Garage and Basement Cleanouts in Janesville, WI

Priced by volume, not by the item

A garage full of mixed stuff is not priced piece by piece. The crew estimates what fraction of the truck it fills. The national ranges: a quarter load $100 to $200, a half load $175 to $400, three quarters $375 to $600 and a full load $400 to $800 (Angi, Fixr, HomeGuide, LawnStarter). The full table is on the pricing page.

What usually turns up, and the rule for each

• Old paint and chemicals: Rock County Clean Sweep, by registration (608-757-5588). Brodhead's clean-up takes water-based paint only once it is dried out with the lid off.
• An old fridge or freezer: $15 at the Janesville landfill with doors removed; banned from the trash statewide.
• Tires: $8 each at the Janesville landfill for city residents, rims under 24 inches.
• Brush, pallets, brick and unpainted lumber: the Janesville Compost Site and Clean Fill Facility takes them at $6 per cubic yard for residents (city compost page).
• Car batteries: banned from Wisconsin landfills; Edgerton takes up to three per household per year at the City Garage.

Older houses, fuller basements

The Census counts a median year built of 1970 across Rock County, and 19.2% of homes built before 1940 (ACS 2020-2024). In Beloit it is 26.9% and in the Town of Avon 45.5%. Every town page in the service area shows its own housing age next to the county.