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Junk Removal in Kenosha From a Crew Just Across the State Line

We're based in Waukegan, a short drive south, and Kenosha County is part of our regular service area. The truck comes north on Sheridan Road, Green Bay Road or I-94, depending on which side of town you're on.

Kenosha's grid helps. Streets run east and west, avenues run north and south, and the numbers tell the crew roughly where you are before the map does.

The process is the same one we use at home. Text a photo of the pile, the room or the single item to (224) 944-8652. One flat price comes back by text. You pick a time, and same-day and next-day slots are often open. The crew carries everything out from wherever it sits, sweeps up and hauls it away.

We work Monday through Saturday from 7am to 7pm, with Sunday by appointment. You don't have to be home for the pickup.

Downtown and Lakefront Kenosha: Condo and Apartment Junk Removal

Down by the harbor it's a different kind of job. HarborPark condos and townhomes, apartments above the storefronts downtown, older buildings near Library Park. Space is tight, parking is on the street, and the streetcar loop runs right through.

We ask a few questions before these jobs. Is there an elevator? Does the building want us at a certain door or inside a certain window of time? Where can the truck sit? Then we carry straight from your unit to the truck so nothing waits in a hallway.

Most of it is couch, bed and furniture removal: the sofa that won't fit the new place, a bed frame, a desk, a dresser. Third-floor walk-ups are fine. We don't add a fee for stairs.

South along the lake, past Library Park, the houses get large and old, with deep attics and big garages that haven't been emptied in a generation. North of the harbor, past Simmons Island, it's back to regular city blocks. We work all of it.

Basement and Garage Cleanouts in Kenosha's Older Neighborhoods

Head inland a few blocks and the houses change. Bungalows, two-story frame houses and duplexes, many of them built when Kenosha was a factory town. Around Uptown and the neighborhoods off Sheridan Road and 22nd Avenue, a lot of them have a full basement and a detached garage, often off the alley.

Those two spaces are where everything ends up. Old workbenches, paint-stained shelving, bikes, a furnace-room corner stacked with boxes, a freezer that hasn't run in years. A basement cleanout in a house like this means narrow stairs and low ceilings, and our crew is used to both.

Alley garages are easy for us. We pull up behind, load from the door and sweep the slab. If a family is clearing a longtime home after a death or a move to assisted living, our estate cleanout service handles the whole house, and we'll start with a free on-site look of about 15 minutes.

Appliance, Mattress and TV Pickup for Kenosha Houses and Rentals

Kenosha has a lot of rentals, from upper and lower duplex flats to places near Carthage College on the north lakefront. When a tenant leaves, something usually stays behind. A mattress. A broken dryer. A TV the size of a door.

Landlords and tenants can both text us for this. Refrigerator and appliance haul-away covers fridges, freezers, washers, dryers, ranges, dishwashers and water heaters. Appliances with refrigerant have it recovered before the metal gets scrapped.

Wisconsin bans TVs, computers and other electronics from landfills, so those can't go out with the trash. Most haulers also limit bulk items or charge for them. We take the TV, the mattress, the box spring and the rest in one trip, and the electronics go to an electronics recycler.

West Side Kenosha and the I-94 Corridor: Remodel Debris and Commercial Junk Removal

West of Green Bay Road the city gets newer. Subdivisions, stores and offices run out along 52nd Street and 75th Street toward the interstate. The junk out here leans toward projects: the kitchen that just got redone, the basement being finished, the deck boards stacked beside the garage.

Our remodeling debris hauling takes drywall, cabinets, flooring, trim, tile and old fixtures. You or your contractor do the tear-out, and we load and haul. We don't rent dumpsters and we don't demolish buildings.

For businesses along Highway 50 and near the I-94 interchanges, we haul desks, shelving, file cabinets and back-room clutter. Same pricing, same crew, and we can work around your open hours inside our 7am to 7pm day.

What Junk Removal Costs in Kenosha and How the Price Gets Set

We price by volume. That means the amount of truck space your things fill: a quarter truck, a half, three-quarters or a full load. The number covers labor, loading, sweep-up and disposal. There's no hourly rate, no fuel surcharge, no stairs fee and no weight fee.

Because we're coming up from Illinois, we confirm your price by text before the truck leaves Waukegan. You'll have the full number in writing before anyone is on the road, and nothing gets loaded until you've said yes. Our pricing page walks through the truck sizes.

Quotes cost nothing. A photo does it for most jobs. For a big one, like a full house or a packed commercial space, we'll come look in person first.

A single recliner is a small slice of the truck. A whole duplex is most of it or more. Either way the method doesn't change, and you never pay for space you didn't use.

