*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $90. Additional items from +$15.
When junk keeps piling up, it stops being a small chore and starts weighing on your week. Book LoadUp for a quick pickup and see your real price before you commit.
You check the city website, call about pickup rules, and ask a couple of haulers for quotes. One answers, one never calls back. Weeks later, the junk is still parked in the garage, waiting on a plan.
Municipal pickup schedules can work well for a few bags or a worn-out chair. But they often limit what qualifies, may require you to request service ahead of time, and still expect you to drag everything to the curb yourself, sometimes in a Wisconsin snowbank.
Many haulers want to come out and look before giving you a number, so you lose an afternoon waiting. Then the price is based on how full the truck gets, a measure you can't really check yourself, so you don't know the final cost until the work is done.
Thrift shops and donation drop-offs have to be choosy about condition, and that's fair. Stained couches, broken appliances, and old electronics usually get turned away. You still have to load and drive everything there, and then bring home whatever they don't accept.
A roll-off container means booking delivery and pickup windows, possibly checking permit rules, and giving up your driveway for days while neighbors watch it fill up. You also do all the lifting yourself. For clearing out one spare bedroom or a back porch, it's far more than the job calls for.
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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 Waupaca 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 Waupaca's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader handles the narrow, steep stairs of an older home's basement and carries a sleeper sofa up and out. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Waupaca after each job.
If the old washer is already outside at the end of your driveway or beside a detached garage, curbside is the simpler choice. If it's still down in a basement, in an upstairs bedroom, or in a cabin at the end of a long gravel lane, choose full-service and your Loaders will carry it out for you.
| 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 noon | 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.
Around here, moving a busted sofa usually means borrowing a neighbor's pickup, waiting on a dry Saturday, and praying the tarp holds. Wisconsin weather rarely cooperates. Your Loader does the lifting instead, carrying items out of the basement, garage, or shed, because people in Waupaca already look out for each other, and we like returning the favor.
Bulky items rarely belong in one place once they leave your property, and in Waupaca, where drop-off options can vary by item, sorting matters. Your Loader sorts each piece by condition, aiming to keep usable things out of landfills.
Furniture, appliances, and household goods in good, clean condition may be set aside for donation where available. Your Loader carries them out and, when local options allow, they head to a reuse channel.
Items that are worn or damaged but not fit for donation, like scrap metal, broken appliances, or old electronics, may be recycled when possible. Availability can vary by item, so nothing is guaranteed.
Heavily damaged, soaked, or contaminated bulky items, such as ruined mattresses or rotted furniture, are taken for responsible disposal at an appropriate local facility after your Loader hauls them out.
Items that break city collection rules are left on the terrace for the resident to remove, and these are the rules that apply in Waupaca and across Waupaca County.
Construction debris is not on the Waupaca regional center's accepted list, so shingles, windows, toilets, and C&D debris go to the county PTF in Manawa, charged by weight. The facility accepts no asbestos-containing material, worth checking before tearing out older siding, flooring, or roofing.
The Waupaca Regional Recycling and Composting Center takes Christmas trees at no cost. In winter it opens only Monday afternoons and Saturday mornings, since Friday hours run April through November, and holiday lights are recycled year-round at the county PTF.
Waupaca County accepts household hazardous waste like paint thinner, oil-based paint, pesticides, and pool chemicals only from May through October, by appointment, at the Manawa PTF. Anything found in a winter garage cleanout waits until spring, in a container that can be left there.
City of Waupaca curbside garbage must fit inside the 96-gallon cart with the lid closed. For overflow, the city's guidance is to hold it for the next collection day or arrange an extra pickup or additional cart in advance.
Mattresses, box springs, and furniture go to the Waupaca County PTF in Manawa, where mattresses are charged per piece. Open loads that arrive uncovered or unsecured are charged an extra $20, and Saturday hours shrink to the first Saturday of the month November through February.
Each April, city crews collect brush from the terrace, but only limbs no more than 3 inches in diameter and 5 feet long, bundled with twine rather than wire. Stumps, roots, lot clearing debris, and material cut by private contractors are not collected.
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(678) 884-4738Not for regular pickup. The city's garbage service through GFL requires all garbage to fit inside the 96-gallon cart with the lid closed. Garbage is collected weekly and recycling every other week, so oversized items need another disposal route.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Waupaca starts at $90, and curbside or outdoor pickup takes a flat $5 off. The first item includes the base pickup fee and each additional item is a flat add-on, with the exact total confirmed before booking. Hauling it yourself to the county facility costs a $20 minimum.
Same-day and next-day slots are often available, depending on your address and Loader availability. Enter your zip code during booking to see live openings. For curbside pickups you generally don't need to be home, and for indoor jobs you can leave access instructions.
The Waupaca County Processing & Transfer Facility on Swan Rd. in Manawa takes household trash at $95 per ton, with a $20 minimum for up to 400 lbs. Household hazardous waste is accepted by appointment only from May to October, for a fee, with proof of residency. Call 715-258-6249.
Loaders aim to donate usable items and recycle what they can, depending on acceptance by local partners. Whatever can't be donated or recycled goes to an appropriate disposal facility. Outcomes vary by item condition, so none of it is guaranteed.
You choose your items and pick a time window online, and the total is confirmed before you book. Your Loader typically gives notice before arriving, then handles the lifting and loading from inside your home, garage, or curb. You can also leave access notes if you won't be there.
For a small load, yes. The county facility charges a $20 minimum for up to 400 lbs, and open loads must be covered and secured or a $20 fee is added. You also supply the truck, the lifting, and the drive to Manawa. A paid pickup makes sense for heavy or bulky loads.
Pricing model and booking flow. Traditional haulers often price by truckload and may confirm the price on site. LoadUp prices per item online, so the total is confirmed before booking. For truckload-size cleanouts, a traditional hauler may fit better.
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