Kankakee, Illinois

Bulk junk removal
in Kankakee.

Bags, boxes and the last things left to clear, gone from the curb. Choose what’s going, see your exact price and book by 2pm for same-day pickup. You don’t need to be home.

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What is ready to go?

First item / additional item

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Book by 2pm for same-day pickup.

Choose items or browse the full catalog.

Two separate tied household bags and one filled box grouped outside an open doorway, with the entrance kept clear.
Two bags. One filled box. Count what goes, then book it together.

Finish clearing the space

The last few things still deserve a pickup.

You have decided what is going. Now give those bags and boxes a pickup day, with a price you can see before anyone arrives.

The move is nearly done.

Book the unwanted bags and boxes left after packing. Choose an available pickup day before you hand back the keys, and arrange to have them outside.

The clear-out can be finished.

You do not need a whole house of junk. Select the bags, boxes and larger items you actually have. Your combined price is shown online.

You want to know it is handled.

When the next collection does not fit your plans, choose a Dropcurb pickup day. Updates keep you informed, and completion photos show when the booked items are gone.

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A clear count. An exact price.

Count the bags and boxes, not everything inside.

A few simple choices turn a mixed pile into a clear booking. No need to estimate how much of a truck it might fill.

Filled bags and boxes

Count each trash bag or filled household box. Books and media go by the box. Clothes, bedding and shoes go by the filled bag. Toys packed together have a Box of toys choice. Ask us about unusually heavy or oversized bags and boxes first.

Empty cardboard and containers

Empty cardboard is a different choice: choose single empty boxes or tied bundles of 10 flattened boxes. Compacted bales have their own weight-based choices and require loading-dock access. A Storage bin choice covers the empty bin itself; ask us to confirm the contents if they are going too.

Furniture and other larger items

Add the actual larger item alongside your bags and boxes, such as a sofa, chair or mattress. It has its own price and preparation. Keep construction materials and items needing special handling out of ordinary household bags.

Bulk junk removal prices in Kankakee

First item / additional item

  • Trash bag$59 / $10
  • Filled household box$59 / $15
  • Bag of clothes & bedding$59 / $10
  • Empty cardboard box$59 / $5
  • 10 flattened cardboard boxes$79 / $20
  • Box of toys$89 / $29
  • Dumpster Bag$300 / $250

The highest first-item price applies once. Every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Applicable sales tax is shown before payment.

Choose my items

Ready for pickup

Bring the booked items together outside.

You handle sorting and getting things out of the home or building. We load and haul away the items on your booking from an accessible outdoor spot.

Book by 2pm at the pickup address for same-day pickup, using the dates shown at checkout. Pickup is booked for a day, not an exact arrival time. Confirm any short building-access window with us before booking.

Your place. One easy pickup plan.

A house, a condo or an apartment. Choose an accessible outdoor spot that works for your property. You arrange the move outside; we take it from there.

Text us about your setup
  1. Count it before you book.

    Add the bags, boxes and separate larger items, then choose an available day. Have an unusual pile or uncertain contents? Send a photo before booking so we can help with the choices.

  2. Make the handoff easy.

    Bag or box small household items as much as possible. Keep the booked items together, separate from anything staying. Follow your confirmation for when they need to be outside and accessible.

  3. Show us what goes.

    Add photos and clear pickup-location notes on your order page. You do not need to be home when everything is outside and accessible. We send pickup updates and completion photos.

You’re in the loop.
Until it’s gone.

Confirmation when you book. A heads-up before arrival. Photos when it’s done.

Dropcurb

Your pickup is booked.

You’re booked.

Your confirmation comes straight to your phone.

The local disposal guide

What are your
local options?

Bulk junk removal in Kankakee: start with the item’s collection rules, then choose the arrangement that fits.

Reviewed · Sources below

Large and bulk items

Accepted with preparation

One large bulk item of no more than 2 cubic yards is collected each week on the regular service day, which covers most single pieces of furniture. The allowance is per week, so a whole-house clean-out needs a special pick-up.

