*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
Junk piles up faster than it ever leaves, and one day it is in your way every day. Book a pickup in the Little City, see your price up front, and skip the heavy lifting.
You read the trash guidelines, call to ask what counts as oversized, then put in for a couple of quotes. One hauler wants to see it in person. One never calls back. Three weeks later, nothing has moved.
Large items can go out on your Wednesday collection day, which works right up until you read the fine print. Refrigerator doors come off first. Renovation debris and overweight cans get left at the curb. And nothing moves unless you get it out there yourself.
Most haulers want to walk your basement before saying a word about numbers. Then the quote depends on how full the truck looks once the loading stops. You learn what the job actually costs after the work is already done.
Secondhand shops around here have gotten strict about condition, and plenty of them now turn away mattresses, upholstered pieces, and anything with a refrigerant line. Even when an item qualifies, you still need a vehicle, a second set of hands, and a drop-off window that works.
A roll off sits in place for days whether you fill it or not, taking up the drive or a stretch of street the neighbors park on. Placement rules are worth checking before delivery. Clearing one room rarely calls for that much steel.
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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.
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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 Clawson's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Getting a chest freezer up basement stairs and through a narrow side door takes practice. Your Loaders are background checked and rated by real locals in Clawson after each job.
If the item is already sitting at the street or at the end of a short driveway, curbside keeps the job simple and quick. Choose full service when your Loaders need to reach garage shelving, a second-floor bedroom, or anything behind a tight doorway inside the house.
| 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 noon | 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.
Come October, your garage stops being storage and starts being the only thing standing between your car and a Michigan winter. The treadmill and the sagging shelving got there first. Your Loaders handle the carrying, out through a narrow side yard, glad to do it for a little city with a big heart.
Not everything carried out of a Clawson basement belongs in the same pile. Your Loaders sort by condition as they load, so a usable dresser and a cracked box spring take different paths.
Clean, working items, say a dining set or a bookcase, may reach a donation or resale outlet in the Oakland County area when one will take them. Arrange any paperwork directly yourself.
A chest freezer or a dented filing cabinet nobody will resell can still hold recyclable metal, and refrigerants and electronics follow separate Michigan handling rules, so these go where local facilities accept them.
What is left, a mattress soaked through in a basement flood or splintered garage shelving, goes to a licensed transfer station or landfill serving Clawson. Your Loaders handle that after pickup.
Set the wrong item at the curb and it can earn a tag instead of a pickup, or a citation; here is what Clawson and Oakland County require.
Clawson collects citywide on Wednesday, and bags cannot exceed 40 pounds while cans stay at 35 gallons or less and 60 pounds. Overweight or oversized setouts get tagged with a notice instead of being collected.
Furniture, carpet and appliances can be set at the curb on your normal Wednesday collection in Clawson. Refrigerator doors must come off and sit beside the unit for safety, and the metal is recycled after pickup rather than landfilled.
Federal clean air rules require a certified technician to recover Freon from refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners before the units are scrapped or landfilled. Haulers and transfer stations serving Oakland County can refuse appliances without that documentation.
Clawson is a member of the Southeastern Oakland County Resource Recovery Authority, so residents can drop televisions, computers and monitors at its Troy center by appointment. Those devices carry lead and mercury that should never reach a landfill.
Michigan bans more than a minimal amount of yard clippings from landfills, so Clawson runs a seasonal curbside compost program from spring into December. Leaves raked into the roadway outside that program violate the city code and can bring a citation.
Michigan solid waste law directs construction and demolition material to licensed disposal facilities and prohibits open dumping and open burning. Drywall, lumber, shingles and concrete from a Clawson remodel need a container or hauler, not the weekly cart.
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(678) 884-4738Yes, SOCRRA lets you set large items at the curb on your regular Wednesday trash day, including furniture, appliances, and carpet cut into 4-foot bundles. Place items out after 5pm Tuesday and before 7am Wednesday. For questions, Clawson DPW is at 248.288.3222.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Clawson starts at $80, and curbside or driveway pickups take $5 off. The first item includes the base pickup fee, and each additional item is a flat add-on, so your total is confirmed before you book. Traditional haulers quote by truckload, often $200 to $500.
Yes, same-day pickup is often open in Clawson when you book before noon, and next-day is widely available across Oakland County. Enter your zip code during booking to see live availability for your exact address.
SOCRRA does not collect sharps curbside, and hazardous items like paint, tires, batteries, and electronics need a special drop-off. Refrigerators require the doors removed and set beside the unit. LoadUp Loaders can haul most of these with no prep needed.
Loaders sort items when possible, aiming to donate usable furniture to local charities and route scrap metal, small appliances, and electronics to SOCRRA drop-off recycling whenever options allow. Whatever can't be reused is disposed of responsibly to avoid the landfill where possible.
For curbside pickups, no. Just leave the junk in an accessible spot with access notes. For in-home pickups where items are too heavy to move, someone should be present. Your Loader typically calls before arrival, and you book online by telling us what needs to go.
Mainly the pricing and booking. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King charge by truckload and quote in person, so your price isn't set until the truck is in your driveway. LoadUp prices per item online and locks it in before anyone shows up.
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