*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it's one more thing on the list. Book LoadUp, see your real price upfront, and get it hauled away on a schedule that works for you.
You search online, call the township to ask who handles bulk items, leave messages with a few haulers, and wait. One calls back, two never do. Weeks later, the junk is still sitting in the garage.
Portage Lakes has no city government, so there's no single city bulk pickup program. Your options depend on your township and your trash hauler. Some limit how many items you can set out or when, refuse appliances with refrigerant, and still expect you to drag everything to the road yourself.
Many haulers want to see the job in person before they'll give you a number, then price it by how much of the truck you fill. That fraction often gets decided on the spot, so you don't know what you'll actually pay until the truck is already loaded.
Thrift stores and charities have to be choosy. Stained upholstery, broken frames, and worn mattresses often get turned away. Even when something qualifies, you still have to load it, drive it over, and figure out what to do with whatever they won't take.
A roll-off sits in your driveway for days, may need permission depending on where you live, and has to fit around delivery and pickup dates. On narrow lake-area streets, neighbors notice. For a cluttered basement or one spare room, it's far more container than you need.
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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 Portage 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 Portage Lakes's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader carries items up narrow basement stairs in older cottages and across steep, sloped lots to the truck. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Portage Lakes after each job.
Curbside makes sense when everything is already sitting on the driveway or beside a detached garage, ready for your Loader to load. Full-service fits a seasonal cottage being closed up or an estate cleanout where rooms are still full, since your Loaders carry each piece out from inside.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $75 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $70 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before noon | from $85 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $75 |
| 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.
Let's be honest, hauling an old sectional down winding lake roads on a July weekend, in the thick of boat-trailer traffic, is nobody's idea of fun. Your Loader handles the carrying from basement, boathouse, or garage and loads the truck, because your neighbors here have earned a summer weekend that doesn't end at a dump.
Bulky items rarely leave a house the same way, which is why where they end up matters in Portage Lakes. Your Loader sorts each piece by condition, favoring reuse and recycling when local options allow.
Furniture and household goods in good, clean condition may be set aside for donation when local options allow. Your Loader handles the carrying, though no receipt or tax documentation is promised.
Items that are worn or damaged but not fit for reuse, like old appliances, electronics, or mattresses, may be recycled where available in Summit County. Availability varies by item type.
Heavily damaged or contaminated bulky items, such as waterlogged furniture or rotted deck pieces, go to proper disposal. Your Loader handles loading, and the Portage Lakes community's unincorporated status doesn't change that.
Burning brush at the wrong hour can bring a citation under Ohio law, and these rules spell out what applies to cleanouts in Portage Lakes and Summit County.
Lakeside yard cleanouts often turn up items residents assume are recyclable. Coventry Township's guidelines specifically list swimming pool liners, swing sets, lawn furniture, flower pots, and children's unwanted toys as items that cannot be recycled and belong with regular trash.
Most of Portage Lakes sits in unincorporated Coventry Township, where Ohio's wildfire law bans outdoor burning of brush, leaves, and debris from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. in March, April, May, October, and November, when dry fuel spreads fire fastest.
Federal Clean Air Act rules require refrigerant to be recovered from appliances like dehumidifiers, refrigerators, freezers, and window air conditioners before final disposal. Venting refrigerant is illegal, so these units need certified recovery before they reach scrap or landfill.
The township's recycling guidelines call for flattened cardboard placed loose in the cart, never bagged, and kept empty, clean, and dry. Plastic bags and styrofoam packing are on the do-not-recycle list, so strip them out of boxes first.
Ohio EPA bans open burning of materials containing rubber, grease, asphalt, or petroleum statewide, which covers roofing shingles, vinyl, and plastic-coated wire. Coventry Township recycling guidelines also list drywall, wood, and plumbing as trash, not recyclables.
Batteries and light bulbs both appear on Coventry Township's do-not-recycle list alongside gas tanks. For county residents, ReWorks, Summit County's solid waste management district, operates a household hazardous waste program that handles materials too risky for curbside carts.
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(678) 884-4738Usually not without arrangements. Portage Lakes is unincorporated and spans several townships, so trash service often comes from a private hauler or township contract. Ask your hauler about bulk pickup, because items left out unscheduled can be treated as illegal dumping.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Portage Lakes starts at $75, and curbside or driveway pickup takes a flat $5 off. The first item includes the base pickup fee, and each additional item is a flat add-on charge. The exact total is confirmed before booking.
Same-day slots are sometimes open, depending on Loader availability in your area. Next-day and scheduled times are more reliable. Enter your address during booking to see which times are available for your home, whether on the lakes or inland.
Not for curbside or driveway pickups. Items can be left outside with access notes. For pickups inside your home, garage, or lake house, someone should be there, or you can leave access instructions at booking. Your Loader will let you know when they are on the way.
Hazardous materials such as paint, chemicals, fuel, and propane are generally not accepted by haulers, and many county programs handle them separately. Check Summit County's household hazardous waste options first. Very heavy debris like concrete or dirt may also be excluded.
Loaders aim to keep usable items out of the landfill. Whenever possible, they donate furniture and household goods to local charities, and they try to recycle metal and other materials depending on acceptance. Whatever can't be reused or recycled goes to an appropriate disposal facility.
Choose your items online, pick a pickup window, and see the full price before you confirm. Your Loader calls or texts before arriving, then carries the items out and loads them. Curbside pickups need nothing from you beyond having items outside and accessible.
Mainly the pricing model. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King typically price by truck volume, often confirmed on site. LoadUp prices per item online, so the total is locked in before booking. For a few items, per-item pricing is often cheaper, while big cleanouts may suit truckload pricing.
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