Janesville, Beloit and all of Rock County
Junk Removal in Janesville, WI
Updated
Short answer
If you haul it yourself
- Janesville landfill, carload
- $12
- Janesville landfill, trailer
- $46/ton, $20 min
- Refrigerator or freezer, landfill
- $15
- Beloit curbside, per bulky item
- $20
- Beloit curbside, sofa
- $30
- Town of Union center, couch
- $25
- TVs at the landfill
- Not accepted
2026 fees from the City of Janesville, City of Beloit and Town of Union.
Pricing
What junk removal costs in Janesville
Junk is priced by how much of the truck it fills, not item by item. The ranges here span Angi, HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide and LawnStarter, all published in 2025 or 2026. A single couch or appliance usually falls under a minimum charge of $60 to $150. Heavy material like plaster or shingles costs more per load because it weighs more, and appliances and TVs can add a handling fee because Wisconsin keeps them out of landfills.
Full 2026 price tables and local fees- Minimum or 1/8 load$70 to $125
- 1/4 load$100 to $200
- 1/2 load$175 to $400
- 3/4 load$375 to $600
- Full truckload$400 to $800
Services
What gets hauled away
One item or a whole house. Most jobs are a mix: a garage with an old fridge in it, a basement with a treadmill, a rental with a mattress and a TV left behind. Each service page has the price range and the Wisconsin rule that applies.
Where it goes
Where your junk goes after it leaves
A load of junk from a Rock County house does not all go to one place. Wisconsin law splits it into streams, and the Janesville landfill enforces the split at the gate. That sorting is a large part of what you pay a crew for, and it is the part that is hardest to do yourself with one truck and one afternoon.
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Donation
Usable furniture and household goods. Goodwill on Holiday Dr in Janesville is the confirmed local drop-off.
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Appliance recycling
Washers, dryers, water heaters, and refrigerant units after NR 488 recovery. Never the landfill.
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Electronics recycling
TVs, monitors, computers and printers, to a recycler under E-Cycle Wisconsin.
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Compost and clean fill
Brush, leaves, stumps, and clean pallets, brick and lumber at Janesville's site beside the landfill.
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Tires
Banned from landfills since 1995; taken at a separate tire drop-off for a per-tire fee.
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Landfill
Everything else, at the Janesville Sanitary Landfill on Black Bridge Rd.
What Wisconsin keeps out of the landfill
State law bans five kinds of waste from every landfill and incinerator in Wisconsin. Major appliances and lead-acid batteries are covered by s. 287.07(1m). Waste tires have been banned since January 1, 1995 and yard waste since January 3, 1993. Since September 1, 2010, E-Cycle Wisconsin has kept TVs, computers, monitors, printers, DVD players and cell phones out as well.
The practical effect: the old fridge in the garage, the tube TV in the basement and the pile of tires behind the shed each need their own destination. Read the bans explained.
Refrigerators and the NR 488 rule
Refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners and dehumidifiers carry refrigerant. Under Wisconsin's NR 488, anyone who salvages, dismantles or transports that equipment, waste haulers included, registers with the DNR every year, and the refrigerant is recovered by a trained, certified person.
At the Janesville landfill a refrigerant appliance costs $15 with the doors removed, while washers, dryers, dishwashers, stoves and water heaters are free. See what to do with an old refrigerator.
Sources: Wis. Stat. s. 287.07; Wisconsin DNR, E-Cycle Wisconsin; NR 488; City of Janesville.
Doing it yourself
The Janesville landfill
The City of Janesville Sanitary Landfill at 525 Black Bridge Rd serves the whole county and is open to the public. City residents can bring 96 gallons or less free in any vehicle. Everyone else pays $12 for a passenger vehicle of any size, and trucks and trailers pay the greater of $46 per ton or $20. Those rates took effect January 1, 2026.
It is open Monday 8am to 3:30pm, Tuesday to Friday 8am to 3pm and Saturday 8am to 1pm. Next door, the Compost Site and Clean Fill Facility takes brush, stumps and clean demolition material at $6 per cubic yard for residents, and grass and leaves free. TVs and electronics are refused at the gate. More in what the landfill charges.
Beloit
Beloit's $20 bulky item program
Beloit is the one big city in the county with curbside bulk pickup. It costs $20 per item, $30 for a sofa or sleeper, and $20 per appliance. You prepay and schedule at public works on Springbrook Ct or at (608) 364-2929, and the items go out no earlier than noon the day before. Put them out sooner and the city can charge $125.
It is a good deal for one or two pieces at the curb. It is less useful for a basement full of furniture or a lease that ends before the next slot. The Town of Beloit, which is a separate municipality, runs a $10 Saturday drop-off instead. See how Beloit's program works and the Beloit page.
