*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. LoadUp makes clearing it out simple, with a quick pickup and a clear price before you book.
You check the village website, call a couple of haulers, and wait on callbacks that never come. One quote sounds vague, another needs a site visit. Weeks go by, and the pile is still sitting in the garage.
Municipal pickup schedules work well for routine bulky items, but they come with rules about what qualifies, how to request it, and when it happens. Some things get turned away entirely, and you still have to drag everything to the curb yourself.
Many haulers want to see the job in person before they quote, then price by a fraction of a truckload that's hard to picture ahead of time. You often won't know the real total until the truck is already in your driveway.
Donation centers need items they can actually resell, so stained upholstery, worn mattresses and broken furniture often get refused. Even when something does qualify, you usually have to load it up and drive it over yourself, then figure out what to do with the rest.
A roll-off container makes sense for a full gut renovation, not for a single basement or bedroom. You may have to deal with permit questions, delivery and pickup windows, and a big steel box blocking the driveway on a quiet residential street for days.
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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 Mount Prospect 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 Mount Prospect's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Carrying a sleeper sofa up narrow basement stairs and around a tight landing is routine for your Loaders, who are background-checked and rated by real locals in Mount Prospect after each job.
If the old grill or bagged branches are already at the end of your driveway, curbside lets your Loaders grab them and go. Pick full-service when items are still in a detached garage or an upstairs bedroom, and your Loaders will carry everything out for you.
| 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.
Nobody is carrying a sleeper sofa onto the Union Pacific Northwest Line, and a Chicago-area weekend rarely has room for a dump run anyway. Your Loader lifts it, carries it, and loads the truck while you get your afternoon back. LoadUp and your Loaders like showing up for Mount Prospect neighbors, one cleared basement at a time.
Big, bulky items are hard to move alone, so where they end up matters as much as getting them out. In Mount Prospect, your Loader sorts each item by condition, favoring donation or recycling when local options allow.
Furniture, housewares and other items in good, clean condition may be donated when possible and local options allow. Your Loader sets these aside for that path instead of treating everything as trash.
Items that are worn or damaged but not fit for donation, like some metal, appliances or electronics, may be recycled where available. Availability varies, so nothing is guaranteed to be recycled.
Heavily damaged, soiled or contaminated bulky items, such as broken furniture or waterlogged mattresses, are disposed of responsibly. Your Loader lifts and loads them so you never have to haul them yourself.
Garbage outside the cart that isn't on the approved bulk list won't be collected, so these rules for Mount Prospect in Cook County are worth knowing first.
Illinois bans many electronics from landfills, and Mount Prospect partners with SWANCC on an electronics drop-off at the Public Works Facility. It opens only Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to noon, so plan around that two-hour window.
Mount Prospect collects bulk items weekly at no added charge with no item limit, but plumbing fixtures need the toilet bowl and tank separated. Carpet rolls must be no longer than five feet, and swing sets must be broken into five-foot lengths.
The Village vacuums loose leaves from the curb each fall, but any pile mixed with grass clippings or other yard material is left behind. Rake onto the pavement one foot from the curb the day before pickup, since trucks pass each side only once weekly.
Styrofoam stays out of curbside recycling carts, but Public Works accepts clean, dry foam packaging, foam coolers and food-service foam with tape and labels removed during set drop-off hours. Blue or pink foam insulation and construction foam insulation are not accepted.
Microwave ovens are accepted with regular weekly bulk pickup, but white goods are handled separately in Mount Prospect. Collection must be arranged directly with Republic Services, the Village's contracted provider, and appliances should never be placed in front of carts.
Mount Prospect treats holiday wreaths as refuse because of their metal frames, while trees set out for the January collection must be stripped of all decorative debris. Old holiday string lights and extension cords can go to the Public Works Recycling Center instead.
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(678) 884-4738Only approved bulk items. Republic Services handles Mount Prospect pickup, and garbage outside the cart that isn't on the village's approved bulk list won't be collected. Your options are to hold it or call Republic for a paid special pickup.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Mount Prospect starts at $80, 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.
Often, but it depends on Loader availability for your address. Entering your zip code during booking shows live openings. For curbside pickups you usually don't need to be home, and for in-home jobs someone should be there or leave access instructions.
Household hazardous waste like paint, chemicals, and batteries shouldn't go in your cart. Mount Prospect holds two resident-only hazardous waste collection events per year, and electronics can be dropped at the Public Works facility through a SWANCC partnership.
Loaders aim to keep usable items out of the landfill by donating them to local charities when options allow. Recyclables go to recycling facilities depending on acceptance, and whatever can't be reused or recycled goes to the appropriate disposal facility.
You choose your items and pick a time slot online, then see the exact price before confirming. A Loader typically gives notice before arriving, carries the items out from inside or outside, and hauls them away. Nothing needs to be hauled to the curb beforehand.
The main difference is the pricing model. Traditional haulers like College HUNKS often quote by truckload or hourly estimates, so the final price can shift on-site. LoadUp prices per item online and confirms the total before booking. For large cleanouts, a truckload hauler may suit you better.
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