Moving-Out Cleanout Checklist for Rock County Renters
Updated
Short answer
Start two weeks out: book your town's bulk pickup or a hauler, set aside anything with disposal rules (appliances, TVs, tires, chemicals), donate what is usable, and leave the last day for the final load. In Rock County, 34.9% of renter households moved in 2020 or later, so turnover is common.
Two weeks out
- Find your municipality in the bulk pickup table. Beloit needs items prepaid and scheduled; Edgerton collects large items the fourth full week of the month; Footville the last Wednesday.
- If the calendar does not line up with your move date, book a hauler instead.
- Check what your lease says about furniture and trash left behind.
One week out
- Donate usable furniture: Goodwill on Holiday Dr in Janesville (no TVs; call about large pieces).
- TVs and computers go to a recycler, never the dumpster: see TV disposal.
- Paint and chemicals: hold for Clean Sweep or ask your landlord.
Move-out day
- Do not put bulk items out early. Beloit charges $125 for items at the curb before noon the day before pickup.
- Photograph the empty unit.
The numbers
The Census counts 19,382 renter households in Rock County (28.8% of households), and 34.9% of them moved into their unit in 2020 or later (ACS 2020-2024). Each town page shows its own renter share. A move-out load is usually a quarter to half truck: $100 to $400 in the national guides. See rental and move-out cleanouts.
Quick answers
What should I do with furniture when moving out of a rental in Janesville?
Donate what is usable, then haul the rest yourself to the landfill ($12 per passenger vehicle) or hire a hauler. Janesville has no curbside bulk pickup.
Rather not haul it yourself?
Tell us what needs to go and where. A local crew sorts the recycling, donation and landfill streams for you and replies with a price first.