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Appliance Removal in Cary
Appliance Removal in Cary
Cary kitchens from the late-90s building wave are hitting remodel age all at once — a fridge, range and dishwasher that have to leave the day the new ones arrive, plus the garage fridge that's been humming since 2008. A refrigerator is $164 flat ($183 large or French-door), a washer $133, a dryer $128, a dishwasher $109, with a $75 minimum. We disconnect from standard hookups, dolly everything out without scraping the floors, recover the refrigerant the EPA-safe way, and nothing waits at your curb.
Insured, vetted haulers
Same-day availability
Flat photo-quoted pricing
No hidden charges
COI support
Donation and recycling
Español on request
Licensed & insured Triangle haulers
Every unit has a published price
EPA-safe refrigerant recovery included
Metal recycled — NC bans appliances from landfills
No NC sales tax on the service
How appliance removal works in Cary
1 · Photograph the unit
One shot of the fridge, or the whole kitchen lineup at once. Tell us if the range is gas or hard-wired 240-volt — that's the one detail that changes what has to happen before we arrive. The flat price comes back in seconds.
2 · Pick a window
Same-day is usually open across 27511, 27513, 27518 and 27519 — Preston, Kildaire Farm, Lochmere, MacGregor Downs, Amberly and West Cary. Delivery scheduled? We work around the retailer's truck.
3 · Disconnect, dolly, recycle
Standard hookups disconnected, appliance dollied out on floor protection, refrigerant recovered by a certified tech, metal routed to recycling. Nothing is staged at the curb at any point.
How much does appliance removal cost in Cary?
Flat per unit, published before we roll. The disconnection from standard hookups, the carry-out, the refrigerant recovery and the recycling are all inside the number — appliances are the category where hidden fees usually live, so we publish the whole ladder instead.
| Appliance | Flat price |
|---|---|
| Microwave (countertop) | $30 |
| Garbage disposal | $47 |
| Range hood | $53 |
| Microwave (built-in / over-range) | $54 |
| Trash compactor | $61 |
| Dehumidifier | $77 |
| Window AC unit | $87 |
| Portable AC unit | $85 |
| Water heater (tankless) | $90 |
| Dishwasher | $109 |
| Mini fridge | $115 |
| Dryer | $128 |
| Range / oven (electric) | $134 |
| Range / oven (gas) | $137 |
| Water heater (tank) | $131 |
| Washer | $133 |
| Freezer (chest) | $146 |
| Freezer (upright) | $149 |
| Refrigerator (standard) | $164 |
| Washer + dryer (stacked combo) | $167 |
| Refrigerator (large / French door) | $183 |
$75 minimum order — a single countertop microwave bills at the minimum, which is why small items are usually worth adding to a bigger job. A full remodel gut with cabinets and countertops alongside the appliances switches to truck-fill pricing instead, from $241 for a quarter truck up to $732 for a full one, and we quote whichever is cheaper. No NC sales tax on the service.
5 ways to get rid of an old appliance in Cary
| Option | Cost | Speed | The catch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular trash / garbage cart | — | Never | Not legal. North Carolina bans white goods and appliances from landfills statewide, so the truck can't take it |
| City of Raleigh $70 special-item pickup | $70 — not available in Cary | n/a | Cary is its own town, not part of the City of Raleigh. Check carync.gov for the Town's own collection rules |
| Retailer haul-away with delivery | Often $25–$50, sometimes free | Delivery day only | Only takes the one unit it's replacing, must be disconnected and clear, and won't touch the garage fridge |
| Self-haul to a free metal recycler | $0 tipping — appliances & metal are free at the Durham Waste Disposal & Recycling Center | An afternoon | You supply the truck, the dolly, the straps, the second person and the drive to Durham — and the refrigerant still needs certified recovery |
| JunkRabbit | $30–$183 per unit, flat | Same day, most days | None — disconnected, dollied out, refrigerant recovered, metal recycled, nothing at the curb |
Does Cary pick up appliances?
This one has three layers, and every one of them points the same direction.
Layer one is state law. North Carolina's disposal bans put white goods and appliances on the same prohibited list as televisions and computers, whole tires, lead-acid batteries, used oil and yard trash. An appliance is never ordinary garbage anywhere in NC — it has to be routed to metal recycling, and no garbage truck in the state can legally take one. So the "just set it out with the trash" option doesn't exist here at all, whatever your last state allowed.
Layer two is that Cary isn't Raleigh. People search for the City of Raleigh's $70 special or appliance item pickup and assume it covers them. It doesn't — that's a City of Raleigh Solid Waste Services program for City of Raleigh trash customers, and Cary is a separate town of 180,000-plus with its own collection. Whatever the Town of Cary currently offers for bulky and white goods, check it at carync.gov rather than assuming the Raleigh number applies; municipal rules change and we won't speak for them.
