*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
Junk piles up quietly, then one day it is in the way of everything. Around Blackhawk Country, book a pickup, see a real price before you confirm, and leave the lifting to someone else.
You check what the cart service will take, call around about a drop-off site, request two quotes and hear back from one. A weekend passes, then a month, and the pile in the garage looks exactly the same.
What the contracted cart service covers is household trash, not remodeling debris, and the bulk allowance attached to it is thin: you call ahead, wait for an assigned day, and move everything out to the street on your own. Terms change when the hauling contract does.
Most outfits want to see the load first, which means scheduling a visit before you learn anything useful. Then the number comes from how much truck space your items fill, estimated on the spot, and it can climb once loading starts.
Resale shops accept what sells: clean upholstery, working electronics, nothing water damaged. Anything stained, dated, or missing a part gets declined, often after you have already loaded it and driven it out of town. The half they turn down still needs somewhere to go.
A container ties up your driveway for days, needs approval if it sits on the street, and arrives and leaves on someone else's schedule. On a narrow older lot or a soft gravel drive, placement alone can be the problem, and you still load it 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.
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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 Leslie 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 Leslie's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Carrying an upright freezer up a steep basement stairwell, then out through a narrow doorway, takes practice. Your Loaders are background checked and rated by real locals in Leslie after each job.
If everything is already sitting at the end of a long gravel driveway or stacked near the street, curbside keeps it simple. When the items are still in a full basement, an upstairs room, or a detached outbuilding, pick full service and your Loaders will carry them out from where they sit.
| 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 noon | 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.
August brings the area-wide garage sales, and by Sunday night whatever nobody bought gets carried back into the garage it came from. That dresser has survived three sales now. Your Loaders are glad to end that streak, carry it out, and hand your weekend back. Showing up for Leslie is the good part of the job.
What leaves a Leslie driveway rarely belongs in one place. Your Loaders sort a load by condition while they work, setting aside what still has life in it and keeping the rest moving toward proper disposal.
Furniture, tools, and household goods that are clean and still working may be set aside for donation when a Loader has a local option open and willing to take them.
Items too worn to pass along, like a dented washer or an old treadmill, can be separated for scrap metal or electronics recycling where available, since those options sit outside Leslie.
Water-damaged or broken bulk, such as collapsed shelving or a rusted swing set frame, your Loaders take to a licensed transfer station or landfill, with recoverable material pulled first when possible.
Guess wrong on what the curb will take in Leslie and you risk a skipped cart, a rejected load, or an Ingham County code complaint.
Michigan's 2012 backyard burn ban prohibits burning household waste from a dwelling except untreated paper. Plastic, foam, treated wood, textiles, and electronics are never burnable, and local police and fire officers can cite violators.
State law keeps leaves, grass, garden debris, and brush under four feet long and two inches thick out of landfills to preserve capacity. They must be composted onsite or routed to a composting facility instead.
Leslie's curbside residential service covers normal household trash only and expressly excludes construction and remodeling debris. Drywall, lumber, flooring, and fixtures from a project need a separate disposal route arranged by the property owner.
Leslie residents get one bulk item, such as a mattress, stove, or refrigerator, collected each month as part of standard service. Additional bulk pieces are allowed but must be requested ahead of time and prepaid.
Refrigerators, freezers, window air conditioners, and dehumidifiers must have refrigerant recovered by an EPA certified technician before disposal or scrapping. Transfer stations and scrap yards commonly demand proof before they accept the unit.
The free county household hazardous waste collection runs Tuesdays and Thursdays from May through September for residents, but it turns away electronics, appliances, latex paint, asbestos, and anything generated by a business.
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(678) 884-4738Only through your Granger Waste Services account. Granger is the exclusive hauler for the City of Leslie and includes one bulk item per month in your service, with extra items prepaid in advance by calling 1-888-947-2643 or filling out the bulk request form. Items left curbside without a scheduled pickup are not collected.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Leslie starts at $80, and leaving items at the curb or driveway takes $5 off. The first item covers the base pickup fee, and each additional item is a flat add-on, so your full total is confirmed upfront before you book. Granger includes one bulk item a month, with extras prepaid.
Yes, LoadUp offers same-day or next-day junk pickup in the Leslie area when you book before noon. Granger's included bulk service runs on your scheduled route and needs to be arranged in advance, so same-day is not an option through the city hauler.
Those cannot go in the trash or a junk load. Ingham County residents can drop off household hazardous waste free at the Health Department, 5303 South Cedar Street in Lansing, open Tuesdays and Thursdays 2 to 6 p.m. from May through September. Note that latex paint, appliances, and electronics are not accepted there.
Loaders sort loads to keep usable goods out of the landfill whenever possible. Items in good shape are routed toward donation, and metal, electronics, and other recyclables go to proper recyclers when options allow. Whatever cannot be reused heads to the appropriate disposal facility.
You enter your Leslie zip and items online, get an upfront price, and pick a date. Choose curbside and leave the junk in an accessible spot, or select in-home pickup if you need Loaders to carry items out. Your Loader typically calls about 30 minutes before arrival.
Pricing and booking flow. 1-800-GOT-JUNK and similar haulers charge by truckload and usually quote after seeing the pile in person, so your price is not locked until the truck arrives. LoadUp prices per item online and confirms the total before anyone shows up. For one or two item jobs, that is often less.
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