City cost & eligibility
No charge. One large bulk item of up to 2 cubic yards is included each week on the regular service day. Additional items need a special pick-up arranged with Public Works, which is quoted separately.
When & how
One item each week on the household's normal service day, set out only 24 hours before that day.
Get it ready
Set the item at the curb no more than 24 hours before the service day. Keep it solid rather than loose on the ground, dry rather than water-soaked, and inside the 2 cubic yard limit.
Garbage, Recycling, and Lawn Waste Pick-upResident Information sheet

Mattresses and box springs

Accepted with preparation

A mattress fits inside the weekly bulk allowance when it is the single large item for that week. Nothing in the published rules requires wrapping or an appointment for a mattress.

City cost & eligibility
No charge. A mattress counts as the single large bulk item included each week on the regular service day, provided it stays within the 2 cubic yard limit and is not water-soaked.
When & how
On the household's normal service day, within the one item per week allowance.
Get it ready
Set the mattress out no more than 24 hours before the service day and keep it dry, because water-soaked items are refused. If the mattress is one of several items you need gone in the same week, arrange a special pick-up instead.
Garbage, Recycling, and Lawn Waste Pick-up

Appliances

Special rules apply

Appliances are explicitly excluded from the weekly bulk allowance, so a refrigerator, washer or dryer cannot simply go to the curb with the one large item. The published route is a special pick-up arranged with Public Works.

City cost & eligibility
The city does not publish appliance pricing. The trash page and the resident information sheet both direct residents with excess or excluded items to contact Public Works for a special pick-up and pricing, so the charge has to be quoted.
When & how
Arranged through Public Works rather than on the regular weekly route.
Get it ready
Call Public Works and ask for a special pick-up and pricing before you set the appliance out. Do not place it at the curb with the weekly bulk item, because appliances are named in the list of items that will not be collected.
Garbage, Recycling, and Lawn Waste Pick-upResident Information sheet

The handoff matters

Right item.
Right place.

The 24 hour window on both sides

Kankakee containers and bulk items go out no more than 24 hours before the scheduled pick-up and come back in within 24 hours of collection. Code enforcement issues citations when a container is left out on the street, so the window is enforced rather than advisory.

Garbage, Recycling, and Lawn Waste Pick-up

One bulk item per week

The large item allowance is one item each week, no more than 2 cubic yards, on the regular service day. If you have two items to clear in the same week, the second one will stay at the curb unless you arrange a special pick-up with Public Works.

Garbage, Recycling, and Lawn Waste Pick-up

Four things that will not be taken

A bulk item is refused when it is loose material lying on the ground, water-soaked and heavy, construction debris, or an appliance. Appliances and construction debris therefore go through a special pick-up rather than the weekly route, and a soaked sofa can be left behind even when it fits the size limit.

Garbage, Recycling, and Lawn Waste Pick-upResident Information sheet

For your Dropcurb pickup

Use a permitted, accessible outdoor spot. Arrange the move out of your home, keep shared access clear and follow your confirmation’s readiness instructions. Check with your building about access or staging limits before booking.

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Choose what fits

A few ways
to get it gone.

The right option depends on what you have, where it is and when you need the space back.

Outdoor pickup

Dropcurb

See your price, choose an available day and follow your pickup updates.

Price
Upfront item pricing. Loading, transportation and disposal included; applicable sales tax shown before payment.
Your part
Bring the selected items to an accessible outdoor spot. We load and haul them away.
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City of Kankakee Environmental Services, collected by Republic Services

Public Works special pick-up

The route for appliances, construction debris, extra bulk items beyond the weekly allowance, and anything else the weekly truck will not take.

Cost & conditions
The city does not publish special pick-up pricing. Both the trash page and the resident information sheet tell residents to contact Public Works for a special pick-up and pricing, so the amount is quoted when you call.
Arrange it
Call Public Works or Environmental Services, describe the material, and ask for a special pick-up and its price.

This is the catch-all for items the weekly route excludes rather than a scheduled service with published rates.

Kankakee garbage and lawn waste

Taking it somewhere yourself?

