*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up long before you get around to dealing with it. Schedule a pickup anywhere in Hog's Hollow, see your price upfront online, and skip the heavy lifting entirely.
You start by checking what the city takes, then call around for quotes. One hauler wants to see it first, two never call back. Three weekends later, it is all still sitting there.
Set a few bulk items out with Thursday trash and they often go. Appliances holding refrigerant, renovation debris, and tires are a different story, and getting it all to the curb is still on you. Addresses with a Utica mailing address but a township hauler follow other rules entirely.
Most quotes around here start with a truck showing up to look, then a number based on how much of that truck you fill. You wait for the estimate, wait for the callback, and still cannot plan your Saturday around a maybe.
Thrift and resale spots take what sells: clean, working, no rips, no water damage. Anything out of a damp basement or a tenant turnover usually gets declined at the door, and you drive home with the half nobody wanted.
A roll-off ties up your driveway for days, and on the older platted streets near the river there is barely room to place one. Check on permits, work around delivery and haul-off windows, then fill it yourself while the neighbors watch.
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.
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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 Utica 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 Utica's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
A sectional wedged up a narrow basement stairwell or a freezer behind a packed detached garage takes real skill. Your Loaders are background-checked and rated by real locals in Utica after each job.
Choose curbside if the items are already sitting at the street or at the end of the driveway, ready to load without anyone entering your home. Go full-service when your Loaders need to carry a dresser up from a basement, clear a detached garage, or work around the tight doorways and short driveways common in the city's older platted blocks.
| 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 tried merging onto Hall Road on a Saturday with a box spring strapped to the roof knows exactly how that ends. Traffic out here does not forgive a second trip. Your Loaders handle the carry and the driving, because the people in this town have better things to do with a weekend.
Most of what leaves a Utica garage or basement still has somewhere useful to go. Your Loader sizes up each piece on site and routes it toward donation, recycling, or disposal based on what shape it is actually in.
Clean, intact furniture and working household goods may be offered to a nearby organization when one is accepting that category at the time. No receipt or paperwork comes with it.
Items too worn to pass along get checked for recoverable material instead. Metal appliances, electronics, and scrap may head to a recycling outlet where available, since Michigan rules shape how several categories are handled.
Soaked sectionals, broken box springs, and crumbling renovation debris go to a licensed transfer station or landfill serving this corner of the metro area. Your Loaders handle the carry out and the loading.
Set out the wrong load in Utica and it can sit uncollected or draw a code complaint, so these Macomb County rules matter.
Grass, leaves, and brush are prohibited from Michigan landfills under the state solid waste law and must be composted instead. That is why Utica runs a separate compost route from early April into December.
Utica's contracted hauler takes one to three bulk items on the regular Thursday route with no advance arrangement needed. A full cleanout or a garage full of furniture goes well past what that weekly allowance covers.
Michigan bars landfills from accepting refrigerators, freezers, and air conditioners that still hold refrigerant, and federal law bans venting it. A certified technician must recover the charge first, which is why these units get rejected at the curb.
The city arranged a local drop-off container where residents can leave electronics, appliances, lawn equipment, automotive batteries, copper, aluminum, and brass at no cost. Flammable liquids, paint, wood, lawn debris, and garbage are not accepted there.
The Macomb County Health Department takes household hazardous waste free from residents on scheduled collection dates, including automotive fluids, lawn chemicals, and cleaners. Waste generated by a business must go to a licensed hazardous waste contractor instead.
Lumber, concrete, brick, drywall, and remodeling debris are excluded from Utica's compost and household routes and belong at a licensed disposal facility. Michigan also prohibits burning construction and demolition debris on the property.
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(678) 884-4738Utica's hauler, Priority Waste, collects trash on Thursdays and takes 1 to 3 bulk items at the curb with no special pickup needed. Bags and cans must be 40 gallons or smaller and under 50 pounds. For loads beyond that limit or anything heavy and awkward, a scheduled junk removal service handles the haul for you.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Utica starts at $80 for a single item, and curbside or driveway pickup takes $5 off. The first item covers the base pickup fee, and each additional piece of junk is a flat add-on, so your full total is confirmed before you book. Traditional haulers around metro Detroit usually charge by truckload, often $200 to $500.
Same-day junk removal is often available in Utica when you book in the morning, and next-day covers the wider Macomb County area. Enter your zip code during booking to see live openings for your address. For curbside pickups you don't need to be home, just leave the junk accessible with a note.
Household hazardous waste like paint, solvents, and automotive fluids can't go in your bags or at the curb. The Macomb County Health Department collects them free from residents by appointment at 43525 Elizabeth Road in Mount Clemens on select days, March through November. Appliances and electronics aren't accepted at those events.
Loaders sort loads so usable junk has a chance at a second life. Items in good shape are routed to local donation centers when options allow, and materials like metal, cardboard, and electronics go to recyclers such as Great Lakes Recycling in Macomb County whenever possible. Whatever's left is taken to the proper facility to avoid the landfill.
Booking takes a few minutes online. You pick your items and a time window, get an upfront price, and confirm. On pickup day your Loader calls about 30 minutes ahead, confirms the junk, and does all the lifting and loading. For in-home removals someone should be present or leave access instructions.
The main differences are pricing and booking. 1-800-GOT-JUNK, Junk King, and College Hunks typically charge by how much truck space your junk fills and send a crew to quote on arrival, so the price isn't set until they're there. LoadUp prices per item online and locks it in before anyone shows up.
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