*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $85. Additional items from +$15.
When junk piles up, it stops being a small chore and starts weighing on everything else. Book a quick pickup in the Gate City and see your price before you confirm.
You look up the city's rules, call about bulk pickup, ask a couple of haulers for quotes, and wait on callbacks that never come. Meanwhile, the pile in the basement stays put for another month.
City bulk pickup programs can help, but they usually come with item limits, advance requests, and a set schedule. Everything still has to be at the curb, which is hard to manage when it's down a narrow basement stairway or up in a third-floor attic.
Many haulers want to see the job in person before they give you a number, then charge by how much of the truck you fill. You won't know the final cost until the truck is loaded, so planning a budget turns into guesswork.
Donation centers have to be choosy about condition, so stained upholstery, worn mattresses, and broken pieces often get turned away. You still have to load and drive everything there yourself, and whatever they won't accept comes back home with you.
A roll-off container takes up your driveway or the street for days, may need a permit, and depends on drop-off and pickup times. You still do all the lifting yourself, and neighbors may start tossing their own junk in.
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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 Keokuk 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 Keokuk's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders carry heavy pieces up narrow basement stairs and down steep attic steps in older multi-story homes. Each Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Keokuk after each job.
If you can roll the old couch or storm-soaked carpet out to the driveway yourself, curbside is a good fit. For bulky pieces still sitting in a detached garage, a backyard shed, or an upstairs bedroom, choose full-service and your Loaders will carry everything out.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $85 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $80 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before 2 PM | from $95 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $85 |
| 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 the steep, narrow staircase of a century-old house knows it's a bad bargain for your back. Your Loaders carry it out from the attic, basement, or back porch, and they genuinely like showing up for Keokuk neighbors who are tackling a big job.
Older Keokuk houses tend to hold bulky furniture and long-stored belongings, so where each item ends up matters. Your Loaders sort by condition, sending items toward donation, recycling, or disposal when local options allow.
Furniture and household goods that are clean and in good shape may be set aside for donation when local options allow. Your Loaders carry them out separately from items that are worn or damaged.
Items that are damaged but have usable materials, like metal frames or some appliances and electronics, may be recycled where available. Options in a smaller river city can be limited, so this is not guaranteed.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or water-affected bulky items, such as swollen furniture or ruined mattresses, are taken to an appropriate disposal site. Your Loaders handle the lifting and loading so you don't have to.
Under Iowa landfill bans, a fridge, tire, or bag of leaves mixed with trash can be turned away. These rules apply in Keokuk and across Lee County.
Iowa law bans whole tires from landfill disposal, and stockpiled tires that collect rainwater become mosquito breeding sites. Old tires found in a garage or shed need to go to a tire collection site or processor rather than out with the trash.
Households billed for garbage service on their water bill can get City Wide Clean Up vouchers for two free loads to the Lee County Transfer Station. The program generally runs during designated spring and fall periods, so timing a cleanout around it can pay off.
Iowa bans lead-acid batteries from landfills, and retailers selling new ones must accept used batteries in trade. A dead car, truck, or mower battery found during a garage cleanout can go back where batteries are sold.
Keokuk no longer accepts clear glass as a recycling material. Other recyclables go out by 7 a.m. on your refuse day every other week, and overflow from a big cleanout can be taken to the Great River Regional Waste Authority transfer station.
Iowa has restricted yard waste from landfills since the early 1990s to conserve space and support composting. Keokuk publishes an annual schedule for yard waste pickup alongside recycling, so storm limbs and fall leaves should follow that calendar.
Iowa law prohibits landfilling major appliances until components like refrigerant, mercury switches, and PCB capacitors are removed by a permitted appliance demanufacturer. An old fridge or chest freezer cannot simply ride along with household trash in Lee County.
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(678) 884-4738Not outside your regular trash day. Keokuk collects residential refuse on a set schedule, and recycling goes out every other week in green bins by 7:00 a.m. Bulky junk that doesn't fit your cart generally needs a transfer station trip or a hauler.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Keokuk starts at $85, and curbside or driveway pickup takes $5 off. The first item includes the base pickup fee, and each additional item is a flat add-on charge, with the exact total confirmed before booking.
Same-day and next-day pickup are often available in Keokuk, depending on the schedule that day. Enter your address when booking to see open windows. For curbside items you usually don't need to be home, and for indoor pickups someone should be there or leave access notes.
Yes, for some residents. The City Wide Clean Up is for residential customers billed for garbage through their water bill, and it provides vouchers for two free loads at the Lee County Transfer Station. It's generally held in spring and fall, so check the city's announcements for dates.
The Great River Regional Waste Authority transfer station is at 111 Carbide Lane in Keokuk. Recyclables can also go to the drop-off trailer at 12th and Johnson Street. Self-hauling costs less if you have a truck and can lift the items safely.
Loaders try to donate usable items and recycle materials whenever options allow, depending on acceptance by local partners. Whatever can't be donated or recycled is taken to an appropriate disposal facility. Outcomes vary by item condition.
You book online, choose your items and a pickup window, and see your total before confirming. On pickup day your Loader arrives in the window, loads everything, and takes it away. The price you were quoted is confirmed upfront, not at the door.
The pricing model differs. Traditional haulers typically charge by truckload and give an estimate on site. LoadUp prices per item online, so the total is confirmed before booking. For a few items it can cost less, while a full cleanout may suit a truckload hauler.
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