*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 for a quick pickup and see your real price upfront, with no surprises.
You look up the city's pickup rules, leave a message at city hall, and call a few haulers. One quotes, one never calls back, and weeks later the junk is still sitting in the garage.
Free city pickup can save you money, but programs in smaller Iowa communities tend to run on limited schedules, may need a request ahead of time, and often turn away appliances, electronics, or remodel debris. You also still have to haul everything to the curb yourself.
Plenty of haulers want to come out and look before giving you a number, and that can take days in a rural area. Then the price is based on a vague fraction of a truckload, so you don't know the real total until the truck is already loaded.
Thrift stores and charities have to resell what they take, so they look closely at condition. Stained upholstery, worn mattresses, and broken furniture usually get turned down, and it's on you to load the item, drive it there, and bring it back home if they say no.
A roll-off container makes sense for a full gut job, not a back bedroom or a few pieces from a basement. You'll juggle delivery and pickup windows, maybe check placement rules, and live with a big steel box in the driveway while you 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 Stuart 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 Stuart's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders carry items up narrow basement stairs in older homes and down from cramped barn lofts. Each one is background-checked and rated by real locals in Stuart after every job.
If an old mower or a stack of boxes is already at the end of your driveway or beside a detached garage, curbside keeps things simple. For a couch wedged in a basement or furniture spread through an older two-story house, choose full-service 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 $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.
Most folks passing Stuart on I-80 are headed somewhere else, and nobody wants a mattress strapped to a pickup at highway speed. Hauling a couch yourself and hunting for a place to take it can eat a whole Saturday. Your Loader does the lifting and loading, and we love showing up for folks around here.
Where a couch, mattress, or old dresser ends up matters as much as getting it out of your house. In Stuart, your Loader sorts items by condition, so usable pieces have a chance at a second life.
Furniture and household goods that are clean and in good shape may be donated when possible and local options allow. Your Loader sets those items aside and loads them separately from the rest.
Items that are worn or damaged but not ready for donation may be recycled where available. Your Loader separates materials like metal or cardboard when nearby facilities accept them, since rural options can be limited.
Heavily damaged or contaminated bulky items, like soaked mattresses or broken sofas, go to proper disposal. Your Loader loads them up from your Stuart house, garage, or barn so you never haul them yourself.
Putting tires, car batteries, or appliances that still hold refrigerant in the trash breaks Iowa law. On top of these state bans, Stuart in Guthrie County has its own collection requirements.
Iowa law bans whole waste tires from landfills. A stack of old tires behind a Stuart garage or shed has to go to a permitted tire collection site or processor. It can't go out as a bagged curbside set-out or in a mixed load.
Stuart's solid waste ordinance requires a City sticker on each bag or package set out for curbside collection. Before you stack a weekend's worth of cleanout bags at the curb, count them and get enough stickers for every one.
In Iowa, a permitted demanufacturer has to remove refrigerants, mercury switches, and PCB capacitors from appliances before they can be landfilled or scrapped. The Guthrie County Transfer Station is listed in the Iowa DNR appliance demanufacturing program, so it's a county option worth checking.
Stuart is in Guthrie County, but the Adair County landfill lists Stuart among the communities it serves. It set aside an April 2026 Saturday for the Stuart city cleanup. From October through April, it opens only the first Saturday of each month.
Iowa's bottle bill puts a five cent deposit on beer, soda, wine, and liquor containers sold in the state. If a basement or garage cleanout turns up bags of empties, you can take them to a redemption center for the deposit instead of throwing them away.
Iowa law bans lead-acid batteries from landfills and regular trash. Stores that sell them must take used batteries back, generally one for each new battery bought. Cold Iowa winters wear out car batteries, so returning a dead one is simple.
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(678) 884-4738Not as a free bulk pickup. Stuart's solid waste code treats garbage and rubbish as something to be placed for collection or hauled properly, and piles left out can be declared a nuisance the city can abate. Check with Stuart City Hall for current rules.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Stuart starts at $85, and curbside or outdoor pickup takes $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, depending on Loader availability near Stuart and the I-80 corridor. Enter your address during booking to see the real openings. Next-day slots are usually easier to find in a small town, and you can book ahead for a set date.
Not for curbside or outdoor pickups. Leave the items in an accessible spot and add access notes at booking. For items inside the house or garage, someone should be there, or you can leave entry instructions. Your Loader gives notice before arriving.
Paint, pesticides, and lawn and garden chemicals should not go in the trash. Guthrie County Solid Waste accepts pest, lawn, and garden products at the Guthrie County Transfer Station in Guthrie Center, free for residents. Haulers generally can't take hazardous materials.
Loaders try to keep usable items out of the landfill by donating them when a local charity will accept them. Recyclable materials go to recycling when options allow. What can't be donated or recycled is taken to a proper disposal facility, such as a transfer station.
Often yes, if you own a truck or trailer and have time. The Guthrie County Transfer Station charges disposal fees by material, so check its current rates page first. Paying for pickup makes more sense when you lack a vehicle or can't lift the items.
The main difference is the pricing model. Many traditional haulers price by truckload and confirm the cost on site. LoadUp prices per item online and confirms your total before booking, so you know the cost before a Loader arrives.
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