*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $90. Additional items from +$15.
When junk piles up, it has a way of taking over your week. Book a quick pickup and take your space back, Mad City style, with your price shown before you commit.
You check the city's large-item rules, call a couple of haulers, and wait on quotes that never come back. Meanwhile the old furniture and boxes keep sitting in the basement, week after week.
Madison's large-item collection works well if your timing fits. You have to request it ahead of time, some items need special handling or come with fees, and everything still has to reach the curb. That's hard to do alone from a third-floor walk-up.
Many haulers want to see your junk in person before they'll quote, then price it by a fraction of a truckload that's hard to check. You can block off an afternoon for the estimate and still not know the final cost until the truck is loaded.
Local thrift and reuse stores have every right to be choosy. Stained upholstery, worn mattresses, and broken electronics usually get turned away, and most places expect you to haul things in yourself. So you can end up taking half the load back home.
A dumpster sized for a full remodel is a lot for one cleared-out spare room. You have to schedule the delivery and pickup, you may need a permit if it sits on the street, and the neighbors get to look at it for days.
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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.
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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 Madison's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders handle the tricky part, like working a treadmill up a steep basement stairway in an older house. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Madison after each job.
Choose curbside if the bagged yard debris or old grill is already at your driveway or the street. If a mattress is on an upper floor of an older multi-unit building or tucked in a basement, choose full-service and your Loaders will carry it out from inside.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $90 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $85 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before 2 PM | from $100 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $90 |
| 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 chipped ice off a windshield just to haul a dresser to the dump knows a Madison winter turns a simple errand into a project. Your Loaders handle the lifting and loading while you stay warm inside. They like showing up for the people here, whether it's a spring cleanout or a January surprise.
Where a couch, mattress, or broken appliance ends up matters as much as getting it out of your house. In Madison, your Loader sorts what they haul by condition, so reuse and recycling happen when local options allow.
When furniture or household goods are clean and in good shape, your Loader can set them aside for donation where available. Acceptance varies by organization, so reuse is a possible outcome, not a promise.
Items that are worn or damaged but still have usable parts, like metal-framed furniture or older appliances, may be recycled when possible. Your Loader sorts them for recycling where local options allow.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items that can't be reused or recycled are taken for responsible disposal at an appropriate Dane County facility. Your Loader handles the loading and hauling.
Setting furniture at the curb without a work order can lead to a fine from Building Inspection. These rules apply to cleanouts in Madison, Dane County.
Scheduled brush collection ends each fall and returns in spring. Between seasons, all three Streets Division drop-off sites accept brush year-round, as long as pieces are 18 inches to 8 feet long, under 8 inches in diameter, and unbagged.
Wisconsin bans many electronics from landfills, and Madison warns that electronics in carts can start fires. City residents can bring televisions, printers, computers, and all other electronic gadgets to Streets Division drop-off sites free, but business electronics are not accepted.
Madison's drop-off sites serve city residents and property taxpayers, including apartment and condo dwellers, but contractors are barred and visits are limited to one trip per day. Winter hours begin in early December, when the Sycamore site closes Saturdays.
Furniture and mattresses need a work order and go out only on the chosen Sunday. In August, the student move-out area skips that step for most items. Since 2025, properties with more than 8 units get no curbside large item collection.
Remodeling projects valued above $20,000 must recycle clean wood, clean drywall, shingles, corrugated cardboard, and metal under ordinance 10.185. Shingles from any project are refused at the curb and at city drop-off sites and must go to a shingle recycler.
The Streets Division lists refrigerators over 50 pounds and freezers with a remove-doors requirement. Homes on city curbside recycling already cover appliance handling through the Resource Recovery Special Charge; other residents buy a fee sticker before dropping one off.
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(678) 884-4738Only large items scheduled with the Streets Division. The city asks you to schedule a large item pickup before setting anything out, and it covers properties with 1 to 8 units. Properties over 8 units must use their dumpster hauler or a private hauler.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Madison starts at $90, with $5 off for curbside or outdoor pickup. The first item includes the base pickup fee, each additional item is a flat add-on, and the exact total is confirmed before booking. Truck-based haulers often quote $150 to $750.
Often, depending on the schedule in your area. Enter your address when booking to see live availability. The city's large item pickup usually takes longer, around 5 to 10 business days. For curbside pickups you generally don't need to be home.
Larger buildings are the main catch. Properties with more than 8 units no longer get city large item pickup and need their dumpster provider or a private hauler. Electronics also go to a free city drop-off site, so mixed loads often need a private hauler.
Loaders aim to keep usable items out of the landfill whenever options allow. Depending on acceptance, furniture and household goods may go to local donation partners such as Goodwill of South Central Wisconsin or Habitat for Humanity ReStores. Items that can't be reused or recycled are disposed of properly.
You list your items online, see the total upfront, and pick a time window. Your Loader typically calls before arriving, then carries the items out and loads them. Curbside items can be left out with access notes, and indoor pickups need someone home or access instructions.
Pricing model and booking flow. College Hunks prices by the truck space your items need and offers free estimates. LoadUp prices per item online and confirms the total before booking. For a few items that is often simpler, while full-room cleanouts may suit truckload pricing.
It can be. Habitat for Humanity of Dane County offers free pickup of usable donations by online request, and Agrace Thrift Stores has a pickup service. Acceptance depends on condition and demand. Worn, broken, or mixed junk usually needs a paid hauler.
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