*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $90. Additional items from +$15.
When junk piles up, it takes over more than your space. Book LoadUp for a quick Shorewood pickup, with a real price shown before you commit.
You check the village website, call a couple of haulers, and wait on callbacks that never come. One wants to see it first, another goes quiet. Weeks pass, and the junk is still in the basement.
Shorewood's village bulk pickup handles a lot, but it runs on the municipal schedule, not yours. Some items need special handling or aren't accepted, and you still have to get everything out of the basement or up from the attic and to the street yourself.
Many haulers want to come out for an estimate before giving you a number, then price by how much of the truck your junk fills. That's hard to judge ahead of time, so you often don't know the real cost until the truck is loaded.
Donation centers need items they can actually resell, so stained upholstery, worn mattresses, and broken pieces usually get turned away. Most won't pick up from inside your home, either, which leaves you loading heavy furniture and driving it over without knowing if they'll take it.
On Shorewood's compact lots, a dumpster may need room you don't have, and putting one on the street can mean a permit. Then you're on a rental clock, doing all the lifting yourself, and filling a container far bigger than a one-room cleanout needs.
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No waiting on callbacksLocal Loaders arrive at your location, haul away the junk, and dispose of it responsibly when options allow.
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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 Shorewood 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 Shorewood's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Narrow basement stairs in an older duplex call for careful maneuvering, and your Loaders handle every tight turn. Each one is background-checked and rated by real locals in Shorewood after each job.
Curbside works when items are already outside, such as on the porch, beside the garage, or at the street edge of a compact lot. Full-service suits the basement, the attic, or an upper duplex unit, where your Loaders carry everything out from wherever it sits.
| 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.
Shorewood is a village where you can walk to Oakland Avenue for coffee, but nobody strolls a sleeper sofa up out of a basement. Narrow stairwells and compact lots make big items a real puzzle. Your Loaders like showing up for this community, and they handle the lifting so you don't have to.
Bulky furniture, worn-out mattresses, and basement leftovers all need somewhere to go, and in Shorewood the right destination depends on condition. Your Loader sorts each item with donation, recycling, or disposal in mind, when local options allow.
Furniture, housewares, and other items in good, clean condition may be donated when local options allow. Your Loader sets these aside during loading so usable pieces have a chance at a second home.
Items that are damaged but not donatable, such as bent metal frames or broken fixtures, may be recycled where available. What gets accepted depends on the item and current Milwaukee County options.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items from Shorewood homes are handled as disposal. Your Loader carries them out and loads them, with the aim of using responsible, permitted disposal channels.
Bags or items left outside the cart are not collected, so mistakes can leave junk sitting at your curb. These rules apply in Shorewood, Milwaukee County.
Refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, electric stoves, dishwashers, microwaves, washers, dryers, and dehumidifiers cannot be collected by village staff. Residents can bring them to the DPW yard on scheduled Saturdays for appliance recycling drop-off, with proof of residency required.
Shorewood asks residents not to place hot coals or unbagged grill or fireplace ashes in refuse carts. During heating season, let ashes cool completely and bag them so nothing smoldering ends up in a plastic cart.
Special collections are limited to household items accumulated by an owner or tenant of a village residence. Contractor-generated waste cannot be picked up this way, so debris from a hired renovation needs a separate disposal plan.
Village code bars grass clippings from refuse containers, and Wisconsin bans yard waste from landfills. Special collections also cannot be scheduled for yard waste or brush, so spring and summer cleanups follow the village's separate yard waste and brush collection.
Special collections for large or bulky household items are scheduled only after payment at Village Hall, not by telephone. Items must sit at the curb or alley, since DPW employees are not allowed to enter homes or garages.
Under Wisconsin's electronics recycling law, televisions, computers, computer monitors, desktop printers, and cell phones cannot go in household trash or to landfills. These items should be recycled through a registered electronics collection site instead.
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(678) 884-4738Not as a general rule. Shorewood's curbside trash and recycling service covers regular household waste, and large items or loose piles may not be accepted or may be treated as illegal dumping. Confirm bulky item rules with the Village of Shorewood Public Works first.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Shorewood starts at $90 for a single item, and curbside or driveway 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.
Same-day pickup is sometimes available, depending on Loader schedules near Shorewood and how early you book. Enter your address during booking to see live openings. For curbside pickups you generally don't need to be home, but indoor jobs need access arranged.
Shorewood has a transfer station at 3801 N Morris Blvd that has taken some appliances and electronics on select Saturdays, typically the first and third Saturdays from April to November. Hours can change, so confirm with the village. Hazardous waste needs a county drop-off site.
Loaders aim to donate usable items and recycle what they can, depending on what local charities and recyclers accept. Items that can't be donated or recycled go to the appropriate disposal facility. Outcomes vary by item condition, so none are guaranteed.
You choose your items and a time window online and see a total before you confirm. On pickup day your Loader typically calls or texts before arriving, then carries the items out, loads them, and hauls them away. You don't need to move anything yourself.
The main difference is the pricing model. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King usually price by truck space, often confirmed on site. LoadUp prices per item online, so you see the total before booking. Truckload pricing can suit large cleanouts better.
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