Town by town
Bulk pickup is different in every Rock County town
There is no county-wide bulk program. Each city, village and town decides for itself, and the answers range from free to $50 to nothing published at all. Here are the larger ones; all 29 are in the full table.
| Community | Bulk items | Hauler |
|---|---|---|
| Janesville | No curbside bulk program; self-haul to the city landfill | City crews |
| Beloit | $20 per item, prepaid and scheduled; sofas $30 | City crews |
| Milton | One free bulk pickup a month, call Johns Disposal | Johns Disposal |
| Edgerton | Large items the 4th full week of each month, call ahead | GFL (formerly Badgerland) |
| Evansville | No published program; contact GFL | GFL under city contract |
| Clinton | Second Thursday of the month, call GFL first | GFL |
| Town of Union | Priced per item at the town center (couch $25) | None; town drop-off center |
| Town of Beloit | $10 per item at the Beloit Recycling Center, Saturdays | Your choice of licensed hauler |
Reuse
Donate first: Goodwill, and why there's no ReStore
Good furniture should not go to the landfill. In Rock County the confirmed donation outlet is Goodwill's store and donation center at 2003 Holiday Dr in Janesville, (608) 758-8794. The city notes it does not take TVs, and whether it accepts large furniture is worth a phone call before you load a couch.
There is no Habitat for Humanity ReStore anywhere in Rock County. Habitat's work in the county is building homes; the affiliate's ReStore is in Waukesha. On a cleanout, ask the crew to load donations separately and drop them on the way. Read where to donate furniture in Rock County.
Hazardous waste
Paint and chemicals: Clean Sweep
Old paint, solvents and pesticides do not go in a junk truck. Rock County runs Clean Sweep, an annual drop-off for household hazardous chemicals open to every county resident, with advance registration at 608-757-5588. In 2026 it ran June 13 in Beloit and August 29 in Janesville. Set those items aside and get on the list for 2027.
Census numbers
Why moves drive cleanouts in Rock County
Of Rock County's 67,201 households, 13,201 moved into their home in 2020 or later. Among renters it is 34.9%. A move is when most junk finally gets dealt with. At the other end, 11.9% of households have been in the same home since 1989 or earlier, and those are the houses that become estate cleanouts. In Janesville itself, 21.2% of households are recent movers.
- 19.6%
- of households moved in 2020 or later
- 28.8%
- rent their home (19,382 households)
- 1970
- median year the county's homes were built
- 19.2%
- of homes built before 1940
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Every town page has its own figures.
Process
How a pickup works
No trailer to borrow, no second trip for the fridge, no waiting for a bulk day. The full process.
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Tell us what's going
Use the quote form: the address, what needs to go, and roughly how much. A room, a garage, one couch.
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Get a price
A local crew replies with a price from your description, and may ask for a couple of photos to size the load.
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It gets carried out
The crew loads from wherever it sits: basement, attic, upstairs bedroom, backyard.
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It gets sorted
Donations, appliances, electronics, tires, brush and landfill each go where Wisconsin law says.
Service area
Every community in Rock County
Each page has that community's own Census numbers, its trash hauler, its bulk pickup rule and where residents can drop things off. Sorted from the most recent movers down on the service area table.
Some towns publish a lot: the Town of Union prices every item at its drop-off center, and Edgerton lists its brush pickup down to the branch length. Others, like Bradford, Center and Spring Valley, publish nothing about trash at all. Where that is the case, the page says so plainly and lists what still applies: the public landfill in Janesville, Clean Sweep for chemicals, and the statewide bans.
Guides
Guides for clearing out a house
- Wisconsin Landfill Bans Explained: What Can't Go in the Trash
- What the Janesville Landfill Charges in 2026
- How Beloit's $20 Bulky Item Pickup Works
- Where to Donate Furniture in Rock County, WI (and Why There's No ReStore)
- Junk Removal vs Renting a Dumpster in Rock County
- How to Get Rid of a Mattress in Rock County, WI
- What to Do With an Old Refrigerator in Wisconsin
- Rock County Clean Sweep: Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off
- Moving-Out Cleanout Checklist for Rock County Renters
Common questions
Common questions
How much does junk removal cost in Janesville?
National cost guides put a minimum or 1/8 load at $70 to $125, a half truckload at $175 to $400 and a full truckload at $400 to $800. Single bulky items usually carry a $60 to $150 minimum. Forbes Home gives a national average of $225.
Does the City of Janesville pick up bulk items?
The city does not publish a curbside bulk-item program. Residents haul bulky items to the Sanitary Landfill at 525 Black Bridge Rd, where 96 gallons or less is free for residents, a passenger vehicle load is $12, and trucks and trailers pay $46 per ton with a $20 minimum.
Can I throw away a refrigerator or TV in Wisconsin?
No. Wisconsin bans major appliances, lead-acid batteries, waste tires, yard waste and electronics such as TVs and computers from landfills. Refrigerant appliances also need certified refrigerant recovery under NR 488.
Do you serve Beloit and the rest of Rock County?
Yes. The service area is all 29 Rock County communities, from Janesville and Beloit to Milton, Edgerton, Evansville, Clinton, Footville, Orfordville and the 20 towns. Each has its own page with local rules.
Is there a Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Janesville?
No. There is no ReStore in Rock County; the nearest one for the Waukesha-Jefferson-Rock affiliate is in Waukesha. Goodwill's donation center at 2003 Holiday Dr in Janesville is the confirmed local option, and it does not take TVs.
What happens to paint and chemicals?
They go to Rock County Clean Sweep, the county's annual household hazardous waste drop-off, which requires advance registration at 608-757-5588. A junk removal crew does not load them with household junk.
How do I get a price?
Use the quote form with the address and a description of what needs to go. A local crew replies with a price, and may ask for a couple of photos to size the load.
Get it cleared out
Janesville, Beloit, Milton, Edgerton, Evansville, Clinton and every town in between. Tell us what needs to go and get a price first.