Old fridge, washer, dryer, dishwasher, range or water heater — disconnected, carried out of the laundry room or garage, and recycled. Refrigerator $221, washer $179, dryer $172, flat and photo-quoted before we roll. North Carolina law bans appliances from landfills, which is why the garbage truck can't take yours and why every unit we haul goes to metal recycling instead. No NC sales tax on the service.
Snap a photo — exact flat price back in seconds
Upload a Photo & Get Quote →One picture of the fridge, washer or range — plus a note if it's hard-wired or gas. You get an exact flat number back in seconds. No walkthrough, no "we'll price it on site."
Same-day is usually open across Wake, Durham and Orange counties. Replacing the unit? Tell us the delivery window and we'll clear the space ahead of it.
A vetted crew shuts off the water, unhooks the hoses, dollies it out of the laundry closet or garage, and delivers it to metal recycling. You lift nothing.
Flat, photo-quoted, and the disconnect, the carry-out, the drive and the recycling are already inside the number. Appliances price by what they are and what they weigh — here is the whole ladder, from a countertop microwave to a French-door refrigerator.
| Appliance | Flat price |
|---|---|
| Microwave (countertop) | $40 |
| Garbage disposal | $63 |
| Range hood | $71 |
| Microwave (built-in / over-range) | $73 |
| Trash compactor | $82 |
| Dehumidifier | $104 |
| Window AC unit | $107 |
| Portable AC unit | $114 |
| Water heater — tankless | $121 |
| Dishwasher | $147 |
| Mini fridge | $155 |
| Dryer | $172 |
| Range / oven — electric | $172 |
| Range / oven — gas | $176 |
| Water heater — tank | $176 |
| Washer | $179 |
| Chest freezer | $196 |
| Upright freezer | $201 |
| Refrigerator | $221 |
| Washer + dryer (stacked combo) | $225 |
| Refrigerator — large / French door | $246 |
$75 minimum order. That matters on the small end: a $40 countertop microwave or a $63 garbage disposal on its own still bills at the $75 minimum, so small appliances are worth adding to a bigger haul rather than booking alone. Clearing a whole kitchen or laundry room? Send one photo of everything and we price the set together. North Carolina charges no sales tax on the service, so the quote is the quote.
For an outside benchmark: the City of Raleigh's own special-item pickup for appliances is $70 — but that's a scheduled curbside collection where you do the disconnect and the dragging, and it only serves city trash customers. The Durham Waste Disposal & Recycling Center accepts appliances and scrap metal free of charge if you can get it there yourself. Traditional volume-priced haulers in the Triangle quote by truck fill and typically confirm only on site, which for one or two appliances commonly lands in the $150–$600+ range. Our number covers the labor those two cheap options make your problem.
| Option | Cost | Speed | The catch |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Raleigh special-item pickup | $70 | Scheduled — days out | You disconnect, defrost and drag it to the curb; curbside-only, city trash customers only, and it sits at the curb until the truck comes |
| Self-haul to Durham Waste Disposal & Recycling Center | Free (metal recycling) | Same day, if you're free | Free at the gate — but you need a truck, an appliance dolly, a second person and a Saturday, and you still have to get 300 lb down the stairs |
| Retailer haul-away with the new unit | Sometimes included | Delivery day only | Only the one unit it replaces, only if it's already disconnected and clear, and the crew can refuse on the spot |
| Traditional full-service hauler | ~$150–$600+ | 1–3 days | Priced by how much of the truck you fill, usually confirmed only once they're in your kitchen |
| JunkRabbit | $221 fridge · $179 washer · $172 dryer | Same day | None — flat photo price, we disconnect and carry it out, refrigerant recovered, metal recycled |
Not with your trash — and this is the one place where the rule is genuinely state law, not a policy preference. North Carolina bans white goods and appliances from landfill disposal outright. They sit on the same statewide ban list as televisions and computers, whole tires, lead-acid batteries, used motor oil, yard trash, aluminum cans, #1–7 rigid plastics, pallets, and fluorescent and mercury-containing lamps. A refrigerator legally cannot be buried, so a hauler who "takes it to the dump" is either lying or breaking the rules.
Because of that ban, Raleigh Solid Waste Services runs appliances as a separate special-item pickup at $70, scheduled in advance rather than collected on your normal route (919-996-3245). It works — for a specific kind of customer. Here's what it requires of you: disconnect the unit yourself, empty and defrost it, secure the doors, and move a 250-to-300-pound appliance from the laundry room or the back of the garage, down the driveway, to the curb. Then it stays at the curb until the scheduled truck arrives, which in Cary, Apex, Holly Springs, Wake Forest and Brier Creek means an HOA-visible appliance parked on your street for a day or more — the exact thing those covenants exist to prevent. And it's a City of Raleigh service: if you're outside city collection, in an apartment complex with private hauling, or in one of the surrounding towns, it isn't offered to you at all.
