*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $95. Additional items from +$15.
When junk keeps piling up, it stops being a small chore and starts weighing on your week. Skip the dump runs: book a quick pickup in the Lakeside City and see your price first.
You search online, call around about pickup rules, and ask a few haulers for quotes. One wants to come look first, another never calls back. Weeks go by, and the junk is still sitting in your garage.
Bulky item collection here often runs through your trash hauler or a seasonal cleanup event, so it can mean calling ahead, waiting for a date, and finding out what's excluded. Appliances, electronics, and mattresses often come with extra rules. Your items still need to get to the curb somehow.
Lots of hauling companies want to come out and look before they give you a number, which means taking time off work just to get an estimate. Pricing by fractions of a truckload leaves you guessing, and the final bill can change once the job is done.
Thrift stores and charities have to be careful about what they accept, so stained upholstery, worn mattresses, broken pieces, and outdated electronics often get turned down. Even when something qualifies, you still have to load it up and drive it there yourself.
For clearing out a basement or a spare bedroom, a roll-off container is usually more than you need. You have to schedule both the drop-off and the pickup, it can take up your driveway for days, and you still carry every heavy item out yourself.
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 Big Lake 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 piano, hot tub, or safe 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 Big Lake's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders carry sectionals up tight finished-basement stairs and angle them around narrow landings with care. Each one is background-checked and rated by real locals in Big Lake after each job.
If the old treadmill and spare lumber are already rolled out onto your driveway, curbside is the quicker fit. Pick full-service when your Loaders need to carry a hutch out of a split-level home or haul patio furniture and kayaks up from a backyard that slopes toward the water.
| 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 2 PM | 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.
You spend the week commuting, and the weekend should belong to the lake, not a garage full of boxes and a borrowed truck. Your Loader shows up, carries out the old gear and basement leftovers, and loads it all. Big Lake folks work hard for their downtime, and we like helping you get it back.
Bulky items rarely end up in the same place, and that matters for any Big Lake cleanout. Your Loader sorts what they haul by condition, so donation, recycling, or disposal gets decided item by item.
Furniture, housewares, and sporting goods in good, clean condition may go to a donation channel when possible. Your Loader sets those items aside, though donation is never guaranteed and no paperwork is promised.
Items that are worn or damaged but not donatable may be recycled when local options allow. Metal frames, appliances, and electronics have specific handling rules, so your Loader sorts them only where recycling is available.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or broken bulky items, like a collapsed sectional or a rotted deck section, go to permitted disposal. Your Loader loads them out of your Big Lake property and handles the rest.
A load turned away at the gate means another trip, and in Big Lake and across Sherburne County, these rules decide what each drop-off site and collection event accepts.
Sherburne County's collection event at the county landfill takes dry mattresses and box springs free, but only from county residents. A mattress stored outside through snowmelt or spring rain won't qualify, so keep it covered until drop-off day.
City and township Recycling Days in Sherburne County refuse demolition debris, household garbage, and business waste. The county licenses anyone collecting demolition debris or trash for others, though that license requirement does not apply to residents hauling their own.
Big Lake's yard waste facility is gated, camera-monitored, and open 24/7 year-round, with occasional closures. Your first key-card is free and also opens the Becker and Zimmerman sites. Out-of-county yard waste is banned, and nothing may be left outside.
Sherburne County residents can drop off household hazardous waste free at mobile collection events, including a September event in Big Lake Township, with ID required. Between events, the Stearns County facility in Waite Park accepts it free Monday through Saturday.
The City of Big Lake, Big Lake Township, and Orrock Township jointly host one annual Recycling Day for appliances, electronics, and tires. Only residents of those three communities may participate, items must appear on that year's flyer, and payment is cash or check only.
Sherburne County's organics recycling program is free to join. Starting June 22, 2026, the Big Lake drop-off dumpster at the yard waste site carries a combination lock to stop illegal dumping. Use BPI-certified compostable bags, never plastic.
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(678) 884-4738Generally no. Big Lake residents usually get trash service through a private hauler, and bulky items left out without arranging it with your hauler can be treated as illegal dumping. Call your hauler first to ask about bulky item rules and fees.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Big Lake starts at $95, and curbside or driveway 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. Traditional haulers often charge by truckload instead.
Sometimes. Availability depends on the schedule near Big Lake that day, so enter your address during booking to see open times. Booking earlier in the day improves your odds, and next-day slots are usually easier to find.
Not for curbside or driveway pickups. Leave the items out and add access notes when you book. For items inside your home or garage, someone should be there, or you can leave entry instructions. Your Loader reaches out before arriving.
Paint, chemicals, and similar household hazardous waste can't go in regular trash. Sherburne County Solid Waste runs periodic drop-off collections, including events at the Big Lake Town Hall on County Road 5 NW. Check the county's schedule, since dates and accepted items change.
Loaders aim to keep usable items out of the landfill. Whenever options allow, furniture and household goods go to local donation partners, and recyclables go to recycling facilities. What can't be donated or recycled goes to an appropriate disposal facility, depending on acceptance.
You book online, pick your items and a time window, and see the price before confirming. On pickup day your Loader arrives, removes the items from where you've put them, and hauls them away. You don't need an in-person estimate first.
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