*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it's one more thing on your list. In the City of Lights, LoadUp makes it simple: book a quick pickup, see your price first, and get your space back.
You check your hauler's bulk rules, call around for quotes, and wait on callbacks that never come. A few weekends slip by, and the pile in the garage is still sitting right where it was.
Aurora's bulk pickup programs work well for a single item set out on the right day. Limits depend on your hauler and address, some items need extra steps or get turned away, and none of it helps when everything is still down in the basement.
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 often don't know the real cost until the load is on, and by then it's hard to say no.
Resale shops and charities have to be choosy. A worn recliner, a stained rug, or a dresser missing drawers usually won't make the cut. Even if they accept the good pieces, you still have to drive them there and figure out what to do with the rest.
A roll-off makes sense for a full gut job, not for clearing one spare room. You may need permission to put it on the street, it can tie up your driveway for days, and neighbors may toss their own junk in after dark.
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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.
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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 Aurora 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 Aurora's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
A tight basement stairwell in an older house makes a chest freezer or dresser awkward to bring up. Your Loaders are background-checked and rated by real locals in Aurora after each job.
If you can roll a broken treadmill or bagged brush out to the driveway of a newer east or north side home, curbside (also called outdoor) pickup is the simpler fit. For a sectional stuck in the basement of an older house near downtown, choose full-service, and your Loaders will carry it out from inside.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $80 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $75 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before 2 PM | from $90 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $80 |
| 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 crawled along Route 59 on a Saturday knows a trip to the dump can eat the whole day, especially with an old washer rattling in the truck bed. Your Loaders would rather handle the lifting and the hauling. They like showing up for Aurora, and your weekend should belong to you.
Bulky items rarely have a single obvious destination, and that's especially true in Aurora, where housing ranges from older homes to newer subdivisions. Your Loader sorts each item by condition, favoring donation or recycling when local options allow.
Furniture, small appliances, and sports gear in good, clean condition may be donated when local options allow. No receipt is guaranteed, so if you want one, drop the items off yourself.
Items that are worn or damaged but still have usable materials, like metal frames, some electronics, or scrap wood, may be recycled when possible. Acceptance depends on what local programs currently take.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items, such as water-ruined sofas or broken fixtures, go to responsible disposal. Where they end up can vary by address across Aurora's several counties.
Set out a TV, tire, or bag of leaves the wrong way and it can sit uncollected, because Illinois landfill bans and local rules apply in Aurora and Kane County.
The state-supported household hazardous waste facility in neighboring Naperville accepts items like solvents, pesticides, and oil-based paint from Illinois residents. Latex paint is not hazardous and is not accepted there; dried out completely, it can go in regular trash.
Aurora's residential collection through Groot handles furniture and other oversized pieces as bulk items, and each one must have a sticker affixed. A couch and a loveseat count as two items, so plan stickers by piece rather than by pile.
Illinois landfills cannot accept whole used tires, and they cannot be mixed with household garbage. The state's tire rules grew partly from mosquito control, since tires stacked outside through humid Illinois summers collect rainwater that breeds mosquitoes.
Since 2012, Illinois law has kept covered electronics such as televisions, computer monitors, printers, and computers out of landfills, so they cannot go in your Aurora trash cart. They must go to an electronics recycling collection site or event.
Illinois has banned landscape waste from landfills since 1990, which is why Aurora runs yard waste collection as its own program. Fall leaf cleanups and storm-downed limbs need to go out through yard waste service, not mixed into the refuse cart.
Illinois treats major appliances as white goods and bars them from landfill disposal until the refrigerant, mercury switches, and any PCB-containing components have been removed. That rule is why old fridges and freezers follow a separate path from household trash.
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(678) 884-4738Not unless it's part of your regular collection or a scheduled bulk pickup. Aurora's trash and recycling is handled by Republic Services, which offers bulk pickup for large items. Confirm the rules for your address first, since items left out without an arranged pickup can be treated as illegal dumping.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Aurora starts at $80 for a single item, and curbside or outdoor pickup takes $5 off. The first item includes the base pickup fee, and each additional item is a flat add-on charge. The exact total is confirmed before booking.
Same-day pickup is often possible, depending on Loader availability for your zip code and time of booking. Enter your address during booking to see live openings. For curbside jobs you don't need to be home. For in-home pickups, someone should be there or leave access notes.
Household hazardous waste like pesticides, motor oil, cleaners, and oil-based paint can't go in regular trash. Aurora residents can use the Naperville Regional HHW facility at 156 Fort Hill Drive, or Kane County's program. These programs are residential only, and businesses need a certified hauler.
Loaders aim to keep usable items out of the landfill whenever options allow. Furniture and household goods may go to donation partners such as Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity's ReStore in Aurora, depending on acceptance. Recyclables are sorted when possible, and the rest goes to proper disposal.
You choose your items and enter your Aurora address online, then pick a pickup window and see your total before confirming. On pickup day, your Loader typically calls ahead, removes the items, and hauls them away. Curbside pickups just need the items left outside and accessible.
The main difference is the pricing model. Many traditional haulers price by truck volume and may confirm the quote on site. LoadUp prices per item online, with the total confirmed before booking. For a truckload cleanout, a volume-based hauler can be the better fit.
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