*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it's all you see. Book LoadUp, see your price upfront, and get it picked up fast, so your Richmond place feels like yours again.
You search online, call the village office, leave messages with a couple of haulers and wait. One never calls back, another wants to come look first. Weeks go by and the junk is still sitting in the garage.
Free bulk pickup through a trash hauler can work for a single item, if your service even covers it. You often have to call ahead, wait for a set day and drag everything to the road yourself. Appliances, debris and big piles may be excluded or cost extra.
Many haulers want to see the job in person before they'll give you a number, and that can mean a long wait out here. Then the price is quoted by fractions of a truckload, so you don't really know your total until everything is already on board.
Donation centers have to be choosy. Anything stained, worn, broken or out of date usually gets turned away, and many won't send anyone to pick up from a barn or basement. You can end up loading it all, driving it there and bringing half of it home.
A dumpster makes sense for a gut renovation, but for one room or an old shed it's a lot of steel to sit in your driveway for days. You coordinate delivery and pickup, check whether you need a permit, then lift and toss every heavy item in 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 Richmond 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 Richmond's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders work around tight aisles and uneven floors to clear rusted equipment and old lumber from a crowded pole barn. They're background-checked and rated by real locals in Richmond after every job.
If you can roll that old riding mower or a pile of scrap fencing to the end of your driveway, curbside keeps things simple. Pick full-service when items are still in a basement or an upstairs bedroom, and your Loaders will carry everything out for you.
| 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 2 PM | 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.
Out here, a dump run can mean a long drive down county roads with a truck bed full of old fence posts and a dead chest freezer, then the same drive back. Your Loaders like showing up for Richmond neighbors, and they'd happily do the lifting and loading so your weekend stays yours.
Bulky items don't all end up in the same place, and in a small village like Richmond, nearby options can be limited. Your Loader sorts each load by condition, so donation, recycling or disposal is chosen with care.
Furniture, appliances and household goods in good, clean condition may be set aside for donation when possible. Where local options allow, your Loader keeps usable items separate so they can find a second home.
Items that are worn or damaged but not fit for donation, like a scratched dresser or a dented metal shelf, may be recycled where available. Your Loader separates materials when local options allow.
Heavily damaged, soiled or contaminated bulky items, such as a water-ruined sofa or rotted decking, are taken for responsible disposal. Your Loader lifts and loads them so you never haul them yourself.
Uncorrected debris violations can lead the Village to authorize removal and bill the owner or tenant for every cost. These rules apply specifically in Richmond and across McHenry County.
The McHenry County open burning ordinance prohibits burning garbage, construction materials or litter on any property at all times, with no seasonal exception. Officers from the county health department, police, or fire protection districts are all authorized to enforce it.
Items that need extra labor or equipment, such as a sleeper sofa, TV console or entertainment center, fall under Richmond's Special Refuse Collection category instead of standard cart service, and LRS does not guarantee collection of every item.
Richmond's residential service through LRS picks up Christmas trees during the two weeks immediately following Christmas, on your regular pickup day. Since Richmond collects on Thursdays, that means two curbside chances before the seasonal window closes.
Richmond's optional weekly yard waste program, available by sticker or seasonal subscription, does not accept sod, dirt, rock, or whole trees. Landscaping and regrading projects need a separate disposal route for those heavier materials.
Richmond's village code bars placing building material or any obstruction where it blocks a fire hydrant, manhole, catch basin, or vault, or leaves a street, alley, or public way impassable to vehicles, so stage remodel tear-out piles well clear.
The Village collects brush on the third Monday of each month from April through November, for branches six inches or smaller in diameter and no more than six feet long. Lumber such as decking, stumps, and trees taken down by a contractor are excluded.
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(678) 884-4738Not outside your regular collection. Richmond's household service through LRS picks up trash and recycling in the provided carts on Thursdays. Loose bulky junk beside the cart may not be taken, and dumping it elsewhere can be treated as illegal dumping. Call Village Hall to confirm bulk rules.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Richmond starts at $80 for a single item, and curbside or driveway pickup takes a flat $5 off. The first item includes the base pickup fee, each additional item is a flat add-on charge, and the exact total is confirmed before booking.
Sometimes. Same-day slots depend on Loader availability in the Richmond area, and rural northern McHenry County can fill up faster than the Chicago suburbs. Entering your address at booking shows the live openings. For outdoor pickups, you don't need to be home if you leave access notes.
Household hazardous waste such as oil-based paint, solvents, antifreeze, motor oil, pesticides and gasoline can't go in curbside carts. McHenry County and the Illinois EPA hold free collection events, so check the county Health Department for dates. Latex paint isn't classed as hazardous waste.
Loaders try to keep usable items out of the landfill by donating them when local charities will accept them. They also recycle materials like scrap metal and cardboard when options allow. Whatever can't be donated or recycled goes to an appropriate disposal facility.
You choose your items online, enter your Richmond address, and pick a time window. You see the price before you confirm. On pickup day, your Loader usually calls ahead, then removes the items and hauls them away. Outdoor items can be left out with access notes.
The main difference is the pricing model. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King generally price by truck space and may confirm the price on site. LoadUp prices per item online, so you see the total before anyone arrives. For a big cleanout, a truckload quote may suit you better.
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