*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
Junk piles up faster than anyone plans for, and getting rid of it shouldn't take over your weekend. Book LoadUp, see a real price up front, and get it picked up fast.
You search online, call the county, leave messages with two haulers, and hear back from one with a vague quote. A week slips by, then another, and the junk is still sitting right where it was.
Municipal pickup schedules can help, but they usually come with limits on size, quantity, and item type, plus advance requests and set dates. Appliances, heavy loads, or anything stuck in a basement often don't qualify, and you still have to drag it out yourself.
Many haulers want to visit first, then price by a fraction of a truckload that's hard to picture. The number you hear on the phone can shift once the crew arrives, so you rarely know the real cost until the job is underway.
Donation centers need items they can actually resell, so stains, wear, missing parts, or older models often get turned away. Even when they'll take something, you're the one loading it, driving it over, and hauling home whatever they decline.
A dumpster makes sense for a full remodel, not a single garage or spare room. You're juggling delivery and pickup windows, possible permits, a big container on the driveway for days, and still doing every bit of the lifting and tossing yourself.
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 Silver Lake 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 Silver Lake's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Narrow basement stairs and a packed backyard shed are routine for your Loaders, who carry each piece out carefully. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Silver Lake after each job.
If the old dryer and broken patio set are already out on your driveway, curbside (outdoor) service is the simpler fit. For a dresser in a back bedroom or a workbench buried deep in the garage, choose full-service and your Loaders will carry everything out from where 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.
Nobody plans a Saturday around a truck bed of old lumber and a long drive toward Topeka, then unloading it yourself. Silver Lake neighbors have better things to do. Your Loaders carry it out, load it up, and take it from there, and they genuinely enjoy showing up for the people here.
Bulky items pile up fast in a garage or shed, and where they end up matters as much as getting them out. In Silver Lake, your Loader sorts each item by condition, favoring reuse when possible.
Furniture and household goods in good, clean shape may be donated when possible and when local options allow. Your Loader sets those items aside, though you should not expect any donation documentation.
Items that are worn or damaged but not ready for the trash may be recycled where available. Your Loader separates metal, wood, and other materials when local options allow it.
Heavily damaged or soiled bulky items, like a broken sofa or a water-ruined cabinet, go to an appropriate disposal site. Your Loader carries them out and loads them for responsible disposal.
A rejected landfill load or an illegal burn pile can stall any cleanout, and these are the rules that apply in Silver Lake and across Shawnee County.
State law keeps whole waste tires out of Kansas landfills, so old tires from a garage or barn need to go to a tire retailer or permitted processor. Tires left outdoors collect rainwater and become mosquito breeding sites during humid summers.
Kansas permits construction and demolition landfills separately from household trash landfills, and loads mixing the two can be refused. Older Silver Lake homes may also contain asbestos in flooring, siding, or insulation, which Kansas regulates during removal.
Kansas spring storms and ice events leave plenty of broken limbs, but state air quality rules restrict open burning, and Shawnee County can impose burn bans when dry, windy conditions raise grassfire risk. Chipping or hauling limbs avoids both.
Leftover household chemicals such as paint, pesticides, and solvents from a garage or basement cleanout belong at the Shawnee County household hazardous waste facility, which serves county residents. Keeping these out of trash carts protects collection workers and groundwater.
Federal Clean Air Act rules require refrigerant in refrigerators, freezers, window air conditioners, and dehumidifiers to be recovered before disposal. Knowingly venting refrigerant is a federal violation, and scrap recyclers commonly require proof the refrigerant was removed.
Kansas bans lead-acid batteries from landfill disposal because of the lead and sulfuric acid inside. Old batteries from vehicles, mowers, boats, and tractors are widely accepted for recycling where new batteries are sold.
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(678) 884-4738Only furniture-type large items through Shawnee County Solid Waste, which handles trash for Silver Lake. They offer one free large item pickup per week, but you must schedule it at 785-233-4774. Other junk left out is likely to be treated as illegal dumping.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Silver Lake starts at $75, and curbside 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.
Same-day pickup is sometimes available, depending on the schedule in the Topeka area when you book. Enter your address during booking to see open times. You can pick in-home or curbside service, and you don't need to be home for curbside pickups.
Metal items need a separate appointment with Shawnee County Solid Waste at 785-233-4774, with a minimum $65 fee. Hazardous materials go to the county Household Hazardous Waste facility at 131 NE 46th St. The free weekly pickup mainly covers household furniture, couches and mattresses.
Loaders aim to donate usable items and recycle what they can, depending on acceptance at local facilities. Anything that can't be donated or recycled is taken to an appropriate disposal facility. Outcomes vary by item and condition.
You choose your items and a time slot online and see your price before you confirm. Your Loader arrives in the window you picked, loads everything and hauls it away. Labor, transportation and disposal costs are included in the quoted price.
For a couch or other household furniture, the free weekly county pickup is often the cheaper choice if you can wait for the scheduled day. A hauler makes more sense when you have mixed junk, a tight deadline, or items the county excludes, such as metal.
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