*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it owns the garage, the basement, and your weekend. Book a pickup in the Pointe, see your price upfront, and let someone else load it.
You read the collection rules, call the city to ask what counts as too heavy, then chase quotes from a few haulers. One insists on seeing it first. Two never call back. A month later, nothing has moved.
Household rubbish moves on a weekly municipal pickup schedule, with containers capped near 32 gallons and 50 pounds and loose piles in garden carts left behind. Heavy items off your regular day mean arranging a paid extra trip in advance, and nothing comes up from the basement.
Most haulers price by how much truck space your load takes, which they cannot judge until someone drives out to look at it. So you hold a window open, walk a stranger through the house, and still hear a number that shifts once loading starts.
Resale outlets have to be choosy, since their floor space only works for pieces that are clean, structurally sound, and sellable. Decades-old upholstery, water-damaged wood, and most exercise equipment get declined. Donation also rarely includes anyone coming up to a second floor for it.
A roll-off box sits in the driveway for days and has to be scheduled twice, once for delivery and once for pickup. Short drives and tight side yards leave few good spots, street placement usually means asking the city first, and neighbors notice. One room rarely fills it.
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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 Grosse Pointe 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 Grosse Pointe's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
A sleeper sofa coming up a narrow back staircase from a finished basement takes real skill. Your Loaders are background-checked and rated by real locals in Grosse Pointe after each job.
If the treadmill or old washer is already sitting in the driveway or beside the garage, curbside pickup is the simpler path and costs less. When the item is still on a third floor, behind a tight doorway, or stacked in a detached garage off the alley, choose full service and your Loaders carry it out.
| 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.
Those back staircases in century-old houses were built for a laundry basket, not a sleeper sofa, and the turn at the landing has defeated better plans than yours. Add snow in the driveway or the alley behind the garage. Your Loaders handle the carry, the corner, and the cold, because this is a town worth showing up for.
Older Grosse Pointe homes empty out in heavy loads, and not every piece belongs in the same place. Your Loaders sort each item by condition on pickup day, aiming for donation or recycling when local options allow.
A dresser or dining set still in clean, usable shape can be passed along to area charitable outlets when condition and availability allow. If you need documented charitable credit, arrange that donation yourself before booking.
Items too worn to resell often still hold value as material. Your Loaders look for recycling outlets for metal bed frames, appliances, and electronics where available, following Michigan handling requirements for refrigerant and e-waste.
Water-damaged sectionals, collapsed treadmills, and remodel debris from a Grosse Pointe basement go to a licensed Wayne County area transfer station or landfill when nothing recoverable remains after your Loaders sort the load.
Set out the wrong load in Grosse Pointe and crews leave it behind, and repeat violations draw city penalties. These Wayne County rules shape every cleanout.
Grosse Pointe limits household rubbish containers to 32 gallons and 50 pounds loaded, and crews skip loose rubbish left in wheelbarrows or garden carts. Residents who ignore the collection regulations face a warning and a council set fine.
Residents moving in or out who want refuse or yard waste taken on a day other than their regular route day are charged $75 by the city, payable in advance.
Work done by contractors or residents leaves the property owner responsible for privately removing building materials, commercial landscape waste and tree trimmings. None of it belongs at the curb with weekly household rubbish.
Michigan law bans yard clippings from landfills, so Grosse Pointe collects them separately starting the first full week of April. Use the green city toter, stickered containers or paper bags under 50 pounds; plastic bags are rejected.
Federal Clean Air Act rules require a certified technician to recover refrigerant from refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners and dehumidifiers before the shell is scrapped or landfilled. Wayne County hazardous waste events do not accept appliances.
Wayne County runs four household hazardous waste collections a year that take computers, monitors, printers, TVs and cell phones from residents who show proof of county residency. A voucher program allows year round drop off instead.
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(678) 884-4738In the City of Grosse Pointe, household rubbish is collected weekly from the rear or side yard, and loose junk left in wheelbarrows or carts will not be taken. Items set out improperly can bring a warning and a fine. For an off-schedule pickup, the city charges a $75 extra trip fee paid in advance.
LoadUp junk removal in Grosse Pointe starts at $80, and curbside or driveway pickups take $5 off. The first item covers the base pickup fee, and each additional item is a flat add-on, so your total is confirmed before booking. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK price by truckload, often $150 to $600.
Same-day and next-day slots are often open across Grosse Pointe and Metro Detroit when you book early in the day. Enter your zip code during booking to see live availability for your address, since openings vary by day and neighborhood.
The City of Grosse Pointe collects metal bulky items like stoves, dryers, and refrigerators on Fridays only, and you must call City Hall at 313-885-5800 to schedule first. Household chemicals and electronics go to Wayne County's hazardous waste collections, held four times a year. Loaders can take most other items without those scheduling limits.
Loaders sort usable items and aim to donate what they can to Metro Detroit charities like Goodwill, Salvation Army, and Habitat for Humanity ReStore, and work with the Furniture Bank of Metro Detroit when options allow. Recyclable material is routed to recyclers whenever possible to keep junk out of the landfill.
For curbside or driveway pickups, no, you can leave items out with access notes added at booking. For in-home removal, someone should be present or provide access instructions. Your Loader typically calls ahead before arrival so you know when to expect the crew.
Mainly pricing and booking. 1-800-GOT-JUNK and College Hunks price by volume or truckload and often quote on site, so your cost is not locked until the crew arrives. College Hunks also lists a dispatch fee and job minimums. LoadUp prices per item online and confirms the full total before booking.
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