*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $85. Additional items from +$15.
Junk piles up faster than anyone plans for, and getting rid of it can turn into a chore of its own. LoadUp makes it easy: see your price up front, book a pickup, and get your space back.
You search online, call the city office, leave a message or two with haulers who might cover your area, and wait. A week goes by, then a month, and the pile in the shed is still there.
Any city or county pickup program has its limits. There may be a set schedule, a call ahead to get on the list, and restrictions on appliances, electronics, or how much you can set out. And it only helps if you can drag everything to the road yourself.
With fewer haulers in a market this size, you might wait days for someone to drive out and look before you get a price. Truckload pricing can leave you guessing whether a half-full load costs the same as a full one, and the number can change once the work starts.
Thrift stores and church sales want items they can actually resell, so stained upholstery, worn-out appliances, and broken furniture usually get turned away. Even when they accept something, getting it there is still your job, and the nearest drop-off may be a long drive.
A roll-off sounds simple until you're arranging delivery and pickup dates, finding level ground that won't rut the yard, and doing all the loading yourself. For one room or a single outbuilding, you end up paying for space and days you won't use.
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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 St. Ansgar 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 St. Ansgar's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Steep farmhouse basement stairs and a packed machine shed don't slow your Loaders, who carry each piece out by hand. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in St. Ansgar after each job.
If the old riding mower or a pile of scrap fencing is already out at the end of your driveway, curbside (outdoor) service is the simpler choice. For a chest freezer in the basement or a barn loft full of boxes, choose full-service, and your Loaders will carry everything out from inside.
| 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.
Planting, harvest, and chores don't wait for a dump run, and the drive to a disposal site can swallow half a day. Your Loaders would rather do the lifting, from the old chest freezer in the barn to the brush pile behind the shed. Folks here work hard, and your Loaders like showing up for them.
Hauling a worn-out recliner or an old chest freezer to a distant disposal site eats up a day. In St. Ansgar, your Loader sorts each item by condition, so it goes the right way.
Furniture, small appliances, and household goods in clean, usable shape may be set aside for donation when possible. Your Loader carries them out, and acceptance depends on what local outlets currently take.
Items that are worn but not fit for donation, like scrap metal, old electronics, or broken appliances, may be recycled where available. Your Loader separates them when local options allow.
Heavily damaged or soiled bulky items, such as a ruined mattress or a collapsed sofa, are loaded by your Loader and taken to an appropriate disposal site, so you skip the long drive.
Iowa bans several common cleanout items from landfills, so a mixed load can be refused at the gate. These rules apply to households in Saint Ansgar and across Mitchell County.
Iowa does not allow major appliances in landfills until a permitted appliance demanufacturer removes the refrigerant, mercury-containing parts, and PCB capacitors. A dead chest freezer from the basement needs that step first, or the landfill can refuse it.
Iowa's bottle bill puts a five-cent deposit on beer, soda, wine, and liquor containers sold in the state. Before you toss bags of empties from a cleanout, take them to a redemption center or participating retailer to get the deposit back.
Iowa law keeps used motor oil and undrained oil filters out of landfills. After a long Mitchell County winter, drain small-engine equipment like snowblowers into a sealed container and take the oil to a used oil collection point instead of the trash.
The Floyd-Mitchell-Chickasaw Counties Sanitary Landfill, which serves Mitchell County, is registered with the Iowa DNR as a collection site for cathode ray tubes. CRT glass contains lead, which is why old tube TVs and monitors are handled separately.
Iowa bans lead-acid batteries from landfills and requires retailers that sell them to accept used ones. On farms around Saint Ansgar, old tractor, truck, and mower batteries can be returned to a retailer when a replacement is purchased.
State law prohibits disposing of whole waste tires in a sanitary landfill. Tires stacked behind a shed also collect rainwater and breed mosquitoes in warm months, so they need to go to a tire collection site or a retailer that accepts them.
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(678) 884-4738Generally no. Junk left curbside without arranging a pickup or disposal can be treated as illegal dumping, and Iowa law prohibits dumping outside permitted facilities. Check with St. Ansgar City Hall for current rules on bulk items and any fees.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in St. Ansgar starts at $85, and curbside or outdoor pickup takes $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.
Availability depends on crew coverage in rural Mitchell County, so same-day slots aren't guaranteed. Enter your address during booking to see live openings. For curbside pickups you usually don't need to be home, but for in-home jobs someone should be present or leave access notes.
Mitchell County is served by a regional solid waste agency, and loads usually go to a designated landfill or transfer site that may charge by weight or load. Hazardous materials like paint, chemicals, and batteries are often restricted from regular trash, so call ahead to confirm what is accepted and the fees.
Loaders aim to donate usable items, recycle what they can, and avoid the landfill whenever options allow. Acceptance depends on what local charities and recyclers will take at the time. Items that can't be donated or recycled go to an appropriate disposal facility.
You pick your items and a time window online, and the price is confirmed upfront before you book. Your Loader typically calls or texts ahead of arrival, then removes the items, and you only pay the price you were quoted.
The main differences are pricing model and booking flow. Traditional haulers often price by truckload and may confirm the cost on site. LoadUp prices per item online and locks the total before booking. For a full-garage cleanout, a truckload hauler can sometimes be the better fit.
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