*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $85. Additional items from +$15.
When junk keeps piling up, it turns into one more thing on a busy Waukee week. Book a quick pickup, see your price upfront, and get your space back.
You check the city's pickup rules, call a few haulers, and wait on quotes that never come back. One wants to see the job first, another goes quiet. Meanwhile the garage stays full for another weekend.
City bulk pickup programs can be a smart choice when your timing lines up. You usually have to request a pickup ahead of time, follow item limits, and get everything to the curb yourself. That's a tall order when it's sitting in a basement.
Many haulers want to walk the property before they'll give you a number, then price by how much of the truck you fill. That leaves you guessing until the job is done, and planning a busy family week around an estimate visit.
Donation centers have to be selective, and that's fair. Stained upholstery, worn mattresses, and anything scuffed or broken often gets turned away. You still have to load it, drive it over, and figure out what to do with the leftovers.
A roll-off sounds simple until it takes up your driveway for days. You may face delivery windows, placement rules, and neighbors wondering why it's still there. For a spare room or a few bulky pieces, it's far more container than you need.
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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 Waukee 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 Waukee's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader works a sleeper sofa up a narrow finished-basement staircase and around the landing, taking care with fresh drywall. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Waukee after each job.
If the broken treadmill or old patio set is already on your driveway or just inside an open garage bay, curbside keeps things simple. Choose full-service when items are still in a finished basement or upstairs bedroom and you want your Loaders to do the lifting and carrying from start to finish.
| 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.
Let's be honest, a trailer rental and a Saturday of dump runs compete with soccer games, school events, and every other family on your block getting a weekend project done. Your Loader does the lifting, carrying, and loading from your garage, basement, or backyard, because Waukee families deserve a weekend that actually belongs to them.
Bulky items pile up fast in a growing suburb like Waukee, and where they end up matters. Your Loader sorts each item by condition, so usable pieces can be donated and the rest is recycled or disposed of responsibly.
Furniture, appliances, and household goods in good, clean condition may be set aside for donation when local options allow. Your Loader carries them out and loads them separately, though donation is never guaranteed.
Items that are worn or damaged but not suited for donation may be recycled where available. Your Loader separates materials like metal, cardboard, and wood from the pile when local recycling options make that possible.
Heavily damaged or contaminated bulky items, like a soaked mattress or a broken sectional, are lifted out by your Loader and taken for proper disposal. Acceptance varies by item, so ask before booking.
One battery tossed in the wrong bin can spark a landfill fire, so these are the disposal rules that apply to cleanouts in Waukee and Dallas County.
Iowa law bars landfills from accepting major appliances that have not been demanufactured. That means hazardous components such as refrigerants have to be removed first, so an old freezer or dryer cannot simply be tossed out with household garbage.
Yard waste collection for City and ASI garbage customers runs on Mondays from April through November only. If branches come down in a winter ice storm or leaves pile up late in the fall, they will have to wait for spring or go another route.
Batteries are dangerous in garbage or recycling bins and have caused landfill fires, especially the ones from cell phones and tablets. Waukee takes them in the battery recycling box at Waukee City Hall, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Iowa's bottle bill puts a five-cent deposit on many beer, soda, and other beverage containers. If you find a stockpile of empties while cleaning out a basement or garage, you can return them for the refund at participating retailers or redemption centers instead of recycling them curbside.
Open burning is not allowed anywhere within Waukee city limits. Fallen limbs, leaf piles, old lumber, and cardboard from a cleanout cannot be burned on the property, so they need to go to collection or an approved drop-off.
From November 10 through January 30, Waukee residents can leave old or broken holiday lights in a collection box at Waukee Public Library. It's an easy place to take burned-out strands you find while packing decorations away for the winter.
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(678) 884-4738Yes, within limits. City of Waukee garbage customers can set out one large item per week year-round at no extra fee, and regular bagged trash has no set limit. Boards must be under five feet and 50 pounds. Call Ankeny Sanitation at 515-964-5229 with questions.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Waukee starts at $85, and curbside or driveway pickup takes a flat $5 off. The first item includes the base pickup fee and each additional item is a flat add-on charge, with the exact total confirmed before booking.
Same-day pickup is sometimes available, depending on the schedule and your address. Next-day slots are more common. Enter your address during booking to see live availability for Waukee. Curbside pickups usually don't require anyone to be home.
The city and Ankeny Sanitation won't take appliances, tires, hazardous waste, loose shingles, concrete, demolition debris, or anything over five feet long on the regular large-item pickup. Paint, chemicals and similar items go to Metro Waste Authority drop-offs.
It's held in late April or early May. City garbage customers can set out as many large or bulky items as they like on their normal collection day, up to five feet long. Hazardous waste, appliance and tire drop-off is free the following Saturday. Free options are often the better fit for a few bulky items.
Loaders try to keep usable items out of the landfill by donating them to local charities when options allow. They recycle what they can, depending on acceptance. Items that can't be donated or recycled go to an appropriate disposal facility.
You book online, list what needs to go, and see the price before you confirm. On pickup day a Loader typically calls before arriving, then carries the items out and loads them. You approve the confirmed total, and nothing is needed from you beyond access.
The main difference is the pricing model and booking flow. Junk King Des Moines serves Waukee and offers junk removal and dumpster rentals. LoadUp prices per item online and confirms the total upfront, so you know the cost before anyone arrives.
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