $85. Additional items from +$15.
Junk piles up faster than anyone plans for, and hauling it yourself is a chore nobody wants. Book LoadUp for a quick pickup and an upfront quote before you commit.
You call around, leave a voicemail or two, wait on a quote that never comes, and think about loading the truck yourself. A few weekends go by, and the junk is still sitting right where it was.
If your town or hauler runs a bulk pickup day, it can be a real help. But those schedules usually come around only now and then, often cap how much you can set out, and tend to turn away appliances, tires, or remodel debris. Plus you still have to drag everything to the curb.
Lots of haulers want to come out and look before they'll give you a number, which out here can mean waiting days for a visit. Then the price depends on how full the truck gets, so you don't really know what you'll pay until the job is done.
Thrift and donation shops have to be choosy. Stained mattresses, worn couches, and older electronics often get turned away, and the closest drop-off may be a long drive. Even when they do take something, you're still the one lifting it into the truck and hauling it over.
A dumpster can make sense for a full teardown, but for an old basement or one cluttered shed it's a lot. You plan around delivery and pickup dates, find a level spot to set it, maybe check on permits, and you still do all the heavy lifting yourself.
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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 Marcus 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 Marcus's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders wrestle a sleeper sofa up narrow basement stairs in an older farmhouse, and every one is background-checked and rated by real locals in Marcus after each job.
If the old recliner or broken mower is already out on your driveway, curbside pickup keeps things simple. For a basement freezer, an upstairs bed frame, or a cluttered back porch in an older house, choose full-service and your Loaders carry it all out from inside so nobody at home has to fight the stairs.
| 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.
Anyone who has tied a mattress down in a pickup bed and watched the northwest Iowa wind test every knot knows how that trip can go. Skip the long haul to the nearest drop-off. Your Loaders lift, carry, and load it, and they genuinely like showing up for Marcus neighbors who would rather keep the weekend.
Bulky items are tough to move on your own, and Marcus has limited drop-off options nearby. Your Loader sorts each item by condition, so usable pieces may be donated and the rest handled responsibly when local options allow.
Furniture, appliances, and household goods in good, clean condition may be set aside for donation when possible. Your Loader can take them to a local charity or reuse channel, depending on what nearby organizations accept.
Items that are worn or damaged but not fit for donation may be recycled where available. Your Loader separates materials like metal and some electronics when local recycling options and drop-off rules allow.
Heavily damaged or soiled bulky items, like ruined mattresses or broken furniture, go to an approved disposal site in the Cherokee County region. Your Loader handles the lifting and loading from start to finish.
Tires, batteries, or appliances set out with regular trash can be left uncollected because Iowa bans them from landfills. These rules apply in Marcus and across Cherokee County.
State law does not allow whole waste tires to be buried in sanitary landfills. Old tires from vehicles, trailers, or farm equipment have to go to tire processing or recycling instead of into the household garbage.
Marcus has held a citywide clean up day in October so residents can clear out basements, attics, and the rest of the house. If you are unsure what can or cannot be taken that day, the city asks you to check with the City Clerk first.
Lead-acid batteries are banned from Iowa landfills. Under state law, stores that sell these batteries must take back used ones of the same type, so an old battery from a garage or machine shed can go back to wherever replacements are sold.
Iowa allows limited burning of landscape waste, but cities can restrict it further. In dry spells, the State Fire Marshal can declare a burn ban for Cherokee County at the request of local fire chiefs. Open burning of brush and debris then stops until the ban is lifted.
Iowa bans major appliances from landfill disposal. Refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, and similar units must first be demanufactured, which means removing refrigerants, parts that contain mercury, and PCB capacitors before the metal can be recycled.
Iowa does not allow waste oil in sanitary landfills, and that includes the permitted county landfill in Cherokee. Old oil from garage shelves, mowers, or farm engines should go to a used oil collection point so it can be recycled instead of buried or dumped.
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(678) 884-4738Not unless it is part of your regular trash service. Marcus is a small city with no known bulk pickup program, so leaving junk on the curb or in a ditch can count as illegal dumping. Call Marcus City Hall to confirm what your hauler accepts.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Marcus starts at $85, and curbside or outdoor pickup takes $5 off. The first item includes the base pickup fee, each additional item is a flat add-on charge, and the exact total is confirmed before booking.
Sometimes. Availability in a small town like Marcus depends on Loader schedules in the area, so same-day slots are not guaranteed. Enter your address during booking to see live openings. For curbside pickups you usually don't need to be home.
Items like paint, chemicals, batteries and other hazardous materials generally can't go in regular household trash in Iowa. Cherokee County residents should check with the local solid waste agency about household hazardous waste and large item drop-off rules.
Loaders aim to keep usable items out of the landfill. Depending on acceptance, they try to donate furniture and household goods and recycle metal and electronics. Anything that can't be donated or recycled goes to an appropriate disposal facility.
You pick your items and enter your address online, then see your price upfront. A Loader arrives in your scheduled window, and you typically get a heads-up before they show up. They load everything, so you don't have to carry anything.
The pricing model and booking flow. Traditional haulers often charge by truckload and may give an estimate on site. LoadUp prices per item online and confirms your total before booking. For a big cleanout, a full truckload hauler can be the better fit.
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