*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up quietly until it's suddenly a whole project. LoadUp keeps it simple in the Cool City: book a pickup window that works, see a real price before you commit, and be done with it.
So you read the pickup guidelines, call a hauler or two, leave a message nobody returns, and wait on an estimate that never comes. Two weeks later, the pile in the garage hasn't moved.
One bulky item a week, at the curb by 6 a.m. on collection day, and only if two people can lift it safely. Remodel debris and tires are out, Freon appliances need certification first, and getting any of it to the curb is still on you.
Call a local hauler and the process starts with someone driving out to look. The number comes back measured in truckload fractions, which you cannot verify from your driveway, and it can shift again once they see how far the carry is.
Resale shops have to sell what they accept, so anything stained, torn, or missing hardware gets turned down at the door. Mattresses, built-ins, and most appliances are off the list entirely, and you still have to load and deliver whatever does qualify.
Renting a container means it lands in your driveway for a week, you fill it yourself, and anything left in the street raises permit questions. Subdivisions with an association add another conversation. For one room's worth of junk, that is a lot of staging.
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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 Howell 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 Howell's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
A finished basement with a tight stairway turn, or a packed attached garage, is routine work for your Loaders. Every Loader is background checked and rated by real locals in Howell after each job.
If everything is already stacked at the end of the driveway, curbside service keeps the job outside and nobody steps indoors. Choose full service when items are still in a basement, behind a car in the garage, or at the top of a narrow stairway in an older home near the downtown square, since your Loaders do the carrying 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.
Around here the two-car garage holds one car, a snowblower, and ten years of things somebody swore they would fix. Basement stairs turn halfway down, which is how a treadmill wins. Your Loaders handle the carrying and the corners, and they genuinely like working in a town that still shows up for melon season.
A basement cleanout in Howell can produce items in three very different conditions, and where each one ends up depends on that condition. Your Loaders sort the load, looking for reuse or recycling options when local outlets allow.
Items still clean and working, like a dresser or a patio set, may be offered to a Livingston County reuse outlet when one is nearby and accepting that category. Availability varies week to week.
Scratched, broken, or stained pieces rarely find a second home. Where local options allow, your Loaders separate out metal, appliance shells, and clean wood so those materials can be recycled instead of buried.
What is left, a water damaged mattress or a collapsed shed frame, goes to a licensed transfer station or landfill serving the Howell area. Your Loaders keep that load separate from anything still usable.
Set out the wrong item in Howell and it sits at the curb uncollected or draws a citation, so these city and Livingston County rules matter.
Curbside service across the city runs on Tuesdays, and residents may set out a single bulky item each week at no extra charge, placed by 6 a.m. Anything two workers cannot safely handle gets left behind.
Refrigerators, freezers, and air conditioners must have refrigerant removed and tagged by a licensed technician before the city's hauler will take them. Doors also have to come off so an empty unit cannot trap anyone inside.
Remodeling material has to have nails and screws removed and be bundled before it goes to the curb, and it still counts against the weekly bulk limit. Tires and large auto parts are never collected.
State solid waste law keeps leaves, grass, garden debris, and brush under four feet long out of landfills so the material gets composted instead. Howell collects yard waste curbside from April through late November.
The county runs reservation-only household hazardous waste collections plus a yearly electronics recycling day at a Howell location. That is how televisions, computers, paint, batteries, and automotive fluids stay out of the regular trash stream.
Michigan's littering statute treats dumping three cubic feet or more of waste as a misdemeanor carrying a penal fine up to $2,500, and up to $5,000 once the load reaches 135 cubic feet.
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(678) 884-4738Only with a scheduled bulky pickup. The City of Howell, now serviced by Priority Waste, allows one bulky item curbside per week at no extra charge on your Tuesday collection day. Anything beyond that, or items not handled safely by two people, will not be taken, so a hauler is the practical route for larger loads.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Howell starts at $80 for a single item, and curbside or driveway pickups take $5 off. The first item includes the pickup fee for labor and transport, and each additional item is a flat add-on, so your full total is confirmed upfront before you book.
Same-day and next-day junk pickup is often open across Howell and Livingston County when you book early in the day. Availability depends on your zip code and Loader schedules, so enter your address during booking to see live times for your area.
Those cannot go in your cart or in a junk haul. Livingston County runs free household hazardous waste collection events by appointment, with 2026 dates on May 2, July 18, and September 19. Call the Solid Waste Program at 517-545-9609 to register, since space is limited and reservations are required.
Loaders sort loads and try to keep usable items out of the landfill whenever possible. Working goods are routed to local donation sites, and recyclables like electronics and batteries can go to Recycle Livingston at 170 Catrell Street in Howell. Whatever cannot be reused heads to a licensed disposal facility.
You get an upfront price online or by texting a photo of your items, then pick a date. For curbside pickups you do not need to be home if items are accessible with notes left. For in-home removals, someone should be present or provide access details, and your Loader calls ahead before arrival.
Mainly the pricing and booking flow. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King price by truckload volume and usually confirm cost after an in-person look. LoadUp prices per item online and locks the total before anyone arrives, which tends to run lower for single or two-item jobs.
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