*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up faster than you can deal with it. Book a pickup across Highland Township and the lake country of western Oakland County, with your price upfront, no haggling.
You read up on what your hauler will actually take, call around for quotes, hear back from maybe one company, then start pricing dumpsters instead. Two weekends later, the pile in the garage has not moved an inch.
The township's contracted hauler takes two large items a week at the road, no call needed. You still drag them out yourself before the 6:30 a.m. truck, pull the doors off a fridge, and wait a full week if you miss it. A basement's worth takes months.
Most haulers will not say a number until a truck is parked in your driveway. You block off a morning, wait out a window, then get a price based on how much of the truck your load fills. Turning it down means starting the whole search over.
Resale charities run on what they can actually sell, so anything stained, warped, mildewed from a season in an unheated garage, or built from particleboard gets declined at the door. Most will not come up from a walk-out basement, and their pickup calendars fill weeks ahead.
A roll-off sits in your drive for a week or more, and you are still the one loading it. Long gravel drives rut under the weight, neighbors notice, and anything placed near the road needs clearing with the township first. That is heavy setup for one room.
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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 Loaders handle the narrow basement stairway and the long carry out of a detached garage without drama. Each is background-checked, then rated by real locals in Highland after each job.
Curbside fits when everything is already outside, stacked at the end of a long drive or set beside the garage door. Go full service when the load is still in a walk-out basement, a spare bedroom, or the back of a pole barn, and your Loaders bring it out from there.
| 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.
Stuff here does not stay in one spot. It drifts from the garage to the pole barn, then waits out another Michigan winter, because nobody is loading a treadmill in February. Your Loaders take the long gravel driveway and the heavy end, and they like showing up for neighbors who would rather spend Saturday outside.
Not everything loaded out of a Highland home belongs in the same place. Your Loaders sort by condition as they work, keeping usable furniture and scrap metal out of the landfill when local options allow, and handling the rest properly.
Furniture, appliances, and household goods still in clean, working shape may head to a local reuse or secondhand outlet, when the item qualifies and a nearby option is accepting drop-offs.
A broken treadmill or dented washer still holds recyclable steel, and electronics fall under Michigan takeback practice, so your Loaders separate those materials where facilities around western Oakland County accept them.
Water-damaged sectionals, moldy basement carpet, and mattresses past reuse ride out with your Loaders to a licensed transfer station or landfill serving Highland, the trip you would otherwise be making yourself.
Set the wrong pile at the curb and it gets passed over, or ticketed. Here is what Highland Township, Oakland County and Michigan actually require.
The township's contracted hauler collects large household items on your regular service day, but only two per week, with no advance call needed. Anything beyond two sits until a later week, so a full cleanout stretches across months.
Highland Township asks residents to remove refrigerator and freezer doors before curbside set out, a child entrapment safeguard. Federal rules separately require certified recovery of refrigerant from cooling appliances, which is why sealed units get handled differently from ordinary furniture.
Concrete, bricks, general construction material, tree stumps, railroad ties, cyclone fencing and tires are all on the hauler's do not collect list. Remodel and demolition waste has to reach a licensed disposal site another way entirely.
Part 115 of Michigan's environmental act keeps leaves, grass, garden debris and small trimmings out of landfills to preserve capacity and push composting. Highland Township runs curbside compost collection from April into the first week of December.
Yard waste limbs need bundling with twine, no more than two inches in diameter, four feet long, eighteen inches around and fifty pounds. Oversized brush gets pulled into the trash stream instead. Stumps, sod, dirt and rocks never qualify.
Michigan law prohibits open burning of household waste containing plastic, rubber, foam, treated wood, textiles, electronics or chemicals, because the smoke carries dioxin and heavy metals. Local police and fire officers can ticket it directly, no local ordinance required.
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(678) 884-4738Highland Township contracts with Priority Waste for bulk pickup, and residents can place up to 2 large items at the curb each week with no advance notice. There is no appointment needed, but anything beyond that weekly limit will not be collected until the following service day. Call Priority Waste at 586-228-1200 with questions.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Highland starts at $80, and leaving items at the curb or driveway takes $5 off. The first item covers the base pickup fee for labor and transport, and each additional piece of junk is a flat add-on, so your full total is confirmed before you book. Priority Waste includes 2 bulk items weekly through your township assessment.
Same-day and next-day slots open in most Highland zip codes when you book early in the day, which is faster than waiting for the township's weekly bulk route. Enter your address during booking to see live availability across Duck Lake, White Lake, Hickory Ridge, and Highland Station.
Priority Waste skips tires, car and engine parts, oil-based and liquid latex paint, batteries, concrete, construction debris, and household hazardous waste. Hazardous materials go to Oakland County's NoHaz events, which charge a small fee or are free depending on your community. LoadUp Loaders can haul most non-hazardous bulky junk the township leaves behind.
Loaders sort items on the job when possible and try to route usable furniture and goods to Metro Detroit donation centers and recycling partners. Reusable pieces aim for donation, metals and electronics head to recyclers when options allow, and only what's left goes to disposal. Outcomes depend on item condition and local acceptance.
You pick your items online or by phone, get an upfront price, and choose a date. For curbside pickups you don't need to be home, just leave the junk in an accessible spot with access notes. For in-home removal, someone should be present, and your Loader typically calls ahead before arrival.
The difference is pricing and booking. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King price by truckload volume and usually quote in person, so the total isn't set until the crew arrives. LoadUp prices per item online and locks it before anyone shows up, which often runs less for one or two item jobs.
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