Kankakee residents have a confirmed free drop-off for electronics through the county programme at Belson Steel Center Scrap, open Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to noon with photo ID, though the page does not publish the street address so the location has to be confirmed by phone at 815-932-7416. For everything else the picture is thinner: the weekly curbside allowance is a single bulk item of up to 2 cubic yards, and appliances, construction debris and loose or water-soaked material are excluded. There is no published curbside or county tire route and no published special pick-up price list, so Public Works is the only place to get a real answer for appliances, construction material and tires. E-Waste ProgramGarbage, Recycling, and Lawn Waste Pick-up

Customer reviews

Less stuff. A lot less stress.

“Quick and easy pickup. I wasn’t home and they sent me a picture of the pickup. Good communication too.”

Paul H.Google review

“Easy to schedule, same or next day appt and excellent prices. Highly recommend!”

Kathleen S.Trustpilot review

Selected customer reviews. Counts checked September 2026.

Before you book

A few things
worth knowing.

Bulk junk removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Kankakee.

How much does bulk junk removal cost in Kankakee?

A trash bag is $59 as the first item and $10 additional. A filled household box is $59 as the first item. Add your actual items and quantities to see the combined price before booking. Loading, transportation and disposal are included; any applicable sales tax is shown before payment.

Can you pick up bags of junk today?

Book by 2pm in the pickup address’s local time for same-day pickup. Available dates appear at checkout. Have the booked bags and boxes outside and accessible according to your confirmation. You receive pickup updates and completion photos; the booking is for a day rather than an exact arrival time.

Do I count every object inside a bag or box?

No. Count the filled bags or boxes using the matching choice. Books and media go in Filled household box; clothes, bedding and shoes go in Bag of clothes & bedding; packed toys have a Box of toys choice. Empty cardboard is separate, with individual empty boxes and bundles of 10 flattened boxes. Heavy, oversized or unusual contents need a photo review before booking.

Can you pick up a small loose pile of household junk?

Yes. Estimate how many trash bags the small household pile would fill, and bag or box as much as possible. Select furniture and other larger items separately. There is no extra charge just because the pile is loose. Send a photo first if the count or contents are unclear. A household Dumpster Bag choice does not accept construction debris.

Can I book bags, boxes and furniture together?

Yes. Select the bags and boxes, then add each larger item using its own catalog choice. The booking shows one combined price for the selected items. Move everything to an accessible outdoor spot before pickup; indoor carrying and sorting are not included. Keep anything you want to retain apart from the booked items and identify what goes in your photos and notes.

How many bulk items can I put out at once?

One large bulk item each week, no larger than 2 cubic yards, on your regular service day. Anything beyond that needs a special pick-up arranged with Public Works, and the item will not be taken if it is loose on the ground, water-soaked, construction debris or an appliance.Official guidance

Will a mattress be picked up at the curb?

Yes, as the one large bulk item allowed that week, up to 2 cubic yards and set out no more than 24 hours before your service day. Keep it dry, because water-soaked items are refused, and arrange a special pick-up if you have more than one large item in the same week.Official guidance

Can I put an appliance out with the bulk item?

No. Appliances are named among the items that will not be picked up as the weekly bulk item. Call Public Works to arrange a special pick-up and get pricing before the appliance goes anywhere near the curb.Official guidance

What does Kankakee charge for a special pick-up?

The city does not publish a price list. Both the trash page and the resident information sheet tell you to contact Public Works for a special pick-up and pricing, which is the route for appliances, construction debris and anything beyond the one weekly bulk item. Dropcurb pricing for a pickup is shown at checkout and is not connected to these municipal charges.Official guidance

Can I be cited for leaving my container out?

Yes. Kankakee containers go out no more than 24 hours before the scheduled pick-up and come back in within 24 hours of collection, and code enforcement issues citations when a container is left out on the street. The same 24 hour rule applies to a large bulk item.Official guidance

Do I qualify for free electronics recycling?

The county programme is free for Kankakee County residents living outside any municipal corporate limit, and for residents of the participating municipalities, which include the City of Kankakee. Bring photo ID, because staff check it. Air conditioners, refrigerators, dishwashers and microwaves are not accepted on that list.Official guidance

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