Refrigerator removal from right where it sits
You can be rid of your old refrigerator without lifting it: our crew carries it out of your home from right where it sits, and same-day is often available.
Refrigerator removal prices start at $99 for a single item at the curb, and loads start at $149.
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Your old fridge is still standing there and the plan for it fell through
Maybe the delivery crew wouldn’t take your old refrigerator, or your county’s pickup date is weeks away while the new one is already on its way to your kitchen.
The hard part usually isn’t the lifting, it’s the stretch between deciding the refrigerator goes and seeing it gone. It’s frustrating to feel your day slide onto someone else’s calendar, braced for one more “sorry, not us,” and you deserve a clear answer rather than “check locally.”
If no route works in time, the new fridge shows up and the old one is still in its spot.
We remove refrigerators all the time and will tell you straight which way fits you
We know the call that starts with “the delivery crew wouldn’t take it.” It’s half hope and half bracing, and we answer it like a normal question, because it is.
You can see each route below, with a plain word on when a crew makes more sense, so you can pick the one that fits your week.
We’re locally owned and have been in business since 2012. We’re licensed and insured, BBB accredited since 2019, and we background check everyone on the team.
We have served more than 15,000 customers. One of those jobs was a small fridge, a small AC unit and two wood pallets, all hauled away together.
If we’re late, you get $25 off the job when you go ahead with it.
Get your old refrigerator picked up in three simple steps
Tell us where the fridge sits and book a time.
Book online or call, and tell us which room the refrigerator is in.
Hear your price before we lift it.
The crew calls ahead, sizes up the refrigerator and gives you the price on site.
Pay after it’s out the door.
They carry it out, and you pay when it’s done.
It’s simple: you say yes and the crew does the lifting. They call 20 to 30 minutes before they arrive, and if the refrigerator is too wide for a doorway, they take its doors off.
We respond fast and book as soon as we can, and from there we never ask you to move it yourself.
- On timing, the booking page shows the open times, and we don’t promise one it doesn’t show.
- Nobody asks why the refrigerator has to go now.
Estimates are always free.
Once it’s gone, your kitchen is ready for the new fridge
- The spot is clear, and the new fridge slides right in.
- You don’t tilt, drag or carry it, because the crew does that for you, even on the stairs or around a tight kitchen corner.
- We take it to a recycler or a county site, so that trip is off your list.
Find out what refrigerator removal costs
That leaves the cost, which follows how much room your items fill on our truck, and you hear your price before anyone lifts a thing. Prices start at $99 for single item removal at the curb, so that number only fits a fridge that’s already outside.
When we carry it out from inside, it’s priced as a load, and loads start at $149.
Extra labor time and stairs past the first two flights can add to the price. Some specialty items can carry an added fee to cover extra disposal and processing costs, and we explain it before we start.
See your options for getting rid of an old refrigerator
You have five ways to clear an old refrigerator from your home in Maryland: your power company, the store, your county, a sale or giveaway, or a crew. Before you pay anyone to haul it, make sure you need to, because not every old refrigerator needs a crew.
- Your power company. A utility program may pay you to recycle a working refrigerator, if one is open when you check.
- The store. Many stores will take the old one away when they bring the new one, so ask before your delivery day.
- Your county. Each county sets its own rules for pickup or drop-off.
- Sell it or give it away. This suits a newer fridge that still runs well, and the EPA suggests skipping resale of old ones to save energy.
- A crew like ours. We carry it out and haul it away, so you don’t have to wait weeks or drag it to the curb.
A crew makes more sense when your fridge is dead or a program has closed, or when it’s in a basement, time is short or you have other junk to clear.
For washers, dryers and stoves, see appliance removal, and if you have more to clear, see junk removal.
Fun fact: The EPA estimates that 11 – 13 million home fridges, freezers and similar appliances are retired every year, so you’re far from the only person with this job.
Check if BGE or your utility pays you for a working fridge
Four Maryland utilities have programs that have paid customers to recycle a working fridge or freezer: BGE, Pepco Maryland, SMECO and Potomac Edison.
