*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
Junk piles up quietly, then one day the pile is the problem. LoadUp keeps it simple here in the Heart of Downriver: list your items, see a real price up front, book a pickup.
You read the pickup rules, call to ask about the one item nobody seems to want, then request quotes and hear back from about half of them. Two weekends later, the pile hasn't moved.
Southgate's bulk collection runs on your regular service day, and the heavy part is still yours: getting a dresser or water heater up from the basement and out to the curb by morning. Refrigerant appliances follow separate rules, and terms change when contractors do.
Most local haulers want to see the load before they commit to anything, so you schedule an estimate, take time off work, and get a number tied to how much of their truck you fill. Then that number shifts once they are standing in your driveway.
Reuse shops have standards, and they should: no stains, no tears, no missing hardware, nothing needing repair before it can sell. Most will not climb your stairs either. You are left sorting the keepers from everything that simply has to go.
Renting a container means a delivery date, a pull date, and a steel box sitting where your car goes, on blocks where driveways are short and neighbors notice. Confirm placement rules before it lands. For one room's worth, you are renting space you will never fill.
Enter your ZIP code and item details to get a guaranteed upfront price online. No waiting for an onsite estimate.
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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 Southgate 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 Southgate's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
A sectional coming up from a finished basement means a turn at the landing and a narrow stairwell. Your Loaders are background-checked and rated by real locals in Southgate after each job.
If everything is already sitting in the driveway or at the street, curbside is the simpler choice, and most Southgate lots have the drive space for it. Choose full service when the washer is still in the basement, the mattress is upstairs, or the load is buried behind a decade of garage storage, since your Loaders carry it out from where it sits.
| 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 plan is usually borrowing a cousin's pickup, wrestling a sleeper sofa up the basement stairs, then burning a Saturday on I-75. Southgate's city bulk pickup program has limits, and that sectional likely sits outside them. Your Loaders carry it out instead, and showing up for Southgate neighbors is the part we like.
Basements and garages in Southgate hold decades of furniture, appliances, and boxes, so what happens after pickup matters. Your Loaders sort each item by condition, setting aside what local reuse or scrap outlets can still take when possible.
Furniture, housewares, and working electronics that are clean and intact may be offered to reuse or donation outlets where conditions allow. If you want a documented charitable donation, arrange that directly with the organization first.
Worn items can still carry value in parts. Your Loaders separate out metal from appliances, frames, and grills for scrap or recycling where available, since what Michigan processors accept shifts with condition and season.
Anything too broken, soaked, or soiled for reuse goes to responsible disposal through area transfer and landfill options serving Wayne County, with refrigerant-bearing appliances handled separately under their own requirements.
Set the wrong item at the wrong curb in Southgate and it simply gets left behind, so Wayne County and Michigan rules decide your timing.
Southgate allows weekly bulk collection with no stated item limit, but carts and bulk items cannot hit the curb before 4 p.m. the day before service, and everything must be out by 6 a.m.
Southgate residents pay separately for bulk items containing Freon. Federal Clean Air Act rules require a certified technician to recover refrigerant from refrigerators, freezers, window air conditioners and dehumidifiers before the unit is scrapped.
State law bans more than a trace amount of grass, leaves and trimmings from Michigan landfills, so this material must be composted. Southgate collects it only from the first full week of April through the first full week of December.
Compost facilities reject plastic, so Southgate yard waste belongs in paper yard waste bags or cans no larger than 32 gallons. City ordinance also prohibits raking or blowing fallen leaves into the street, and it is enforced.
Wayne County runs four household hazardous waste collections a year that accept computers, monitors, printers, cell phones and televisions from residents. Those same events will not take refrigerators, microwaves or other appliances.
Southgate ordinance requires all household trash to be inside the assigned city cart, and loose bags left beside it are not collected. Carts must also return to a side or rear yard out of street view after pickup.
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(678) 884-4738Southgate's hauler Priority Waste collects bulk items weekly with no item limit on your regular trash day. Set items out no earlier than 4 p.m. the day before and have everything at the curb by 6 a.m. Call Priority Waste at 1-855-927-8365 to confirm your pickup day.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Southgate starts at $80, and curbside or driveway pickups take $5 off. The first item covers the base pickup fee, and each additional piece is a flat add-on, with your full total confirmed before you book. Traditional haulers often charge $200 to $500 by truckload.
Yes, same-day pickup is often open across Southgate zip codes when you book before noon, and next-day covers the wider Downriver area. Enter your address during booking to see live availability. For curbside jobs you don't need to be home.
Priority Waste collects bulk appliances, but Southgate residents pay an added fee for Freon items like refrigerators, freezers, and AC units. Paint, motor oil, and similar hazardous waste are not curbside items and go through Wayne County's household hazardous waste program. LoadUp Loaders can haul appliances with no tag needed.
Loaders sort loads when possible and aim to donate items in good shape to area charities and resale shops, keeping usable goods out of the landfill whenever options allow. Metals and electronics go to recyclers where accepted, so only true waste reaches the transfer station.
Book online in a few minutes by listing what needs to go and your Southgate address, then choose a date. Your price locks in upfront with no in-person estimate. On pickup day your Loader calls roughly 30 minutes ahead and handles all the lifting and loading.
Mainly pricing and booking. 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King charge by truckload volume and usually quote in person, so your price isn't set until the truck arrives. LoadUp prices per item online and locks it before anyone shows up, which often runs less on one or two item jobs.
Southgate requires all household trash to go inside your Priority Waste cart, and loose bags left beside it won't be collected. For a garage or estate cleanout that overflows the cart, a scheduled bulk pickup or a LoadUp Loader can clear everything in one trip.
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