*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
When junk keeps piling up, it stops being a small chore and starts weighing on you. Book a quick pickup in Dodgeville, see your price first, and get your space back.
You look up township rules, call the county, and leave messages with a couple of haulers. Some call back with vague numbers, some never do, and weeks later the junk is still sitting in the garage.
Dodgeville is unincorporated, so there's no city program built for it. Whatever public pickup or drop-off is available runs on someone else's calendar, often turns away appliances, tires, or electronics, and usually still leaves you to drag everything out yourself.
Lots of haulers want to come look before they'll give you a number, and that can mean waiting days in a spread-out area. Then the price is based on a fraction of a truckload, so you don't really know your cost until the truck is already loaded.
Thrift and charity shops can only resell things in good shape, so stained, broken, or worn-out pieces get turned away. Smaller towns often have fewer drop-off spots too, and you still have to load the items, drive them over, and hope they're accepted.
A roll-off container makes sense for a whole renovation, not a single cleared room. You book delivery and pickup windows, give up part of the driveway or yard for days, and still do all the heavy lifting and loading on your own.
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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 Dodgeville 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 Dodgeville's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders handle steep cellar stairs and detached garages packed to the rafters, lifting and carrying every piece out themselves. Each one is background-checked and rated by real locals in Dodgeville after each job.
If the item is already out by the road or along your driveway, curbside keeps things simple. For anything still in a basement, back bedroom, or outbuilding, choose full-service and your Loaders will carry it out and load it 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.
Let's be honest, wrestling an old recliner into a borrowed pickup is hard enough without the Keweenaw dropping another foot of snow on the driveway overnight. Your Loaders handle the lifting, carrying, and loading, even from the basement or shed, so you never need a truck. They like showing up for neighbors around here.
Bulky items pile up fast in a small, spread-out community like Dodgeville, and where they end up matters. Your Loader sorts each item by condition, so reusable pieces and recyclables stay out of the landfill when possible.
Items in good, clean condition may be set aside for donation when local options allow. Your Loader handles the lifting and loading, and availability of donation outlets can vary in remote areas.
Items that are worn or damaged but still have usable materials, like metal or wood, may be recycled where available. Recycling outlets in the Upper Peninsula can be limited, so outcomes vary.
Heavily damaged or contaminated bulky items, such as soaked furniture or broken fixtures, are taken for responsible disposal at an appropriate local site. Your Loader carries and loads them from wherever they sit.
If you skip a county step, you can lose your dumping privileges or get sent home with your load. These rules apply in Dodgeville and across Houghton County.
Houghton County's Materials Management Station lists refrigerators, freezers, and air conditioners among the items it does not accept. Their refrigerant has to be removed before the metal can be shredded, so they need a scrap or appliance recycling route that handles refrigerant recovery.
Dodgeville is in Portage Charter Township, which does not provide trash or recycling services, so residents arrange private pickup or haul it themselves. The county Materials Management Station takes single-stream recycling only on Wednesdays, so plan cardboard and paper drop-offs for that day.
Houghton County requires the Materials Management Station manager to get an asbestos abatement clearance letter and survey two to three days before a demolition load arrives. The station accepts only one demo at a time, with prior approval. Breaking these rules can cost you your demolition dumping privileges.
Houghton County's Materials Management Station does not accept yard waste, and Michigan law has long banned yard clippings from landfills. When winter storms bring down branches, residents need a compost site, chipping, or another organics outlet instead of the trash.
The county station charges per item for couches, mattresses, box springs, water heaters, washers, dryers, and stoves. Large mattresses cost more than small ones. Houghton County has announced rate increases starting October 1, 2026, as part of its deficit elimination plan.
After the 2018 Father's Day flood, Houghton County officials found coolers and mattresses dumped in culverts and ditches, which made blockages worse. Officials said all debris must go through regular collection or a county transfer location, which is worth remembering every snowmelt season.
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(678) 884-4738Not unless your hauler or township service specifically allows it. Dodgeville is unincorporated in Portage Township, so there is no city bulk pickup program. Junk left outside without a pickup arranged can be treated as illegal dumping, so confirm rules with the township office.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Dodgeville starts at $80 for a single item, and curbside or outdoor 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.
Sometimes, depending on Loader availability in the Houghton area. Rural Upper Peninsula locations can have fewer open slots than larger cities. Enter your address during booking to see which pickup times are open for your location.
Hazardous items like paint, chemicals, batteries, and motor oil generally can't go in household trash anywhere in Michigan. Large or bulky items may also need a transfer station or landfill drop-off with fees. Check with your local hauler or the township first.
Loaders aim to donate usable items and recycle materials whenever possible, depending on what local charities and recyclers accept. Items that can't be reused or recycled go to an appropriate disposal facility. Outcomes vary by item and condition.
Not for curbside or outdoor pickups. Items can be left in an agreed spot with access notes. For indoor pickups, someone should be home or you can give access instructions when booking. Your Loader reaches out before arriving.
You enter your address, pick the items to be removed, and choose a pickup time online. The price is shown and confirmed before you book. On pickup day, a Loader arrives, removes the items from where you've indicated, and hauls them away.
The main difference is the pricing model. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK usually price by truckload, often after an estimate. LoadUp prices by item online, with the total confirmed upfront. A truckload hauler can suit a full cleanout better.
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