*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it's all you notice. Book a pickup in Greater Grand Crossing, see your price before you commit, and get your space back.
You look up the city's options, call 311, request a few hauler quotes, and wait. One company never calls back, another wants to come look first. Weeks later, the junk is still sitting in the basement.
Chicago's Streets and Sanitation crews will pick up some bulky items, but you request it through 311 and wait for a date the city sets. Service is limited to certain building types, and some items aren't accepted. Nobody carries anything out of the house for you either.
Many haulers want to send someone out for an estimate before giving a real number, then price by how much of the truck you fill. You won't know the final total until the job is underway, which makes it hard to plan around.
Resale shops and charities need items they can actually sell, so stained mattresses, worn couches, and broken appliances often get turned away. Even when they do take something, you usually still have to load it up and drive it there yourself.
A roll-off container can need a city permit if it goes on the street, takes up parking on the block for days, and leaves all the heavy lifting to you. For a single room or a few big pieces, that's more than the job needs.
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.
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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 Greater Grand Crossing 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 piano, hot tub, or safe 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 Greater Grand Crossing's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders can ease a sleeper sofa down the narrow back stairs of a two-flat. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Greater Grand Crossing after each job.
If the old dresser or mattress is already beside your garage or at the end of the driveway, curbside is the simple fit. Full-service makes more sense when things are still in a basement or a top-floor unit of a small apartment building, because your Loaders carry them out from wherever they sit.
| 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 wrestled a mattress down a two-flat stairwell in January knows Chicago winters do not help. Icy back steps, wind that finds every gap in your coat, and a Red Line never meant for sofas. Your Loaders handle the lifting and hauling, and they genuinely like showing up for South Side neighbors.
Bulky furniture and appliances are hard to move without a truck, and not every item in Greater Grand Crossing ends up in the same place. Your Loader sorts by condition, so reusable things get a chance first.
Sofas, dressers, and tables in clean, usable shape may be donated when local options allow. Your Loader sets those pieces aside during pickup, though acceptance depends on condition and demand.
Items that are worn or damaged but not donatable, like metal frames or old appliances, may be recycled where available. What's accepted depends on the item type and on local options.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items, such as soaked mattresses or broken upholstered furniture, are hauled away by your Loader for disposal at a licensed site, since they can't be reused or recycled.
Setting out junk without a scheduled pickup can be treated as dumping and bring a citation. Here is what applies in Greater Grand Crossing, Chicago, and Cook County.
Illinois prohibits disposing of whole used tires in landfills, partly because tires that collect rainwater become breeding sites for mosquitoes during warm Chicago summers. Keep stored tires drained and covered until they can go to a tire recycler.
Chicago's Department of Streets and Sanitation collects bulky items for free after you make a request through CHI311. Put items out no earlier than the evening before pickup, and keep alleys, sidewalks, and streets clear.
City garbage and blue cart service covers single-family homes and buildings with four or fewer units. Larger buildings use private collection, and Chicago's recycling ordinance requires them to offer recycling, so courtyard building tenants should check with management.
Illinois has banned landfill disposal of items such as televisions, computer monitors, printers, and video game consoles since 2012. Chicago runs a Household Chemicals and Computer Recycling Facility as a drop-off alternative to the trash.
Chicago's Department of Streets and Sanitation does not collect construction and demolition debris, such as drywall, lumber, and tile from home projects. This material has to be removed privately, and a dumpster placed on the street needs a city public way permit.
If you set out a refrigerator or freezer for a city bulk pickup in Chicago, you have to remove the doors first. Taking off the doors means a child can't get trapped inside a discarded unit sitting in an alley or at the curb.
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(678) 884-4738Only large items that fit the city's setout rules for Streets and Sanitation collection, which is free for buildings with 1 to 4 units. Buildings with 5 or more units get no city bulk pickup. Fly dumping can bring fines of up to $1,500 for a first offense.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Greater Grand Crossing starts at $80, and curbside or driveway pickup takes a flat $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 sometimes available, depending on Loader schedules in your area. Enter your address during booking to see which time slots are open. Next-day and later slots are usually easier to find, especially on weekends.
Not for curbside or driveway pickups. You can leave items outside with access notes. For pickups inside your home, someone should be there, or you can leave entry instructions when you book. You can also add notes about stairs, gates, or alley access.
The city's free collection covers only 1 to 4 unit buildings, so condos and larger apartment buildings are left out. Items that don't meet setout rules may also be skipped. A private pickup like LoadUp can cover those gaps, and you can compare it with the city's free option.
Loaders aim to donate usable items and recycle what they can, depending on acceptance by local charities and recycling facilities. Anything that can't be donated or recycled goes to an appropriate disposal facility. Outcomes vary by item and condition.
Pick your items and address online, choose a time window, and see your total before you confirm. On pickup day, your Loader gives you a heads-up before arriving, then removes the items from inside or outside your home, depending on your booking.
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