*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up, and dealing with it never makes the to-do list willingly. In Oakland Township, LoadUp makes it easy: book a quick pickup and see your price upfront.
You look up township services, call around for hauler quotes, and wait on callbacks that never come. Weekends slip by, and the pile in the garage or pole barn is still sitting exactly where it was.
Oakland Township doesn't run its own bulk pickup program, so what you can set out depends on your trash hauler's rules. Bulky items often need to be scheduled ahead of time, and heavier things like brush piles or renovation debris can fall outside what's allowed.
Lots of haulers want to come out and look before they'll give you a number. Then the price is based on how much of the truck your load fills, which is hard to guess ahead of time. The final bill often doesn't match the first figure you heard.
Charities need items they can actually resell, so stains, wear, or missing parts can get something turned away. Even when they'd take it, you still have to get a heavy piece out of the basement, into a vehicle, and across town on your own.
A rented roll-off sits on your driveway for days and can leave marks behind. You also have to book the drop-off and pickup windows, and you do all the loading yourself. For one room's worth of stuff, that's paying for space you'll never fill.
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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.
No in-person charges
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 Oakland 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 Oakland's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders carry the sleeper sofa up a narrow basement staircase and out to the truck. Every one is background-checked and rated by real locals in Oakland after each job.
If the old riding mower or stack of boxes is already sitting near the end of your driveway, curbside is the simple pick. If it is still in a detached shed, back bedroom, or basement, choose full-service so your Loader can carry it out 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.
Anyone who has bounced down a washboard gravel road with a box spring flapping in the truck bed knows the township's backroads were not built for hauling. Add a long drive to the nearest drop-off, and a Saturday vanishes. Your Loaders like showing up for neighbors, carrying it out, and loading it so your weekend stays yours.
Hauling a pile away is only half the job, because where each item ends up matters just as much. In Oakland Township, your Loader sorts by condition, so usable pieces get a second life when local options allow.
Furniture, tools, and household goods that are clean and in good shape may be donated when local options allow. Your Loader can set them aside, but don't expect any receipt or paperwork.
Items that are worn or damaged but not fit for donation, like scrap metal, old fixtures, or broken frames, may be recycled where available. Your Loader sorts what they can along the way.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items, such as waterlogged mattresses or broken-down sofas, go to proper disposal. Your Loader handles the loading, and routing depends on what local facilities accept.
Putting the wrong item at the curb can mean a skipped pickup or a load the landfill turns away. These rules apply in Oakland and across Oakland County.
Michigan bans yard clippings from landfills, so leaves, brush, and holiday trees have to be composted. State law counts brush as clippings only when it is under four feet long and two inches in diameter. Heavier limbs from winter ice storms don't qualify.
Oakland County runs NoHaz collection events for residents of participating communities. They take items like oil-based paint, pesticides, and cleaning chemicals that shouldn't go in household trash. Events run on set dates, so check that your community participates before you register.
Michigan's bottle deposit law adds 10 cents to beer, soda, and other carbonated drink containers sold in the state. Before a garage cleanout, pull the returnables out of the trash. Stores that sell a brand have to take back its empties, but they can cap daily returns.
Under the federal Clean Air Act, refrigerant has to be recovered from refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers, and window air conditioners before they are thrown away. Venting it is illegal. The last person in the disposal chain is responsible for making sure it was recovered.
Michigan bans lead-acid batteries, like those in cars, boats, and riding mowers, from landfills. Stores that sell these batteries have to accept used ones. That makes it easy to return the dead batteries you find during a garage cleanout.
Michigan's electronic waste law requires companies that make computers, computer monitors, televisions, and printers sold in the state to offer takeback recycling programs. Look up the brand's program first, since it can keep an old TV or desktop out of the trash.
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(678) 884-4738Not unless your trash hauler's rules allow it. In Oakland Township, trash service is generally arranged through private haulers, so bulk limits vary by provider. Items left out without an arranged pickup can be treated as illegal dumping. Check your hauler's bulk policy first.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Oakland starts at $80 for a single item, and curbside or driveway pickup takes $5 off. The first item includes the base pickup fee, each additional item is a flat add-on, and the exact total is confirmed before booking.
Sometimes. Same-day slots depend on Loader availability near your address, and next-day is more common. Enter your address during booking to see open times. For curbside pickups you don't need to be home, and for indoor jobs someone should be present or leave access notes.
Hazardous materials such as paint, solvents, pesticides, batteries and chemicals generally can't go in regular trash or with a hauler. Oakland County residents should use a household hazardous waste collection program for these. Loaders can handle bulky furniture, appliances, yard debris and general clutter.
Loaders aim to keep usable items out of the landfill. Depending on acceptance, good furniture and household goods may be donated to local charities, and recyclable materials are taken to recycling facilities whenever possible. Whatever can't be donated or recycled goes to an appropriate disposal facility.
You select your items online, see the price, and choose a pickup window. Your Loader contacts you before arriving, removes the items from inside or outside your home, and the total you were quoted at booking is what you pay. Large rural lots and driveways are fine, just note access details.
The main difference is the pricing model. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King typically price by truck space and confirm the total on site. LoadUp prices per item online, with the total confirmed before booking. For big full-property cleanouts, a truckload hauler can be the better fit.
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