*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $85. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it's one more thing on your list. Book LoadUp, get a real price upfront, and let the Gateway to the Black Hills check it off fast.
You check the city's website, leave a voicemail, and ask two haulers for quotes. One wants to come look first, and the other never calls back. Two weekends later, the junk is still sitting in your garage.
City bulk pickup programs can help, but they come with conditions. Some items, like appliances with refrigerants, electronics, and anything hazardous, are often excluded. Pickup has to fit a municipal schedule, and you still have to get every heavy piece to the curb yourself.
Many haulers want to send someone out to look before they'll give you a number. Then the quote is based on how much of the truck your load fills, so you don't know what you'll actually pay until the crew is standing in your driveway.
Thrift stores and donation centers can only accept what they can resell. A couch with a torn cushion or a dresser with a broken drawer will likely get turned away, and you still have to load it, drive it there, and bring it back home if they say no.
A roll-off is built for a whole remodel, not one cluttered basement. You might need a permit to put it on the street, you have to schedule the drop-off and the pickup, and it sits taking up your driveway while the neighbors watch you fill it.
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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 Rapid City 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 Rapid City's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
A sectional wedged in a split-level stairwell or a treadmill tucked behind a basement furnace takes patience. Your background-checked Loaders handle it, then get rated by real locals in Rapid City after each job.
Curbside fits when the load is already at the end of your driveway or next to a detached garage off the alley. If it is still inside, or your drive is too steep to drag a couch down yourself, choose full-service and your Loaders will carry it out from wherever it sits.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $85 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $80 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before 2 PM | from $95 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $85 |
| 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.
Hauling an old sofa across town is tough enough when summer visitors and the August Sturgis rally crowd fill I-90 and every road toward the Hills. Nobody wants a loaded pickup in that mix. Your Loaders carry it out and load it up, because Rapid City neighbors deserve a weekend that isn't lost to a landfill run.
Bulky items don't all end up in the same place, and in Rapid City where an item goes depends on its condition. Your Loaders sort each load, favoring donation or recycling when local options allow, and disposal when nothing else fits.
Furniture, appliances, and household goods that are clean and in working shape may be set aside for donation when local options allow. Availability varies by item, and no donation receipt is guaranteed.
Items that are worn or damaged but not ready for donation may be recycled where available, such as scrap metal or some electronics. What qualifies depends on item type, condition, and local capacity.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items, like a ruined mattress or a collapsed sofa, are handled for responsible disposal. Your Loaders do the lifting and loading, and acceptance depends on the item and local rules.
Showing up at the landfill with the wrong load can mean a refused item or a pricier per-ton charge. Here is how disposal works in Rapid City, Pennington County.
Rapid City sharply raised landfill rates for asphalt and wood shingles, with per-ton charges roughly tripling or more. Roofing debris from a reroof or shed teardown no longer carries the deep discount it once had compared with ordinary trash.
Rapid City's remote yard waste containers are set out only from May through November. From December through April, grass, leaves, pine needles and small sticks must go to the landfill, whose containers stay accessible year-round. Remote sites are residential only.
Rapid City residents with city garbage service can make one free landfill trip per month, within a weight limit, by showing the upper portion of their utility bill. Tires and Freon-bearing appliances are excluded from that free allowance.
The Rapid City Landfill's operating permit bars any appliance that contains, or has ever contained, Freon, even when the refrigerant was professionally removed. Ovens, stoves, dishwashers, and washers and dryers are accepted, but any Freon-bearing unit must go to a private scrap metal recycler.
Rapid City Solid Waste asks residents to have containers out by 7 a.m. and placed four feet away from anything, including other containers. On a crowded curb, that spacing covers parked cars, mailboxes and neighboring carts alike.
Rapid City sends tire disposal to the city landfill, where pricing rewards a little prep work. A tire still mounted on its rim is billed at the higher per-tire rate no matter its size, and loads of six or more are charged by weight.
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(678) 884-4738Not unless it fits your normal cart service. Large items need a bulk pickup arranged with Kieffer Sanitation at 605-342-5575, or you can haul them to the Rapid City Landfill yourself. Items left curbside without an arrangement can be treated as illegal dumping.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Rapid City starts at $85, and curbside 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. Traditional haulers usually charge by truckload.
Same-day pickup is often available when you book early enough, and next-day is more widely open. Enter your address during booking to see live availability. For curbside pickups you generally don't need to be home, as long as the items are accessible.
Appliances with Freon are barred from the landfill, and paint and hazardous waste are excluded from fee waivers. Pennington County sends Freon appliances to Pacific Steel & Recycling and holds household hazardous waste events about every two years. Tires and mattresses are charged by weight.
Cleanup Week runs each April, and the 54th edition is April 20 to 24. Landfill fees are waived for many household items from Pennington County residents. Commercial vehicles are still charged. Hazardous waste, paint and Freon appliances are not accepted.
Loaders try to keep usable items out of the landfill by donating them when local charities accept them. They recycle what they can, such as scrap metal and e-waste, depending on acceptance. Items that can't be donated or recycled go to the appropriate disposal facility.
Pick your items online, choose a time window, and see your total before you confirm. On pickup day your Loader arrives, loads the items and hauls them away. You can place items curbside for $5 off or have the Loader take them from inside your home.
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