*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $90. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it's one more thing on the list. Book LoadUp in Portage, see your real price upfront, and get it all hauled away fast.
You look up the city's pickup rules, call a hauler or two, wait on quotes that never arrive, and ask around for a truck. Weeks later, the junk is still sitting in the garage.
Municipal pickup schedules can handle some bulky items, but they usually come with rules about what qualifies, how to request it, and when it runs. Appliances, renovation debris, and anything still stuck in a basement are often your problem until pickup day.
Many haulers want to see the job in person before quoting, then charge by how much of the truck you fill. You won't know the real total until the crew is standing in your driveway, and by then it's hard to say no.
Donation centers need items they can actually resell, so stains, tears, missing parts, and worn upholstery often get turned away. Even when they do accept something, you're usually the one loading it, driving it over, and hauling back whatever they decline.
A dumpster makes sense for a full gut job, but clearing one room doesn't need a steel bin in your driveway for a week. You'll be juggling delivery windows, possible permits, and neighbors who'd rather not look at it, and you still do all the lifting.
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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 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 piano, hot tub, or safe 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's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders carry a sleeper sofa up steep, narrow basement stairs common in older homes. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Portage after each job.
Curbside works when the item is already out at the end of your driveway, like a worn mattress or a broken lawn mower. If it's still in a detached garage, a crowded shed, or upstairs in an older Portage house, choose full-service and your Loaders will carry it out for you.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $90 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $85 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before 2 PM | from $100 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $90 |
| 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 an old sleeper sofa up a narrow basement staircase in an older Portage home knows how that ends, and Wisconsin weather rarely waits for your Saturday. Your Loaders handle the lifting, carrying, and loading, and they genuinely like showing up for neighbors here.
Bulky items pile up fast in older Portage basements and garages, so where they end up matters. Your Loader sorts each piece by condition, aiming to keep usable things in circulation and out of landfills when local options allow.
Furniture, appliances, and household goods in good, clean condition may be set aside for donation when local options allow. Your Loader lifts and loads them separately, though acceptance depends on what nearby organizations can take.
Items that are worn or damaged but not donatable may be recycled where available. Your Loader makes an effort to separate metal, cardboard, and other reusable materials, though recycling options vary and are never guaranteed.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items, like a water-ruined mattress or a broken sofa, are taken for responsible disposal. Your Loader handles the heavy carrying and loading, and follows Wisconsin disposal rules.
Put out a brush bundle that's too long or an item a program refuses and it stays at the curb, so here's what applies in Portage and Columbia County.
Wisconsin prohibits landfilling major appliances such as refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, washers, dryers, and water heaters. Columbia County's recycling facility maintains a collection area for appliances, and units containing refrigerant must have it recovered by certified personnel before scrapping.
City brush collection takes trimmings bagged, boxed, or tied in bundles under 60 inches long, under 5 inches in diameter, and under 50 pounds, placed on the street rather than the alley. Anything outside those limits is left uncollected.
The City of Portage's annual spring clean-up accepts large and bulky residential items only from residents living within city limits, with proof of residency. Businesses and nonprofits are excluded, and clothing, stuffed animals, household garbage, and yard waste are refused.
Wisconsin's electronics recycling law bans TVs, computer monitors, desktop and laptop computers, printers, and cell phones from landfills and incinerators, so they cannot go out with regular garbage and must be taken to an electronics recycler instead.
Portage's brush program is meant for trimmings, not entire trees. Wood larger than 5 inches in diameter can go to the city's wood burning site, for residents only, by arrangement with City Hall, and after major storms the city announces extra brush pickups online.
The City Garage drop-off for asphalt and concrete is reserved for contractors working on City of Portage projects, and spring clean-up curbside pickups exclude demolition materials. Columbia County's recycling facility maintains a collection area for demolition materials.
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(678) 884-4738Not unless it fits your regular refuse collection. Portage handles refuse collection with Columbia County Solid Waste, and bulky piles left out without arrangements can be treated as illegal dumping. Call the city's Streets Department to confirm what your pickup accepts.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Portage starts at $90 for a single item, with $5 off for curbside or driveway pickup. The first item includes the base pickup fee, and each additional item is a flat add-on charge. Your exact total is confirmed before booking.
Often yes. Same-day or next-day pickup is typically available when you book before 2PM, depending on Loader availability in your area. Enter your address during booking to see the open time slots. For curbside jobs, you generally don't need to be home.
Portage residents can use the city's brush drop-off site on Airport Road and the wood drop-off site on Currie Road. Both are limited to residents, and the City Garage at 616 Washington Street handles recycling drop-off. Mixed household junk needs a different route, such as a hauler or the county facility.
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, so donation or recycling isn't guaranteed.
You choose your items and pickup time online and see your price up front. A Loader arrives in your window, usually after a heads-up call or text. They load everything and haul it away. Your total is confirmed before booking, so the price shouldn't change at pickup.
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