*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $80. Additional items from +$15.
Junk builds up faster than anyone plans for, and hauling it off yourself gets old quick. Downriver pickups work simply: choose a time, see your price upfront, and skip the heavy lifting.
You read the city rules, then call to schedule, then find out you still have to drag everything out front yourself. You collect a couple of hauler quotes. One never calls back. Weeks pass, and the pile stays put.
Only what fits in the brown cart with the lid closed goes out on your weekly day. Anything bigger means calling the city for a special pickup, moving it to the easement out front yourself, and watching for a bill in the mail afterward.
Most haulers want to see the load before they will name a number. That means an estimate window, a walkthrough, and a price quoted in fractions of a truck. If the item is coming up from a basement, the number tends to move again.
Thrift and resale shops set condition standards, and they should. Anything stained, torn, or missing hardware usually gets declined. Even when something qualifies, a pickup slot can run weeks out, and whatever they pass on is still sitting in your living room.
A roll-off ties up a driveway for days, and on the tighter lots along the older west-side blocks there may be nowhere to put it but the road. Add delivery and haul-off scheduling, plus the part where you load every piece 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 Trenton 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 Trenton's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
A sleeper sofa out of a basement with a tight stairwell, or a freezer wedged into a detached garage: your Loaders are background checked and rated by real locals in Trenton after each job.
If everything already sits at the street or the end of the drive, curbside is the quicker route. Go full service when items are still inside and your Loaders need to walk them down narrow interior stairs or along a tight side drive, which is common in older homes here.
| 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 noon | 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.
Most of the weight in this town sits at the bottom of a basement stairway or at the back of a detached garage, down a driveway sized for a 1959 sedan. A sleeper sofa does not care that it is February in Michigan. Your Loaders take the stairs and the ice, gladly, for neighbors worth the trip.
Most Trenton loads mix a worn basement couch with a still-usable dresser, so where each piece ends up depends on its condition. Your Loaders sort items as they carry them out, keeping what they can out of a landfill when possible.
When an item is still clean, intact, and a local resale or charity option is accepting that category, your Loaders will try to bring it there instead of to a disposal site.
Items too damaged to pass along often still have value as material. Where available, your Loaders separate metal, appliances, and electronics so they can be processed under Michigan's handling requirements rather than discarded whole.
Water-damaged mattresses, broken sectionals, and soaked basement furniture go to a licensed transfer station or landfill serving the Trenton area. Your Loaders handle the weight and the loading, so nothing sits at your curb.
Skip these steps and you risk a citation or a cart left untouched at the curb, so here is what Trenton and Wayne County require.
Trenton empties only city-issued carts, and the lid has to close. Oversized or heavy items require a scheduled special pickup, billed at $35 per truckload, with $20 added for each mattress or box spring.
Refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners and dehumidifiers cannot simply be set out. Trenton adds $25 to a special pickup to pull the refrigerant and have the unit inspected, since federal law requires certified recovery before scrapping.
Michigan keeps yard clippings out of landfills, so Trenton runs a separate yard waste cart from spring through early December. Residents can also take brush and bagged yard waste to the transfer station free of charge.
The city transfer station turns away bricks, concrete, sod, dirt and shingles. Those heavier loads are collected on Thursday loader stops at $50 per cubic yard, while asphalt shingles call for a city-rented dumpster for a fee.
Household hazardous waste may not go in Trenton trash carts. Wayne County holds four hazardous waste and electronics collection events a year, taking computers, televisions, paints and automotive fluids from residents only, never commercial or industrial waste.
Leaving junk on a vacant lot, alley or roadside is a state civil infraction, with fines reaching $800 for under a cubic foot and misdemeanor charges for larger piles. Courts can also order full cleanup.
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(678) 884-4738Only items that fit inside your 95-gallon cart with the lid closed get collected on your regular day. Anything larger needs a scheduled special pickup through the DPW at 734-675-5496, placed on the city easement clear of overhead wires. The city charges $35 per 10-yard truckload.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Trenton starts at $80, and curbside or driveway pickups take $5 off. The first item covers the base pickup fee, and each additional item is a flat add-on, so your full total is confirmed before you book. The city's special pickup runs $35 per truckload plus add-ons.
Yes, same-day pickup is open in most Trenton zip codes when you book before noon, and next-day is available across Wayne County. Enter your address during booking to see live availability near Elizabeth Park, City Center, or your own neighborhood.
The Transfer Station on Van Horn Road turns away bricks, concrete, sod, shingles, tires, and household hazardous waste. Shingles go to the Riverview Land Preserve, tires to Silver Lining Recycling in Wyandotte, and chemicals to a Wayne County hazardous waste event. LoadUp hauls most household junk but not hazardous materials.
Loaders sort items when they can, aiming to donate usable furniture and goods to local charities and route electronics to recyclers like the Riverview Land Preserve program whenever options allow. Scrap metal and appliances are kept out of the landfill when possible, with whatever is left going to proper disposal. Outcomes depend on acceptance.
For curbside or driveway pickups, no. Leave the junk in an accessible spot with notes and your Loader handles the rest. For items inside your home that are heavy or hard to move, someone should be present. Your Loader typically calls about 30 minutes before arrival.
Pricing and booking. Traditional haulers like 1-800-GOT-JUNK and Junk King charge by truckload and quote in person, so your price isn't set until the truck arrives. LoadUp prices each item online and locks it in before anyone shows up, which usually runs less for single or two-item jobs.
Yes. Federal rules require Freon to be recovered before a fridge, freezer, or AC unit is scrapped. The city handles this through a special pickup with a $25 Freon fee, and the Transfer Station accepts these units for the same charge. LoadUp can also haul Freon appliances without you arranging separate recovery.
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