*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
When junk keeps piling up around the house, it gets old fast. Book a quick pickup, see a real price upfront, and let LoadUp clear it out of your Highland place.
You call the city office, look up haulers an hour away, and leave a few messages that never get returned. Weeks go by, and the junk is still sitting in the garage or the shed.
When a free municipal pickup schedule exists in a town this size, it may run only a few times a year, if at all. Heavy or awkward items usually still need to reach the curb, and you'll have to wait for whatever date comes next.
Out here, the nearest hauler may want to drive out for an in-person estimate before naming a price. Truckload pricing leaves you guessing how much space your load will take up, and the final number often isn't clear until the truck is already full.
Donation centers have to be choosy about what they accept, and a stained recliner or a worn-out box spring won't make the cut. Many of the nearest drop-off spots are a long drive away, and most won't come out to pick up.
If you're clearing one room or a single outbuilding, a roll-off container is more than you need. You have to book delivery, find level ground the truck can reach, sometimes check whether a permit is required, and then load all of it 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.
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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 Highland 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 Highland's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader angles a dresser up steep, narrow basement stairs in an older farmhouse and out to the truck. Each Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Highland after each job.
If the old mower or scrap lumber is already waiting at the end of your driveway, curbside is a simple fit. For a sleeper sofa in an upstairs bedroom or a workbench at the back of a shed on a larger rural lot, full-service means your Loaders carry it out from wherever it sits.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $75 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $70 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before 2 PM | from $85 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $75 |
| 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.
Out here, getting rid of a worn-out recliner or a barn's worth of old lumber means a long drive down gravel and a trailer you may not own. Your Loader handles the lifting from the porch, shed, or fence line, and we genuinely like showing up for the folks who call this corner of Kansas home.
Bulky items from older homes, barns, and big rural lots can't just go anywhere, so where they end up matters in Highland. Your Loader sorts each load by condition, favoring reuse when local options allow.
Furniture and household goods that are clean and in good shape may be set aside for donation when local options allow. Options near a small rural community can be limited, and no receipt is promised.
Worn or damaged items that can't be donated may be recycled where available, such as scrap metal from old appliances. Your Loader separates what can be reused from what can't, though recycling isn't guaranteed.
Heavily damaged or soiled bulky items, like a broken sofa or a soaked mattress, are taken for responsible disposal. Your Loader handles the lifting and loading, and the disposal site depends on what's available nearby.
Dumping junk anywhere other than a permitted disposal site violates Kansas solid waste law and can lead to enforcement. These are the rules that apply in Highland and throughout Doniphan County.
Severe spring storms and tornadoes regularly leave limbs and damaged building materials across northeast Kansas. Storm debris still has to go to a permitted site. After declared disasters, state officials may issue temporary guidance on debris handling.
Kansas does not allow whole waste tires to be buried in landfills. Whole tires trap rainwater, breed mosquitoes, and can work their way back to the surface. Old tires generally have to go to a tire retailer or a permitted tire processor.
Under the federal Clean Air Act, a certified technician must recover the refrigerant from refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers, and window air conditioners before they are scrapped. A disposal site may ask for proof that the refrigerant was removed.
Landfills cannot accept free liquids, so a can of liquid paint cannot go in the trash. You can dry out leftover latex paint with cat litter or a paint hardener and throw it away. Oil-based paint belongs in a household hazardous waste program.
Kansas permits separate landfills for construction and demolition waste such as lumber, drywall, and shingles. Household trash, appliances, and tires are not part of that waste stream. Remodeling debris mixed with household trash can be turned away.
Kansas air quality rules generally ban open burning, with a few exceptions such as burning yard waste on the property where it grew. The exceptions do not cover tires, plastics, or treated wood. Counties can also declare burn bans during dry, windy weather.
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(678) 884-4738No. Leaving junk at the curb without an arranged hauler pickup can be treated as illegal dumping. Highland is small, so check with City Hall about trash service and bulk rules, since I could not confirm a city bulk pickup program.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Highland starts at $75 for a single item, and curbside or driveway pickup takes $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.
Sometimes. Availability in a small town like Highland depends on Loader routes that day, so same-day or next-day slots vary. Enter your address during booking to see live openings. For curbside pickups you generally do not need to be home.
The Doniphan County Transfer Station in Wathena, at 1144 St Columbus Rd, is open Tuesday to Friday from 12:00 to 4:30. It is also open the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month from 8:00 to noon. Loads must be secured and tarped to avoid an extra charge. Call 785-990-0103 for fees.
Loaders aim to donate usable items and recycle what they can, depending on acceptance by local partners. Items that cannot be donated or recycled go to an appropriate disposal facility. Outcomes vary by item condition, so none are guaranteed.
You book online, pick your item or items, and get an upfront price before confirming. Choose a pickup window and your Loader will reach out before arriving. On pickup day, the Loader removes the items from your home, driveway, or curb and hauls them away.
Pricing model and booking flow. 1-800-GOT-JUNK serves this region from its Kansas City location and typically prices by truck space. LoadUp prices per item online, confirmed before anyone arrives. For a big cleanout, a truckload hauler can still be the better fit.
It can be, if you have a truck and time. The Doniphan County Transfer Station in Wathena charges fees that I could not confirm, and it has limited hours. You also need to secure and tarp the load. For a few bulky items, paying a hauler saves the trip and the lifting.
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