*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. Book a pickup here in the Weathervane City, see a real price before you confirm, and skip the heavy lifting.
You call your hauler, get pointed toward a county drop-off, then start collecting quotes. Two outfits answer, one comes to look, nobody follows through. Weeks pass and the junk is exactly where it was.
Bulk collection here runs through a contracted hauler, not a city truck, so you call ahead, wait for an assigned day, and find out what gets refused. Refrigerant appliances, remodel debris, and anything past the item limit usually do. You still do the carrying.
Most haulers working this end of the county want to see the load first, which means an appointment before the actual appointment. The number comes back as a fraction of a truck, decided by their eye, and it can climb once they start loading.
Donation outlets have standards, and they should. Stained upholstery, particleboard that will not survive a move, and anything with a cracked frame gets turned away at the door. The closest ones sit a drive down US-31 with limited intake hours, and you load, drive, and unload the rejects yourself.
A roll-off takes a week of your driveway minimum, plus a delivery window, a pull date, and permission if it sits anywhere near the street. On the older lots off Dowling Street there is barely room for the truck. Then you fill it yourself.
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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 Montague 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 Montague's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Basement stairs narrow at the landing, and a detached garage side door rarely clears a chest freezer. Your Loaders are background-checked and rated by real locals in Montague after each job.
If the load is already stacked at the end of the driveway or out along the street, curbside keeps it simple and quick. Go full-service when the weight is still sitting in a basement, a detached garage, or a cottage closed up between tenants, and your Loaders carry it out from where it stands.
| 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.
Half the calendar here runs on the lake. Summer fills the cottages, Labor Day empties them, and whatever got left in the garage sits there until lake-effect snow buries the door. Nobody wants to wrestle a sleeper sofa down icy steps in February. Your Loaders like showing up for Montague people, in any season.
A cottage turnover or basement clearing in Montague produces a mixed load, not one material. Your Loaders sort it by condition on site, steering what still has life left away from the landfill when possible.
If a dresser or dining set is clean and solid, your Loader may take it to a donation outlet that is open and accepting that category. Donation outcomes and receipts cannot be promised.
Broken metal frames, scrap appliances and some electronics still have recycling outlets in the Muskegon County area, so your Loaders separate that material where available. Mattresses rarely do, since Michigan runs no statewide program.
Water-stained sectionals and rusted-out swing sets have no outlet left. Your Loaders take that material to a licensed transfer station or landfill rather than leaving it behind your Montague garage.
Mixing banned material into a load or setting brush out the wrong week can mean a rejected load or a citation here in Montague and Muskegon County.
Michigan law has kept grass, leaves and trimmings out of landfills since 1995 to preserve capacity and push composting. Montague residents may leave them at the city DPW yard, dumped out of bags unless those bags are biodegradable.
The city crew makes a single pass, so limbs must be curbside by 7 am Monday of the posted week and not set out more than a week early. Brush from commercial trimming or mature tree clearing is not collected.
Remodeling waste belongs at the White Lake Area transfer station, open to member community residents on limited days and accepting building materials but no oil or liquid waste. Reusable cabinets, doors, lumber and windows can be donated locally instead.
Federal clean air rules require a certified technician to recover refrigerant from fridges, freezers and air conditioners before disposal, which is why the transfer station charges its highest appliance tier for these units rather than ordinary scrap.
Several Muskegon County scrap yards take appliances and loose electronics but turn away CRT televisions and monitors because of leaded glass. The county household hazardous waste program collects electronics from residents free on scheduled seasonal dates.
Michigan law bans open burning of household waste containing plastic, rubber, foam, treated wood, textiles or electronics. A first offense draws a warning, with civil fines up to $75, $150 and $300 for repeat offenses within three years.
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(678) 884-4738Montague curbside service covers bagged household trash and recycling only, not large or bulky junk. For big items you'll need a scheduled bulk pickup, a drive to the White Lake Area Solid Waste Authority transfer station on West Holton-Whitehall Rd in Whitehall, or a hauler like LoadUp.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Montague starts at $80, and curbside or driveway pickup takes a flat $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 booking. Traditional haulers quote by truckload after an in-person look.
Yes, LoadUp offers same-day or next-day junk pickup across Montague when you book before noon. Enter your zip code during booking to see live availability for your address. Your local Loader typically calls ahead before arriving.
Hazardous items can't go in the trash, including paint, chemicals, pesticides, and appliances with Freon. Muskegon County runs a free household hazardous waste drop-off at 1300 E. Keating in Muskegon on the second and fourth Friday, May through October. Note that latex paint and car batteries aren't accepted there.
Loaders aim to keep usable junk out of the landfill whenever possible. Items in good shape can go to local donation outlets, while metal and old appliances route to recyclers like PADNOS Shoreline or Beacon Recycling in Muskegon when options allow. Whatever can't be reused or recycled is disposed of responsibly.
For curbside or driveway pickups, no. Just leave the junk in an easy-to-reach spot with access notes at booking. For items inside that are heavy or hard to move, someone should be present. Your Loader usually calls roughly 30 minutes before arriving.
Mostly the pricing model and booking flow. 1-800-GOT-JUNK, College Hunks, and Junk King all run out of Grand Rapids and price by truck volume after an on-site estimate. LoadUp prices per item online, so your Montague quote is locked in before anyone shows up at your door.
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