Layer three is the one that actually decides it: your HOA. Any curbside program, anywhere, works the same way — the appliance has to be disconnected, moved out of the house by you, and left visible at the front of the lot until a scheduled truck arrives. In Cary's covenanted neighborhoods that's a problem with a paper trail. A refrigerator parked at the curb for three days is exactly what those rules exist to stop, and a letter from the association costs more aggravation than the pickup saved. Add the practical reality — 250 to 300 pounds, a doorway, two steps, and a floor you don't want gouged — and "free curbside" turns out to be the most expensive option in the list.
We come inside, disconnect the standard hookups, dolly the unit out on floor protection, recover the refrigerant with a certified technician, and route the metal to recycling. It never touches your curb.
The garage fridge, and the remodel pull-out
Two jobs are most of our Cary appliance volume, and the first one is an institution. The garage fridge — the beer-and-overflow second refrigerator that came with the house or moved in with the last kitchen upgrade — sits in what feels like every two-car garage in this town, and it's the single most-booked appliance job we run in the suburb. It's also the one nobody wants to do themselves: it's warm now, it's heavy, it's wedged behind a car, and there are two steps between it and the driveway. It's $164 flat, $115 if it's a mini fridge, $146 for a chest freezer and $149 for an upright. We dolly it out, recover the refrigerant, and it's gone.
The second is the kitchen remodel. Cary's big building waves in the late 1990s and 2000s are all hitting renovation age together, so mature homes across Preston, Lochmere, MacGregor Downs and Kildaire Farm are gutting kitchens on the same timeline. The pattern is always the same: the contractor wants the room empty Monday morning, so we come Saturday, pull the fridge, range, dishwasher, over-range microwave and hood, and stage nothing where the HOA can see it. One photo of the lineup gets one flat number for the whole pull-out.
Behind those two sit the RTP relocations. Cary fills and empties with tech families moving in and out of Research Triangle Park, and a relocation package that covers movers rarely covers the washer and dryer, the garage freezer, or the second fridge nobody wants to ship. A washer is $133, a dryer $128, a stacked combo $167 — and the laundry pair is usually in an upstairs laundry closet, which is its own carry.
Appliances we haul in Cary
- Refrigerators & freezers — kitchen, garage or laundry room; standard, French-door, mini, chest and upright, refrigerant recovered every time.
- Washers & dryers — separate pairs or stacked combos, disconnected from hoses and vents, including upstairs laundry closets.
- Ranges, ovens & dishwashers — gas or electric, remodel-day pull-outs timed to your contractor's clock.
- Built-ins — over-range microwaves, range hoods, trash compactors and garbage disposals.
- Water heaters — tank and tankless, including the one in the garage corner or the crawl space, drained ahead of time.
- Climate units — window and portable AC units and dehumidifiers, all of which have sealed systems that need proper handling.
Hard-wired 240-volt ranges, gas lines and soldered water-heater connections need a licensed electrician or plumber to break the connection before we can take the unit. Flag it with your photo and we'll tell you exactly what has to happen first. We also can't take paint, propane tanks, chemicals or other household hazardous waste.
What happens to your appliance after pickup
It cannot go to a landfill, so it doesn't. North Carolina's disposal ban puts appliances and white goods on the prohibited list, and every unit we take from Cary is routed to metal recycling instead — a refrigerator is mostly steel, copper and aluminum, and that stream has real value, which is why the Durham Waste Disposal and Recycling Center accepts appliances and scrap metal at no charge. That's also the honest answer to "do you actually recycle it": recycling appliances isn't a green flourish we're absorbing a cost for, it's the cheapest legal thing to do with them, and we'd rather tell you that than sell it as a favor.
Before any sealed system is scrapped, the refrigerant has to be recovered by an EPA-certified technician — federal rules require it, and no legitimate scrap yard will accept an uncut fridge, freezer or AC unit without it. That recovery is a real cost and it's already inside the $164; you'll never see it appear as a surcharge and you'll never have to arrange it yourself. Working washers, dryers and ranges in genuinely good condition are offered for donation first — Habitat for Humanity ReStore runs ten Triangle stores and takes working appliances, and Goodwill of Eastern North Carolina is headquartered in Raleigh.
When Cary calls us for appliance removal
- Delivery day. The new fridge arrives Thursday and the retailer either won't take the old one or will only take it if it's already disconnected and clear of the kitchen.
- Kitchen remodels. Four appliances out on a Saturday so the contractor can demo on Monday, nothing staged in the driveway over the weekend.
- The garage fridge finally quits. Or finally gets noticed on the power bill.
- Laundry pair upgrades. A washer dies at fourteen years old and the dryer is replaced with it, usually out of an upstairs closet.
- RTP relocations. Moving in or out of the Park, with appliances nobody wants to ship in either direction.
- Water heater replacement. The plumber installs the new one and leaves the old tank in the garage — we take it from there.
- Estate and downsizing clears. A mature Cary home being emptied, with a kitchen, a laundry pair and a garage freezer all at once.