They are the utilities’ own programs, not ours. Each one sets its own terms and can close or change, so check the program page before you count on one.
Know your county’s rules before you set it at the curb
If your fridge is dead or no program fits, your county is the next place to look, but don’t put an old refrigerator out with your regular trash. The rules differ by county, and the EPA warns that a refrigerator left at the curb may end up in a landfill.
Find your county below and open its page before you set anything out, because rules change. If the wait is too long or you can’t get it to the curb, our crew can carry it out for you.
- Anne Arundel County. Book a bulk metal pickup instead of putting metal out on your weekly trash day (county page).
- Baltimore County. Single-family homes and town homes get set bulk pickup dates each year, with a limit on items each time (county page).
- Baltimore City. You can put out a limited number of bulk items each month if you call 311 ahead (city page).
- Howard County. Book a scrap metal pickup, empty the refrigerator first, and tie the doors shut or take them off (county page).
- Montgomery County. Book a scrap metal pickup, and make sure the doors are tied shut or taken off (county page).
- Prince George’s County. Book it through PGC311 instead of with your regular bulky trash, or take it to the county drop-off on Brown Station Road after you check with PGC311 first (county page).
Fun fact: The name “refrigerator” got its start right here: Thomas Moore of Brookeville, in Montgomery County, was the first to give that name to an icebox he invented.
Learn what happens to the refrigerant and the fridge after pickup
Wherever your fridge ends up, what’s inside it still has to be dealt with. Refrigerators contain refrigerant, often called Freon, and oils that federal law says have to be pulled out and captured (ENERGY STAR explains why). That job falls to whoever does the final disposal (per the EPA).
After we pick up your refrigerator, we transport it to a recycler or a county site, and a recycler processes the Freon, often with a machine that destroys it.
According to the EPA, recyclers separate and reuse most of the metal, but the glass, plastic and foam mostly end up as landfill waste. As for the other items we haul away, we donate, recycle or properly dispose of them.
Fun fact: A refrigerator that is 10 years or older holds an average of over 120 pounds of recyclable steel, which is one more reason a recycler beats a landfill.
Get your fridge ready for pickup
The crew does the heavy lifting, so your part is short.
- Take out the food and anything else inside, so nothing shifts or spills on the way out.
- If it has an ice maker or water dispenser, we prefer it unhooked from the water line before we come.
- If it has to wait outside, take the doors off. The Maryland code bars leaving an old fridge outside within children’s reach if its door can’t be opened from the inside.
Clear up your refrigerator disposal questions before you book
Will anyone take my old fridge for free?
Sometimes. If it still works, an open utility program may pick it up and pay you, and some stores haul the old one away when they deliver a new one. When those routes don’t fit, our crew can come, and estimates are always free.
Do I have to get the Freon out first?
Leave it alone, since the Freon comes out at the final stop, where a recycler handles it, and not in your kitchen.
Do scrap yards take old fridges?
ENERGY STAR lists a metal recycler as one way to recycle a fridge or freezer, but call the yard first and ask what it needs from you about the Freon.
Do you take freezers and commercial fridges?
We take both refrigerators and freezers, whether upright or chest, along with commercial units from a restaurant or store.
Does my fridge have to work?
Running or broken, we take it, though it helps if you empty it first, so the crew isn’t lifting extra weight.
Can you get a fridge out of a basement or up the stairs?
Yes, stairs and tight spots are part of the job, whether it’s coming up from a basement or down from a second floor.
Can my fridge go today?
Possibly. Same-day is often available, so book online or call to see what’s open. Our crews work 7 AM to 9 PM, every day.
Book your refrigerator pickup and get it out the door
Hauling it yourself can cost more than it looks, with a hurt back on the stairs or a tire lost on the landfill trip, and the crew spares you both.
The crew carries your old refrigerator out, and the spot is clear for the new one.
Pick a time online, or call with a question, and our phone is answered 24/7.
Estimates are always free.
Reviewed by Chris W, Owner. Chris has worked in junk removal since 2005.