*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
Junk builds up quietly until suddenly there is no room to move. Pick a time that works, see your price before you book, and get it gone from your Yaktown place for good.
You read the sanitation guidelines twice. You call whoever handles collection now, leave messages with two haulers, hear back from one. Three weekends later the pile is still sitting exactly where you left it.
The city contractor takes two bulk items a week on your regular trash day, no call ahead needed. That works until you have eight. Refrigerant appliances need a technician's tag, renovation debris and gas-powered equipment are out, and everything has to reach the curb under your own power.
Most hauling outfits won't give you a number over the phone. Someone comes out, eyeballs the pile, then prices it by how much of the truck it fills. You learn what it costs after the truck is already parked in your driveway.
Reuse and charity shops have standards, and they should. A stained sectional, a dresser with a cracked leg, a treadmill that no longer runs: those get turned away at the door. You also load it, drive it over, and unload it yourself.
A roll-off is a commitment. It eats the driveway for days, usually needs permission to sit on the street, and on the tight lots and shared drives of the older blocks here it becomes the neighbors' problem too. You still load every piece yourself.
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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 Pontiac 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 Pontiac's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
A chest freezer wedged at the foot of steep, narrow basement stairs takes real technique. Your Loaders are background-checked, and each one is rated by real locals in Pontiac after the job.
Curbside works when everything already sits at the end of the driveway or along the street, ready to go before the window opens. Pick full service when a treadmill is still parked in a finished basement or a dryer is boxed in behind boxes in a detached garage, and your Loaders will bring it out from where it stands.
| 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, Woodward is practically family, but Dream Cruise weekend proves one thing: a classic ride is no way to move a sleeper sofa. Most Pontiac garages are holding forty years of stuff and one project car that still runs. Your Loaders like showing up for the people who keep this city interesting.
Basements and detached garages in Pontiac give up decades of appliances, exercise equipment, and boxed clutter at once. Where each piece ends up depends on its condition, and your Loader pursues donation or recycling when local options allow.
Furniture, working appliances, and household goods that are clean and intact may be offered to local reuse or charity outlets when options are available. If you need a tax receipt, deliver those items yourself.
Items too damaged to reuse often still hold value as material. Metal from appliances, bed frames, and electronics is the most likely to reach a recycling outlet near Pontiac, depending on what processors accept.
Waterlogged sectionals, cracked hot tub shells, and mattresses past saving go to a licensed transfer station or landfill serving the Pontiac area. Your Loader follows Michigan handling expectations for restricted items.
Set the wrong item at the curb in Pontiac and it gets skipped or cited under Michigan litter law. These Oakland County rules govern what leaves your property.
Pontiac's hauler takes only two bulk items on your regular trash day, with no call ahead needed. Anything past that pair stays at the curb until the following week, which is how piles and blight complaints start.
Pontiac will not collect a refrigerator, freezer, or air conditioner at the curb unless a licensed refrigeration technician has removed the Freon and tagged the unit certifying it. Federal refrigerant rules drive that requirement.
Concrete, bricks, general construction materials, railroad ties, cyclone fencing, and tree stumps are all excluded from Pontiac curbside and bulk collection. Remodel and demolition material has to reach a licensed disposal or transfer facility instead.
State law keeps leaves, grass, and brush out of landfills to preserve capacity and push composting instead, so Pontiac runs separate yard waste collection from April into late November. Clippings mixed with regular trash get left behind.
Michigan's electronics takeback law requires manufacturers of televisions, computers, monitors, and printers to offer residents free recycling. Oakland County runs no countywide household hazardous waste program, so e-waste moves through those manufacturer programs or local collection events.
Under Michigan's litter law, leaving less than a cubic foot of debris on public or private property can draw a civil fine of up to $800, and larger loads escalate into misdemeanor penalties.
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(678) 884-4738Only on your scheduled trash day through Priority Waste, the city's contractor since July 2024. Pontiac allows up to two bulk items per week at the curb with no call ahead needed. Setting items out any other day or exceeding the limit can be treated as illegal dumping, so a scheduled hauler is the cleaner route for bigger loads.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Pontiac starts at $80, and curbside or driveway pickups take a flat $5 off. The first item covers the base 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. The city bulk service is free for your first two items weekly, but a third item runs $15 each.
Yes, same-day or next-day pickup is often open across Pontiac when you book before noon. Availability depends on your zip code and Loader schedules that day, so entering your address during booking shows live options for neighborhoods like Seminole Hills, Indian Village, and Downtown Pontiac.
The city skips several categories at the curb. Oil or gas items like lawnmowers and snow blowers, anything containing Freon, batteries, liquid paint, hazardous waste, and construction debris are all excluded from Priority Waste bulk pickup. A refrigerator also needs its doors removed and a tag certifying the Freon was pulled by a licensed technician, which is where a full-service hauler helps.
Loaders sort loads and aim to keep usable items out of the landfill whenever possible. Furniture and household goods may be routed to local donation centers like Goodwill or Habitat for Humanity ReStore, and metals, appliances, and electronics go to recyclers when options allow. Outcomes depend on item condition and what each facility accepts.
Not for curbside or driveway pickups. Leave the junk accessible with notes at booking and the Loaders can handle it without you present. For items inside the home, someone should be there or provide access instructions, and your Loader calls roughly 30 minutes before arrival.
Mainly the pricing model and booking flow. 1-800-GOT-JUNK gives a free on-site estimate once the truck arrives, so your price is set in your driveway. LoadUp prices per item online and locks your quote before anyone shows up, which tends to run lower for single or two-item jobs.
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