Where a Kenosha Load Ends Up After Pickup

We don't drive everything to one place and tip it. Loads get sorted. Furniture and household goods that are still usable go to donation. Metal, from bed frames to washers, goes to scrap recycling. TVs and computers are dropped with an electronics recycler. The rest goes to a licensed transfer station.

Wisconsin and Illinois both keep electronics and yard waste out of landfills, so brush, storm limbs and bagged leaves get kept apart from household junk too. If a storm off the lake leaves limbs across your yard, send a photo and we'll price the pile.

What We Can't Take in Kenosha, and Where It Should Go

There's a short list of things that can't ride on our truck. Paint that's still wet, solvents, motor oil, gasoline, propane tanks, asbestos, ammunition and medical waste all have to stay.

For paint, oil and household chemicals, check with your county's household hazardous waste collection. If a few of those are mixed into a garage or basement load, we'll leave them and take the rest.

We cover the towns around Kenosha as well. That includes junk pickup in Pleasant Prairie to the south and hauling in Somers to the north, plus Bristol out past I-94 and Racine County up the lake.

Why Kenosha Homeowners Call Lakefront Junk Removal

  • We carry it out from wherever it sits and sweep up after
  • Loads get sorted for donation, scrap and electronics recycling
  • Open Monday through Saturday, 7am to 7pm, and Sunday by appointment
  • One flat price by truck space, approved before we lift anything
  • The full price is confirmed by text before the truck leaves Illinois

Real jobs

Junk Removal Photos: Real Loads We've Hauled

Box truck loaded with boxes, a white cabinet, a golf bag and stacked boards. Lakefront Junk Removal serves Kenosha, WI.
A box truck loaded with boxes, a white cabinet, a golf bag and a stack of flat boards.
Space behind a roll-up door packed with boxes, a bookcase, a grill and a treadmill. Lakefront Junk Removal serves Kenosha, WI.
Packed floor to ceiling behind a roll-up door: boxes, a bookcase, a grill and a folded treadmill.
Trailer loaded with brush, branches and yard debris. Lakefront Junk Removal serves Kenosha, WI.
Brush and branches strapped down on a trailer, with bags of yard debris underneath.

Kenosha Junk Removal Questions

You're based in Illinois. Do you really come up to Kenosha?

Yes. Waukegan is our home base, and Kenosha County is inside our regular service area. The city is a straight shot up Sheridan Road or I-94 from us. Text a photo of what you need gone and we'll send a flat price and the next open times.

Is there a travel fee for crossing the state line?

You get one flat price by text, and we confirm it before the truck leaves Waukegan. It's based on how much truck space your items fill, with labor, loading, sweep-up and disposal inside it. Nothing gets added at the door. If the number doesn't work for you, just say so and nobody makes the drive.

I'm in an upper flat with a narrow back stairway. Is that a problem?

No. Upper flats, tight stairs and enclosed back porches are everyday work in older houses. There's no stairs fee. Text a photo of the item and the stairway if you can. That helps the crew plan how to get a couch or a fridge around the turns.

Can you pick up from a condo building near the harbor?

Yes. Tell us what the building requires: which entrance to use, whether there's an elevator to reserve, and where a truck can park. We'll schedule inside those rules. The crew carries everything from your unit to the truck, so you don't have to stage anything in the lobby or the hall.

A tenant left a unit full of stuff. Can you clear it if I'm not there?

We can. You don't have to be on site. Text photos of each room, approve the flat price, and tell us how to get in. We carry out whatever was left, from mattresses to boxes and bags, and sweep the floors so you can get on with turning the unit over.

Can I put an old TV out with the trash in Wisconsin?

No. Wisconsin bans TVs, computers and other electronics from landfills, so they can't go in the regular trash. We pick them up and take them to an electronics recycler. One TV is fine as a single-item job, or add it to a bigger load.

How soon can you get to Kenosha after I text?

Often the same day or the next one. It depends on the schedule, so earlier in the day is better. We run Monday through Saturday, 7am to 7pm, and Sunday by appointment. You'll have your price and your time slot confirmed by text before we head north.

Do you only cover the city, or the rest of Kenosha County too?

The county, and then some. We haul in Pleasant Prairie, Somers, Bristol and the lake communities out west, and we go north into Racine County. As a rough guide, if you're within about 30 minutes of the state line, text us a photo and your address.

Service area

Junk Removal Near Me in Kenosha

We haul junk across Kenosha and the rest of Kenosha County. Call or text to book.

  • NameLakefront Junk Removal
  • Home cityWaukegan, IL
  • Phone(224) 944-8652
  • HoursMon-Sat 7am-7pm, Sun by appointment

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