- Rental turnovers. Landlords and property managers replacing a failed appliance between tenants on a deadline.
Why Cary chooses JunkRabbit for appliances
- Every unit has a published price. $164 for a fridge, $133 for a washer, $109 for a dishwasher — no truck-fill guess and no revision once a crew is standing in your kitchen.
- Refrigerant recovery is included, performed by a certified technician, never billed as a surprise line item.
- Nothing is staged at the curb, so a covenanted Cary neighborhood never sees a refrigerator sitting out front with your address behind it.
- We disconnect standard hookups and dolly the unit out on floor protection — hardwood and LVP survive intact.
- Metal goes to recycling, as North Carolina law requires, and working appliances are offered for donation first.
- Same-day around your delivery window, including Saturdays before a Monday demo.
- No NC sales tax on the service — the quote is the charge.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does appliance removal cost in Cary?
Flat per unit, published in advance: refrigerator $164, large or French-door refrigerator $183, mini fridge $115, chest freezer $146, upright freezer $149, washer $133, dryer $128, stacked washer-dryer combo $167, dishwasher $109, electric range $128, gas range $137, tank water heater $131, tankless water heater $90, portable AC $85, window AC $59, dehumidifier $77, trash compactor $61, built-in microwave $54, range hood $53, garbage disposal $47, countertop microwave $22. There is a $75 minimum order, so a single small item bills at $75. Standard-hookup disconnection, carry-out, refrigerant recovery and metal recycling are all included, and North Carolina charges no sales tax on the service.
Can I just put the old fridge at the curb in Cary?
Two things get in the way. First, North Carolina bans white goods and appliances from landfills statewide, so an appliance is never ordinary trash anywhere in the state — it has to be routed to metal recycling, and the regular garbage truck legally cannot take it. Second, Cary is its own town: the City of Raleigh's $70 special-item appliance pickup does not serve Cary addresses, so that number you may have seen is not available to you. The Town of Cary runs its own collection — check carync.gov for what it currently accepts and when. And a refrigerator sitting visibly at the curb for several days waiting on a scheduled collection is exactly what Cary HOA covenants are written to prevent, which is how people end up with a letter.
Do you take the old garage fridge?
The second fridge in the garage is a Cary institution — almost every two-car garage in town has one — and it is the single most-booked appliance job we run in the suburb. It is also the worst one to do yourself: 250 to 300 pounds, warm and probably smelling of it, wedged behind a car with two steps up into the house. We dolly it out, recover the refrigerant EPA-safely, and haul it for a flat $164, or $115 if it is a mini fridge and $146 for a chest freezer.
Do you disconnect the appliance?
Yes for standard plug-in and shut-off-valve connections — a washer's hoses, a dishwasher's supply line, a fridge's water line and plug. Hard-wired 240-volt ranges, gas lines and soldered water-heater connections need a licensed electrician or plumber to break the connection first; note it when you send the photo and we will tell you exactly what has to happen before we arrive so nobody wastes a trip.
Do you handle the refrigerant in a fridge or freezer?
Yes, and it is on us. Federal EPA rules require refrigerant to be recovered by a certified technician before a sealed system is scrapped, and no legitimate scrap yard will accept an uncut fridge without it. That recovery is a real cost and it is already inside the $164 — you never see it as a surcharge and you never have to arrange it yourself.
Can you clear all the old appliances during a kitchen remodel?
Yes, and it is the other half of our Cary volume. Send one photo of the lineup — fridge, range, dishwasher, built-in microwave, range hood — and you get one flat number for the whole pull-out, timed around your contractor's schedule rather than his. Cary's big late-1990s and 2000s building waves are hitting remodel age together, so a four-appliance pull-out on a Saturday before a Monday demo is a completely normal booking for us.
Is it cheaper to haul the appliance to a recycler myself?
On the disposal side, yes — and we will say so plainly. The Durham Waste Disposal and Recycling Center accepts appliances and scrap metal at no charge, so if you own a truck, a dolly, a ratchet strap and a friend, the drop-off costs nothing. What that does not cover is disconnecting the unit, getting 300 pounds out of a kitchen or up out of a garage without gouging the floors, the refrigerant recovery a certified technician has to perform, and the round trip. Our flat price buys the part that is actually hard.
Is this cheaper than a traditional full-service junk removal company?
For one or two appliances, usually — and the number is fixed before anyone drives to Cary. Junk Doctors publishes a Triangle rate card with a $100 minimum and $738 for a full truck (junkdrs.com/pricing); McJunk publishes a $175 minimum and $695 for a full truck plus a $40 mattress surcharge, $10 per tire, $10 per CRT television and a $10 to $50 trip charge. Our full truck is $732, so we are not the cheapest way to fill an entire truck. For a fridge, a washer and a dryer, one published price per unit with the refrigerant handled is the cleaner deal.
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