*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $95. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it becomes the one chore nobody wants to touch. Book a quick pickup in Afton, see your price upfront, and get your space back.
You look up the city's options, call the county, ask a hauler or two for a quote, and wait on callbacks that never come. Weeks go by, and the pile in the garage hasn't moved.
Plenty of small Minnesota cities don't run their own bulk pickup and leave it to private trash haulers and county programs. Where pickup exists, there are usually item limits, extra fees per piece, and set dates. And you still have to get everything to the end of a long driveway.
Lots of haulers want to come look before they'll give you a number, and that means another appointment to wait around for. Then the price depends on how much of the truck you fill, so you don't really know what you'll pay until the loading is done.
Donation centers only take things they can resell, so stained upholstery, worn mattresses, and broken appliances usually get turned away. Even when something does qualify, you still have to load it and drive it to them, and the rest of your junk stays put.
A dumpster is a lot of container for one room or a single shed. You have to plan delivery and pickup dates, find level ground it won't damage, and possibly look into permits. It can sit in view for days, and every item still has to go in by hand.
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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 Afton 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 Afton's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader hauls items up tight basement stairs in older homes and down long rural driveways. Each Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Afton after each job.
Curbside works well when you can set items outside by the garage or at a spot on your driveway that the truck can easily reach, which matters on longer drives set back from the road. Choose full-service when your Loaders need to carry pieces out of an upstairs bedroom, a packed shed or a crowded workshop.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $95 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $90 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before noon | from $105 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $95 |
| 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.
Hauling an old sofa starts with a long driveway, winding country roads, and a drop-off site that's often a real drive away, and that's before the lifting. Skip the borrowed trailer and the lost Saturday. Your Loader handles the carrying and loading, and genuinely enjoys showing up for Afton neighbors.
Bulky items rarely have a single destination, which is why where your junk ends up matters as much as getting it out. In Afton, your Loader sorts by condition, favoring donation or recycling when local options allow.
Furniture, tools and sports gear in good, clean shape may be donated when possible. Your Loader sets aside usable pieces for local donation channels, though availability varies and no receipt is guaranteed.
Items that are worn or broken but not donatable, like old appliances, metal frames or electronics, may be recycled where available. Your Loader separates them during loading so recycling is possible when local options allow.
Heavily damaged, soiled or rotted bulky items, such as waterlogged furniture or ruined mattresses, are hauled away by your Loader for responsible disposal at an appropriate facility, since Afton has no confirmed city drop-off site.
Lighting a brush pile without a permit, or during a burning ban, breaks Minnesota law. Here are the disposal rules that matter for Afton and Washington County residents.
Washington County's Environmental Centers accept all battery types except EV batteries. When a battery cannot be safely removed from a gadget, power tool or toy, the county asks residents to bring the entire device to an Environmental Center rather than trashing it.
Washington County's North Yard Waste Site in Forest Lake takes leaves, grass clippings, branches and twigs, garden waste and even lake weeds free for county residents. Stumps, root balls, sod, lumber, railroad ties, dirt, rocks and mulch are not accepted.
Washington County keeps an unused medication drop box in the Sheriff's Office main lobby at the Law Enforcement Center in Stillwater. Staff secure the collected medications and send them to a waste-to-energy facility licensed to burn that type of waste.
Afton requires a burning permit for all outdoor fires except recreational ones, issued through the Lower Saint Croix Valley Fire District. The Minnesota DNR can also restrict permits during high spring fire danger, and a burning ban stops all open burning.
Washington County allows cans of fully dried latex paint in the garbage with the lid off. Oil-based paint, stains, varnish and thinners go to an Environmental Center, where a Free Product Room offers usable leftover products to residents.
Washington County's Environmental Centers in Woodbury and Forest Lake accept televisions, computer monitors, computers, printers, gaming consoles and microwaves. Residents of Washington, Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin and Ramsey counties can all use the centers.
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(678) 884-4738Not unless your private trash hauler has agreed to take it. Items left out without a pickup arranged can be treated as illegal dumping. Check your hauler's bulk item rules, and confirm any local requirements with Afton City Hall.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Afton starts at $95, and curbside or outdoor pickup takes a flat $5 off. The first item includes the base pickup fee, each additional item is a flat add-on charge, and the exact total is confirmed before booking. Truckload haulers usually price by volume.
Sometimes. Availability depends on Loader schedules and demand near Afton, and Afton is a rural area southeast of St. Paul. Entering your address during booking shows the open time slots for your location, including any same-day or next-day options.
Not for curbside or outdoor pickups. Leave the items in an accessible spot and add access notes at booking. For items inside the house, someone should be there or you can leave entry instructions. Your Loader gives notice before arriving.
Hazardous items like paint, chemicals, batteries, and fuel generally can't go in regular trash or standard junk loads. Washington County runs a hazardous waste program for residents, so check its current accepted items and hours before you drop anything off.
Loaders aim to donate usable items to local charities and recycle what they can, depending on acceptance. Items that can't be donated or recycled go to the appropriate disposal facility. Outcomes vary by item condition and what local partners will take.
Choose your items online, enter your Afton address, and pick an available time slot. You see the total before you confirm. On pickup day your Loader arrives in the window, removes the items, and cleans up the spot, so no in-person estimate is needed.
The pricing model and booking flow differ. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King typically price by truckload volume, often confirmed on site. LoadUp prices per item online, with the total locked in before booking. For large cleanouts, a truckload hauler can be a better fit.
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