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Pleasant Plains, IL · Sangamon County

Junk Removal & Dumpster Rental in Pleasant Plains, IL.

Pleasant Plains is acreage country: farmettes and long driveways along IL-125 west of Springfield in Sangamon County. L&J’s hauls junk, clears overgrown property, and drops 15 and 20 yard dumpsters from the village grid out to Clayville and Farmingdale. Text a photo, get a flat price, pick a day.

Sangamon County15 & 20 yard dumpstersAcreage & farmette cleanups25 minutes east on IL-125

Pleasant Plains job? Send a photo.

Straight price back, usually the same day.

Or text photos straight to (217) 624-7066.

Where we work in Pleasant Plains

Long driveways, big piles, no problem.

We drive through Pleasant Plains on the way to Springfield anyway. The shop sits on Hickory Road outside Virginia, and IL-125 east through Ashland puts us at the village in about 25 minutes. Because it is on the road we already run, a Pleasant Plains job is easy to slot: a dumpster gets dropped on the morning pass, a pickup gets tagged onto a Springfield stop, and an acreage cleanup gets its own day with the skid steer on the trailer. The price is flat either way.

The village itself is a few blocks of tidy older homes, but most of the calls come from outside it. Pleasant Plains is where Springfield families buy five or ten acres with a barn, and those barns come with whatever the last three owners left behind: rusted implements, tin, tires, a chicken house on its last legs, and the burn pile that keeps getting bigger. Newer homes on the north side mean garages and remodel debris. Both kinds of place get a straight price from a photo.

  • Clayville Historic Site
  • Pleasant Plains schools
  • IL-125 through the village
  • Farmingdale
  • Salisbury
  • the grain elevator
  • Richland Creek
  • the Sangamon County line toward Ashland
Pleasant Plains neighborhoods

In the village, out on the acreage.

  • The village grid
  • The north side subdivision
  • The IL-125 strip
  • Clayville
  • Farmingdale
  • Salisbury
  • Berlin
  • Curran
  • Richland
  • Bradfordton
  • The county roads toward Ashland
  • The farmettes south of 125
Nearby towns we also serviceAshland, New Berlin, Petersburg, Athens, and Springfield.
Photo of a brush pile and old fence boards on acreage near Pleasant Plains We bought 6 acres outside Pleasant Plains by Clayville. Fence rows are a jungle and there is a pile of old boards and tin. Where do we start?
Start with a few photos. We bring the skid steer and a trailer, clear the rows, and haul the pile the same trip. Flat price for the day.
Yes please
Booked for next Thursday. We will be there first thing, coming out 125 from Ashland. Mark anything on the pile you want to keep before then.
How it works in Pleasant Plains

It really is this simple.

  1. 01

    Text the pile

    Barn, fence row, garage, or all three. Give us the road name so we know which side of the village. Wide shots of the acreage tell us more than close-ups.

  2. 02

    Flat price, one number

    Hauling and disposal included, no mileage tacked on for Sangamon County. Usually back the same day. Equipment days and trailer loads are quoted separately so you can pick one or both.

  3. 03

    First stop off 125

    About 25 minutes east of the shop. Pleasant Plains sits on our Springfield route, so we are often already headed your way.

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88 five-star reviews and counting.

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Pleasant Plains FAQ

Pleasant Plains junk removal questions people ask.

Do you do junk removal in Pleasant Plains, IL?

Yes. L&J’s Junk Removal serves Pleasant Plains and the acreage around it in Sangamon County, including Clayville, Farmingdale, Salisbury, and the county roads toward Ashland. Barn leftovers, brush piles, old sheds, garage junk, and full-house cleanouts all get loaded and hauled by our crew, and we deliver 15 and 20 yard dumpsters. Text a photo to (217) 624-7066 or start with the form.

How much does junk removal cost in Pleasant Plains?

L&J’s Junk Removal gives Pleasant Plains customers one flat number that covers the crew, the hauling, and the disposal, with no extra charge for the 25-minute drive out IL-125. Acreage jobs are priced by the day when equipment is involved, and loads are priced by the trailer. Either way you know the number before we show up. Text a photo to (217) 624-7066 and we usually answer the same day.

Who does junk removal and dumpster rental near Pleasant Plains, Clayville, and Farmingdale?

L&J’s Junk Removal is a family crew from Virginia, IL that covers Pleasant Plains, Clayville, Farmingdale, Salisbury, Berlin, Curran, and west into Ashland and New Berlin. Since 2022 we have built 88 five-star Google reviews on jobs exactly like these. Pleasant Plains sits on the road we run to Springfield, so we are through town most weeks. Farmingdale and Salisbury addresses get the same flat rate. Call or text (217) 624-7066.

Can you clean up an overgrown farmette outside Pleasant Plains?

Yes, that is one of L&J’s favorite jobs. We bring the bush hog, skid steer, or tractor to knock down the fence rows and the overgrown corners, then haul the brush along with whatever the previous owners left in the barn. A day of that work on a Pleasant Plains farmette usually changes the whole look of the place. Send photos to (217) 624-7066 or request an estimate.

Do you tear down old chicken houses and sheds near Pleasant Plains?

L&J’s Junk Removal takes down chicken houses, hog sheds, lean-tos, and small barns on farmettes around Pleasant Plains and hauls the debris away in the same trip. Tin is recycled, lumber is sorted, and we leave the pad clean. Anything that has been sitting since the last owner is fair game. Text a picture of the building to (217) 624-7066 and we will price the teardown and the haul together.

Should I rent a dumpster or hire the crew to clean out a barn in Pleasant Plains?

For a barn in Pleasant Plains, L&J’s usually suggests the crew because barn junk is heavy, awkward, and often more than one trailer. If you want to work through it over a week and keep some things, a 20 yard dumpster by the barn door is a good middle ground and we can swap it when it fills. Both come with a flat price. Text (217) 624-7066 or book the dumpster.

Can you get a dumpster down a long gravel driveway outside Pleasant Plains?

Yes. L&J’s dumpsters ride behind a pickup like a dump trailer, so a long gravel lane outside Pleasant Plains is no problem as long as there is room to turn around or back in. Tell us where you want it set, near the barn or the house, and we will place it there. Book the dumpster online for 1 to 7 days, delivery and pickup included.

Do you serve the newer homes and the village part of Pleasant Plains too?

Of course. L&J’s Junk Removal works the village blocks and the newer homes on the north side of Pleasant Plains just as often as the farms. That is usually garage cleanouts, remodel debris, old furniture and mattresses, and the dead appliance in the basement. Same crew, same flat price, and we are on IL-125 through town most weeks. Village jobs ride along with the Springfield run. Text a photo to (217) 624-7066.

How soon can you get to Pleasant Plains?

L&J’s is about 25 minutes from Pleasant Plains and passes through on the way to Springfield, so openings tend to come up quickly. A single pickup can ride with a Springfield run, and a full acreage day gets its own date. We do not promise same-day, but we will text you the first real opening as soon as we see your photo. Photos of the barn and the fence rows speed that up. Reach us at (217) 624-7066.

Pleasant Plains estimate

Pleasant Plains job? Send a photo.

A barn full of somebody else’s leftovers, a fence row gone wild, or a dumpster at the end of a gravel lane. Pleasant Plains is on our road every week. Text a photo and get a flat price. Village garages and farmette barns get the same crew.

(217) 624-7066

Pleasant Plains job? Send a photo.

Add the cross streets. We reply with a price.

Or text photos straight to (217) 624-7066.