*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up quietly until it starts crowding everything else out. In K-wood, LoadUp keeps the fix simple: pick a pickup day, see your price first, and the hauling gets handled.
You read the bulk rules, find your item on the wrong list, then call two haulers. One wants to see it first. One never calls back. Three weekends later, the junk has not moved an inch.
Kentwood's city bulk pickup program has to be arranged ahead of your collection day, and it comes with item limits and a list of what the hauler will not take. It also assumes you can get the item to the curb yourself. Many apartment and condo addresses are not covered.
Most haulers will not quote you until someone is standing in your driveway, and the number depends on how full the truck looks when they finish. Add the morning spent waiting on an arrival window, and a two-item job swallows a whole day.
Reuse is the right first call, and a charity still has to say no to stained upholstery, cracked particleboard, and anything with a cord that will not power on. Most also need you to deliver it during their hours, which rules out the heavy pieces.
A roll-off ties up your driveway for days, may need a permit if it sits on the street, and arrives on the rental company's calendar instead of yours. You still do every bit of the lifting while the neighbors watch a container sit there all week.
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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 Kentwood 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 Kentwood's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
A walk-out basement stairway or a tight second-floor landing shapes the carry, and your Loaders bring straps and dollies. Every Loader is background checked and rated by real locals in Kentwood after each job.
Curbside fits when the treadmill or shelving unit is already waiting at the end of the driveway or outside the garage door. Full service is the better call when your Loaders need to bring something down from a condo stair landing or out of a basement storage room, which is common across Kentwood's apartment and condo pockets.
| 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.
Anyone who has crossed 28th Street on a Saturday knows how a quick errand becomes an hour, and a box spring roped to the roof does not help. Plenty of people here rent, with no truck and a stairwell in the way. Your Loaders carry it out, load it up, and like doing it for Kentwood.
Not every item carried out of a Kentwood home is worth the same once it reaches the curb. Your Loaders sort by condition, so usable pieces head toward reuse when local options allow, and the rest moves on separately.
Furniture that is clean, structurally sound, and free of stains or pet damage can be passed along for reuse when possible and nearby resale or charity outlets are accepting that category.
A broken treadmill or a dented washer still holds steel, aluminum, and copper. Where available, metal-heavy items move into recovery channels, and Michigan commonly handles refrigerant appliances and electronics through separate ones.
Water-damaged sectionals, collapsed box springs, and remodeling debris pulled from a Kentwood property generally end up at a licensed transfer station or landfill serving the area, handled under standard waste rules.
Setting junk out too early or letting it pile up invites a code enforcement citation in Kentwood, where Kent County disposal rules also govern where loads go.
Household trash service runs through private haulers rather than a city bulk program. Once a year, the Public Works yard hosts Community Cleanup Day, where residents showing proof of residency can drop off furniture, appliances and electronics.
City ordinance bars refuse containers from going out before 6 p.m. the evening before collection and expects them back in the same day. Letting junk, scrap, rubbish or construction waste accumulate on a property is separately prohibited.
State environmental rules keep refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners out of landfills and the waste-to-energy plant because refrigerant and electronic parts pose fire and chemical risks. County waste centers recycle them for a refrigerant removal fee, and Kentwood requires doors or latches removed from discarded units.
Kent County operates electronics drop-offs at its SafeChem center and at both waste and recycling centers, accepting most devices at no charge. Televisions, computers and printers do not belong in curbside carts, where their components create hazards.
Michigan bars yard waste from landfills and waste-to-energy facilities, so brush, leaves and clippings need composting or the seasonal city drop-off, which is open to residents with proof of residency. Leaves must arrive loose rather than bagged, and burning leaves or brush is prohibited in Kentwood.
Concrete, dirt, roofing and similar renovation material are turned away at both the Kentwood cleanup day and the brush site. Those loads belong at Kent County waste and recycling centers, which charge by vehicle load or weight.
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(678) 884-4738It depends on your neighborhood. Some Kentwood addresses get weekly collection through the city's Solid Waste Management Department, but Kent County runs no county-wide curbside program. Leaving a couch or appliance at the curb without a scheduled bulk pickup can run afoul of the city's refuse ordinance.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Kentwood starts at $80 for a single bulky item, including labor, transportation, and disposal. Setting items at the curb or driveway takes $5 off. The first item covers the base pickup fee, each additional item is a flat add-on, and your full total is confirmed upfront before you book.
Yes, same-day pickup is often open across Kentwood when you book before noon, and next-day is available throughout the Grand Rapids metro. Enter your zip code during booking to see live availability for East Paris, Bailey's Grove, or wherever you are. Your Loader calls ahead before arrival.
Those can't go out with regular junk or trash in Kentwood. Household hazardous waste like paint, automotive fluids, aerosols, and chemicals goes to Kent County's free SafeChem program at the Kentwood DPW, 5068 Breton Ave. SE, on Tuesdays from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Latex paint is not accepted there, so dry it out and bag it for trash.
Loaders try to keep as much as possible out of Kent County area landfills. Furniture and household items in usable shape are routed to local charities when they're accepted, electronics go to certified e-waste recyclers, and whatever's left heads to a licensed disposal facility rather than straight to the dump.
Booking takes a couple of minutes online. Pick your items, get an upfront price, and choose a date. On pickup day, your Loader team calls before arriving, loads everything from wherever it sits inside or outside, and hauls it away. For curbside pickups you don't need to be home if you leave access notes.
The difference is pricing and booking. 1-800-GOT-JUNK, based nearby at 4501 Broadmoor Ave SE in Kentwood, gives a free on-site estimate, so your price isn't locked until the truck arrives. LoadUp prices per item online and confirms the total before anyone shows up. Local haulers like AAA Rousse bill by weight and load time instead.
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