*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
When junk piles up, it turns into a chore nobody wants. In the Electric City's Minooka neighborhood, LoadUp makes it simple: book a quick pickup and see your upfront price first.
You check the city's website, call about a pickup, and leave messages with a couple of haulers. One calls back, one never does. Weeks later, the pile in the garage hasn't moved an inch.
Scranton's bulk collection can handle some large items, but it usually means requesting a pickup ahead of time, following its rules on what's accepted, and getting everything to the curb yourself. That last part is hard on steep driveways and narrow basement stairs.
Many haulers won't give you a price until someone walks through your house. Then the quote depends on how much of the truck you fill, and you often don't know the final number until the loading is done.
Donation centers need items they can actually resell. Stained upholstery, worn mattresses, and dated pieces from a long-held family home often get turned away. That leaves you with whatever didn't make the cut and still no way to get it out.
A roll-off container takes up the driveway or the street for days, and you may need a permit if it goes on a city street. On close-set Minooka blocks, neighbors notice. You also still have to carry everything out and lift it in 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 Minooka 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 Minooka's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders haul heavy pieces up the steep, narrow cellar stairs found in older family homes, then down sloped front steps. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Minooka after each job.
If the old recliner or broken washer is already sitting in your driveway or beside a detached garage, curbside is the simple choice. If it is still upstairs in an older two-story house, wedged in the attic or around a tight turn on the staircase, choose full-service and your Loaders will carry it out themselves.
| 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 2 PM | 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 to wrestle a dresser down a steep Scranton hill, with cars parked bumper to bumper and January ice underfoot, knows a borrowed pickup is a bad bet. Your Loaders handle the stairs, the tight spots, and the carrying, and they like showing up for Minooka neighbors who look out for each other.
Where a couch, dresser, or old washer ends up matters as much as getting it out of the house. In Minooka, your Loader sorts each item by condition, so reusable pieces get a second life when possible.
Furniture and household goods in good, clean shape may be donated when local options allow. Your Loader sets those items aside first, so usable pieces have a chance to stay in circulation.
Items that are worn or damaged but not fit for donation may be recycled where available. Metal appliances, scrap, and some bulky materials can often be separated out when local options allow.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items, like a water-ruined sofa or a collapsed mattress, are taken to an appropriate disposal site. Your Loader handles the lifting and loading, so you don't have to.
Pennsylvania bars TVs and computers from household trash and Scranton mandates recycling separation, so a careless cleanout can break the law. Here is what applies in Minooka and Lackawanna County.
On Lackawanna County's hard-to-recycle list, refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers, and air conditioners must have Freon professionally removed and carry a sticker before a local scrap recycler will accept them. The county also lists PPL Electric's appliance recycling program as an option.
Scranton garbage is often picked up in the court or alley, but recycling is always collected curbside at the front or side of the home. When snow or other weather delays service, recycling pickups shift to the following day of the week.
Because Minooka is part of Scranton, city ordinance applies here, and it is unlawful to bring appliances, garbage, refuse, rubbish, tires, white goods, or yard waste generated outside Scranton into the city. A cleanout from a relative's out-of-town home cannot legally come here.
City ordinance excludes shipping pallets and other wood waste from leaf and yard waste. Brush, leaves, and yard waste can go curbside at designated times in large brown yard waste bags, or homeowners can take them to the Lackawanna County Recycling Center compost site.
Cardboard must be free of grease and non-recyclable packing material, then broken down and combined before going in the bin or stacked at the curb. Since July 2025, Scranton collects cardboard and paper together every other week.
State law bars TVs, computers, monitors, and similar devices from household trash. Lackawanna County's hard-to-recycle list points to retail drop-offs that take computers, peripherals, small electronics, and flat screen monitors but no TVs, while a charity option accepts TVs only if they work.
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(678) 884-4738Not for long. Scranton's property code says trash containers may only go out the night before your scheduled pickup day, and owners must show proof of a licensed hauler if asked. Loose junk piled outside can draw a property maintenance citation.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Minooka starts at $80 for a single item, and curbside or outdoor pickup takes $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.
Often, depending on the schedule that day. Same-day and next-day slots are commonly available around Scranton when you book early. Enter your address during booking to see live openings. For curbside items you usually don't need to be home.
Not for curbside or driveway pickups, since items can be left out with access notes. For items inside the house, someone should be there or you can leave entry instructions at booking. Your Loader typically calls or texts before arriving.
Hazardous materials like paint, chemicals, gas, and asbestos generally can't go in a standard junk load. Those usually need a dedicated drop-off program, so check with Lackawanna County's recycling and solid waste services before disposing of them.
Loaders aim to donate usable items and recycle what they can, depending on acceptance by local partners. Items that can't be reused or recycled go to a disposal facility. Outcomes vary by item condition, so none of it is guaranteed.
Choose your items and pick a time online, and you'll see the price before you confirm. On pickup day your Loader arrives in the window, checks the items, carries them out, and loads the truck. Payment is handled after the job is done.
Pricing model and booking flow. Many traditional haulers price by truck space and confirm the total on site. LoadUp prices per item online, with the total shown before you book. For large cleanouts, a truckload quote may fit better.
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