*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $105. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it's one more thing on the list. Book a quick pickup, see your upfront quote before you commit, and get your space back.
You look up borough rules, call around for quotes, and wait on callbacks that never come. One hauler wants to see it first, another goes quiet. Weeks later, the pile in the garage hasn't moved.
Lakes is unincorporated, so there's no city bulk pickup program to call. The free option is hauling it yourself to a Mat-Su Borough transfer site or landfill, which means loading a heavy load alone, checking what's accepted, and planning your day around facility hours.
Many haulers want to walk your property before giving a number, then price by how much of the truck you fill. With a shed and a garage both full, guessing what fraction of a truckload you have leaves you unsure of the total until the job ends.
Donation centers need items they can resell, so a scratched dresser, a stained couch, or a broken treadmill often gets turned away. That leaves you hauling things back home or splitting one cleanup across several stops, with the leftovers still waiting in your outbuilding.
A roll-off means booking a delivery window, finding a level spot on a long gravel driveway, and doing all the lifting yourself. For one cluttered room or a single garage corner, you end up paying for space you won't fill and a bin sitting 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.
Across all options, not just ours: a real breakdown of what Lakes 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 Lakes's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders work steep, narrow stairs to bring a dresser down from the loft above a detached garage. They're background-checked and rated by real locals in Lakes after each job.
If the old fencing and brush are already piled near the end of your driveway, curbside outdoor pickup keeps things simple. When a treadmill is still in the basement or a chest freezer sits in an outbuilding across your lot, choose full-service and your Loaders carry it out for you.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $105 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $100 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before 2 PM | from $115 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $105 |
| 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.
Alaska summers are short, and nobody wants to spend a Saturday wrestling a busted sofa onto a truck for a borough transfer site run. The shed, the garage, and the back forty fill up fast. Your Loaders do the lifting and loading, and they like showing up for neighbors with better plans.
Bulky items pile up fast in garages, sheds, and outbuildings, so where they end up matters in Lakes. Your Loader sorts by condition, aiming for donation or recycling when possible, with disposal as the last step.
Furniture, tools, and sporting goods in good, clean condition may be set aside for donation when possible and when local options allow. Your Loader carries them out and loads them separately.
Items that are worn but not ready for donation may be recycled where available, such as scrap metal or reusable materials. Your Loader separates them as the job is loaded, based on local options.
Heavily damaged or contaminated bulky items, like soaked mattresses or broken furniture, go to disposal. Your Loader handles the lifting and loading, then takes them to an appropriate Mat-Su Borough facility.
An unsecured load costs an extra fee at every Borough disposal site, and these are the rules Lakes residents face when clearing out property in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
Mat-Su Borough property owners receive a disposal coupon by mail each year. It is valid only at Central Landfill and the Big Lake, Butte, Sutton, Willow, and Talkeetna transfer stations, not at remote transfer sites, and is limited to Borough residents.
Mat-Su residents can leave brush at no charge, but stumps must be free from dirt and are accepted only at Central Landfill. Central Landfill and Big Lake take brush year-round, while Talkeetna and Willow accept it only from early June through late September.
At Central Landfill, refrigerators must be dropped off in a separate area so their refrigerant can be decanted. The Borough's white goods category only covers items without refrigerant, such as washers, dryers, and water heaters, and lawn mowers must arrive without oil.
Central Landfill classifies household furniture such as desks, bookshelves, tables and chairs as construction and demolition material, alongside sheet rock, lumber, and tires. Kitchen garbage and yard waste are not allowed in that area, so mixed loads need separating before unloading.
The Borough's Central Landfill does not accept abandoned cars. The Free Junk Car Removal Program pays for towing of up to three passenger vehicles or pickups per parcel each fiscal year through June 30, 2027, as funding allows. Vehicles must be free of debris and garbage.
Central Landfill's Household Hazardous Waste Facility takes electronics, including computers, televisions, and cell phones, seven days a week, and residents dispose of the first 40 pounds of household hazardous waste at no charge. Electronic components are removed and recycled rather than buried.
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(678) 884-4738Lakes is an unincorporated community, so there is no city bulk pickup. Residents haul to Matanuska-Susitna Borough transfer stations or the Central Landfill near Palmer, or hire a private service. Leaving junk on roadsides or vacant lots can count as illegal dumping.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Lakes starts at $105 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 yes for small loads. The borough has listed Central Landfill rates around $2 per 32-gallon can or $10 for up to 200 pounds, plus a fee for unsecured loads. Rates change, so confirm first. Hiring out makes sense when you lack a truck or time.
Same-day slots are sometimes open, depending on Loader availability near Lakes, Wasilla and Palmer. Next-day or later is more dependable. Enter your address during booking to see live times. For curbside pickups you don't need to be home.
Transfer stations take only small loads, around 5 cubic feet per visit, so bulky furniture and large cleanouts usually go to Central Landfill. Paint, motor oil, batteries and other hazardous items go through the borough's household hazardous waste program, not regular trash.
Loaders aim to donate usable items and recycle what they can, depending on what local charities and recyclers accept. Items that can't be reused or recycled go to a proper disposal facility. Outcomes vary by item condition and available options.
Tell LoadUp where the items are and what needs to go, then choose a day and arrival window online. You see upfront pricing before confirming. On pickup day your Loaders arrive in the window, load everything, and haul it away.
The pricing model and booking flow. Traditional haulers often price by truck space and may confirm the total on site. LoadUp prices per item online and shows the total before you book. Truckload pricing can suit very large cleanouts.
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