*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
Junk builds up quietly, then one day it is in the way of everything. Anywhere in the Mint City, book a pickup, see your price before you confirm, and have it gone.
You call the hauler, read the rules twice, leave messages with two outfits and hear back from one. Meanwhile the pile sits in the garage through another weekend, then another, taking up space you needed.
The city's free large item cleanup currently runs once a year in spring, and the weekly trash cart was never meant for a couch or a water heater. Anything else means scheduling ahead with the contracted hauler, and you still move it to the curb yourself.
Most outfits want to come look first, then quote you by how much of the truck you fill, which is a guess until the load is already on board. You take a morning off for the estimate, then wait for a date.
Thrift shops and resale operations take what they can actually sell, so a stained recliner, a dated television, or a treadmill missing a part gets declined at the door. Even when something qualifies, you load it, drive it, and unload it yourself.
A roll-off ties up your driveway for days and you still do every bit of the lifting. Put one on the street and you are into permission and permits, with neighbors looking at a container you only half fill.
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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.
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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 St. Johns's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
A treadmill coming up narrow basement stairs, or a chest freezer wedged into an unheated garage: your Loaders are background-checked, insured, and rated by real locals in St. Johns after each job.
If everything is already stacked at the end of the driveway or out by the street, curbside keeps it simple. Choose full service when the items are still in a basement, a pole barn, or a shed on an outlying lot, because your Loaders handle the carry 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 garage holds the snowblower and everything else gets pushed to the pole barn until it is full. Come January, nobody wants to wrestle a chest freezer down an icy driveway. Clear a path and your Loaders do the carrying. Folks in this town are easy to show up for, and we like it that way.
Most of what leaves a St. Johns garage or pole barn still has some life in it. Your Loaders sort each item as they load, sending usable pieces toward reuse when local options allow and the rest to disposal.
Clean, working items like dressers, bikes, and small appliances are set aside for donation when a nearby organization is accepting them. If you need documentation for a donation, arrange that yourself beforehand.
Items too worn to donate often still have value as material. Metal bed frames, water heaters, and e-waste can head to recycling where available, though acceptance varies by item and by location.
Soaked carpet, collapsed sectionals, and mold-damaged basement furniture go to a licensed transfer station or landfill. Your Loaders handle the loading, so nothing sits at the end of your driveway waiting on a collection day.
Dumping more than three cubic feet of junk illegally is a Michigan misdemeanor, so follow these Saint Johns and Clinton County disposal rules closely.
The city's weekly cart service covers normal household trash only. Old furniture, mattresses, water heaters and appliances are left at the curb, and disposal becomes the resident's responsibility through a scheduled bulk pickup or the annual spring cleanup.
Saint Johns runs one free curbside cleanup event each spring, limited to three cubic yards per household with everything set out by 6 a.m. Crews pass through once, and piles contaminated with banned items may be skipped entirely.
Refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners cannot be landfilled with refrigerant still inside under Section 608 of the federal Clean Air Act, and Michigan landfills reject them. The city also requires doors removed and food cleaned out.
State law keeps grass, leaves and brush under four feet out of landfills so they are composted instead, with exceptions only for diseased, infested or invasive material. City brush and brown bag collection pauses from January into April.
Residential collection in Saint Johns covers everyday household waste, not construction or demolition material. The spring cleanup also turns away concrete, brick, stone, block and dirt piles of any volume, so renovation loads need a separate disposal route.
Clinton County holds special collection events accepting computers, televisions, batteries, motor oil, antifreeze, lawn chemicals and medications. Most materials are taken free, though fees apply to televisions and computer monitors, and some events require advance registration.
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(678) 884-4738The City of St. Johns uses Granger as its exclusive hauler, and old furniture, appliances, water heaters, and beds are not taken with regular curbside trash. Disposal is the resident's responsibility. Granger normally offers bulk pickup for a fee, but that service is currently suspended until further notice.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in St. Johns starts at $80, and curbside or driveway pickup takes $5 off. The first item covers the base pickup fee, and each additional item is a flat add-on, so your full total is confirmed before you book. Local haulers that charge by weight and load time typically land near $200 to $250 for a residential job.
Yes, same-day and next-day pickup are available in most St. Johns zip codes when you book before noon. Enter your 48879 zip during booking to see live availability for your address, and your Loader calls roughly 30 minutes before arrival.
Household hazardous waste, large appliances, and similar bulky items are not collected curbside in St. Johns, and Granger's bulk program is currently suspended. That leaves scheduled haul-off for anything the automated trucks can't take. Loaders handle most of it, though paint, chemicals, and other hazardous materials still need a dedicated facility.
Loaders sort when possible so usable items can be donated and recyclables routed to the right processors, with the goal of keeping junk out of the landfill whenever options allow. Donation and recycling depend on condition and local acceptance, and anything left over goes to a licensed disposal site.
You book online with upfront pricing or by texting a photo of your junk for a quote. For curbside or driveway pickups you don't need to be home, just leave items accessible with notes. For in-home pickups, someone should be present or provide access instructions at booking.
Pricing model and booking. Haulers like Junk King and 1-800-GOT-JUNK charge by truckload volume and usually confirm the price only after an in-person estimate. LoadUp prices per item online and locks it in before anyone arrives. Local options like Mint City Clean Up serve the area too and often quote by weight or load time.
Yes, Loaders handle both single bulky items and full cleanouts across St. Johns and Clinton County, including furniture, mattresses, appliances, electronics, exercise equipment, and construction debris. Pricing scales by item count, so a whole-garage job is quoted and confirmed upfront before booking.
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