*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $95. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until clearing it out feels like a project of its own. Book LoadUp in Lake Elmo, see your price upfront, and get a quick pickup.
You search online, call the city, and leave messages with a few haulers. One quotes a vague range, another never calls back. Meanwhile weeks slip by, and the pile in your garage hasn't moved an inch.
Municipal pickup schedules can help, but they usually depend on your hauler contract, need advance requests, and limit what qualifies. Appliances, electronics, and renovation debris often fall outside the rules, and you still have to drag everything to the end of your driveway yourself.
Many haulers want to see the job in person before quoting, then price by fractions of a truckload you can't easily judge. The number you hear on the phone may change once the crew arrives, leaving you guessing until the truck pulls away.
Donation centers need items they can actually resell, so stained upholstery, worn mattresses, or anything with damage often gets turned away. Even good pieces need a vehicle to get there, and whatever they decline is back in your hands.
A roll-off dumpster makes sense for a gut renovation, not a single basement or barn corner. You have to arrange delivery and pickup windows, possibly check permit or HOA rules, and live with a giant bin on your driveway while you do all the lifting.
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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 Lake Elmo 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 Lake Elmo's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders haul exercise equipment up walkout basement stairs or out of a detached outbuilding down a long driveway. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Lake Elmo after each job.
Curbside makes sense when a broken patio set or stacks of leftover moving boxes already sit on the driveway of a newer subdivision home. On an older farmhouse property, full-service is usually the better fit, since your Loaders can carry out a heavy dresser from an upstairs bedroom or rolls of old fencing from a back shed so you never move a thing.
| 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.
Hauling an old stock tank or a pile of barn lumber usually means borrowing a truck, then watching a Minnesota thaw turn the gravel driveway to mud. Your Loaders do the lifting, carrying, and loading instead. They like showing up for Lake Elmo neighbors, and your weekend is better spent on anything else.
Bulky items rarely fit in a household trash bin, so where they end up matters as much as getting them out. In Lake Elmo, your Loader sorts each item by condition, aiming to keep usable things out of landfills.
Furniture, tools, and sporting goods in good, clean condition may be set aside for donation when possible. Your Loader can separate these items while loading, and donation depends on what local options allow.
Items that are worn or damaged but not fit for donation, such as scrap metal or broken equipment, may be recycled where available. Local handling rules vary by material, so outcomes are not guaranteed.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items, like a waterlogged sofa or rotted lumber, are taken for responsible disposal. Your Loader does the lifting and hauling, and no truck rental is needed on your end.
Items placed in the wrong bin can be left at the curb or break state law, so here is what applies in Lake Elmo and Washington County.
Minnesota prohibits disposing of waste tires in mixed municipal trash. Many households switch between seasonal sets each year, so old tires need to go to a tire retailer or a permitted collection point that sends them for processing or recycling.
Minnesota rules prohibit burning household garbage or materials such as treated or painted lumber, shingles, plastics, and demolition debris, regardless of season. Smoke from these materials releases toxic compounds, so leftover remodeling waste belongs at a permitted disposal facility.
State law keeps major appliances out of mixed trash. Before a refrigerator, freezer, air conditioner, or similar unit is scrapped, its refrigerant must be recovered and components like mercury switches and PCB capacitors removed, because these materials harm air and groundwater.
Washington County residents can bring household hazardous waste, including paint, solvents, pesticides, and automotive fluids, to the county Environmental Center in Woodbury. Keeping these products out of the trash helps prevent fires in collection trucks and contamination at disposal sites.
Minnesota bans yard waste such as leaves, grass clippings, and garden debris from household trash. In the Twin Cities metro, including Washington County, collected yard waste must be set out in compostable bags or reusable containers rather than plastic bags.
Since 2006, Minnesota has prohibited placing video display devices with cathode ray tubes in household garbage because the glass contains lead. Washington County accepts electronics for recycling at its Environmental Center, where fees may apply to certain items.
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(678) 884-4738Not unless your hauler takes it. Lake Elmo homes generally use a private trash hauler, and bulky items usually need to be arranged with that hauler first. Items left out with no pickup arranged can be treated as illegal dumping, so check with your hauler or the city.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Lake Elmo starts at $95 for a single item, 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, and the exact total is confirmed before booking.
Sometimes, depending on Loader availability for your address and the time you book. Enter your address during booking to see live openings. For curbside pickups you generally don't need to be home. For in-home pickups, someone should be there or leave access instructions.
Washington County runs a South Environmental Center at 4039 Cottage Grove Drive in Woodbury for household hazardous waste and electronics. It is open to county residents with proof of residency. Call 651-275-7475 to confirm hours. LoadUp can't take hazardous materials like certain paints, chemicals, asbestos or medical waste.
Loaders aim to keep usable items out of the landfill by donating them when a charity will accept them. They try to recycle what they can, such as scrap metal and electronics, depending on acceptance. Items that can't be donated or recycled go to an appropriate disposal facility.
Pick your items and enter your Lake Elmo address online, then choose a pickup window. You see the price upfront before you confirm. On pickup day, Loaders arrive, load the items and haul them away. Large cleanouts of a garage, basement or attic may get an on-site estimate.
The main difference is the pricing model. Truckload haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK usually price by how much space your load fills. LoadUp prices per item online and confirms the total before booking. A local hauler like Gopher Junk Removal can be a good fit for small mixed loads.
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