The genuinely free option is the other direction: the Durham Waste Disposal & Recycling Center takes appliances and scrap metal at no charge. We'll say that plainly, because it's true and because it's the right answer for some people. It just isn't a service — it's a destination. Free at the gate still means you supply the truck, the appliance dolly, the ratchet straps, the second set of hands, and the Saturday. And neither the city pickup nor a self-haul solves the part that's actually regulated: the refrigerant in a fridge or freezer has to be recovered by a certified tech before the sealed system is scrapped. We handle the disconnect, the carry, the recovery and the recycling as one flat number, from inside the house.
Because of the state ban, "recycled" isn't marketing here — it's the only legal route. Your appliance goes to metal recycling, where the steel cabinet, the copper in the motor and the aluminum are recovered and sold back into the supply chain rather than buried. The Durham Waste Disposal & Recycling Center accepts appliances and metal free, which is a big part of why appliance hauling in the Triangle can be priced honestly: the disposal side costs us far less than a landfill tip, and the price you're paying reflects labor and compliance, not a hidden dump fee.
Sealed-system units — fridges, freezers, window and portable ACs, dehumidifiers — get one extra step. EPA rules require the refrigerant to be evacuated and captured by a certified technician before the unit can be crushed or shredded, because venting it is both illegal and genuinely bad for the atmosphere. That recovery costs real money and we absorb it inside the flat price; you'll never see it show up as a "freon fee" at the door the way some volume haulers add it. If the appliance is newer and still working — the perfectly good second fridge that just doesn't fit the new kitchen — tell us, and we'll route it toward donation instead, where Habitat ReStore locations across Wake, Durham and Orange counties can take usable units.
Houses here don't have basements. Between the clay soil and the shallow frost line, Triangle homes sit on crawl spaces and slabs, which changes the whole geometry of an appliance job. The spare fridge is in the garage, behind the lawn mower and two bikes. The washer and dryer are in a second-floor laundry closet with a doorway barely wider than the machines and a 90-degree turn at the top of the stairs. The chest freezer is in a bonus room over the garage, up a single narrow flight. That's the job, and it's what we plan for — appliance dollies, stair straps, door removal when the fridge is wider than the frame, and floor protection on hardwood.
In the HOA suburbs — Cary, Apex, Holly Springs, Wake Forest, Brier Creek — the other constraint is visibility. Covenants there are strict about bulk items sitting at the curb, which is precisely why a scheduled curbside pickup is a poor fit and why we haul from the garage, not the curb. Downtown, Glenwood South and North Hills condos flip the problem: it's a loading dock, an elevator reservation, and sometimes a certificate of insurance for the building. Less formal than a New York high-rise, but we file it when the property manager asks. In the historic ITB blocks — Historic Oakwood, Five Points, Boylan Heights, Hayes Barton — it's narrow streets, on-street loading and old doorways, so we work carefully and quietly and don't block your neighbors in.
"Kitchen reno in Garner — old fridge and dishwasher out. Disconnected, carried out, recycled. Flat price, no sales tax. Easy."
"Old washer and dryer from a Morrisville apartment. Quoted from a photo, hauled same day, took the metal to recycling. Great crew."
"Garage fridge that finally died, in Cary. They recovered the refrigerant properly and recycled it. One flat number."
How much does appliance removal cost in Raleigh?
Flat and photo-quoted: refrigerator $221 (large/French-door $246), washer $179, dryer $172, stacked combo $225, dishwasher $147, electric range $172, gas range $176, tank water heater $176, tankless $121, chest freezer $196, upright freezer $201, mini fridge $155, window AC $107, portable AC $114, dehumidifier $104, trash compactor $82, built-in microwave $73, range hood $71, garbage disposal $63, countertop microwave $40. $75 minimum order, so a single small item bills at $75. Carry-out, refrigerant recovery and recycling included; no NC sales tax.
Will the City of Raleigh pick up my old appliance?
Not as trash — NC law bans appliances from landfills. Raleigh Solid Waste Services offers a scheduled special-item pickup at $70 (919-996-3245), curbside-only, city customers only, with you doing the disconnect and the drag. We carry it out of the house instead, same day.
Do you disconnect it?
Yes for standard plugs, hoses and shut-off valves. Hard-wired 240-volt ranges, gas lines and soldered water-heater connections need a licensed electrician or plumber first — flag it with your photo and we'll tell you exactly what has to happen before we arrive.
Do you actually recycle it?
We have to — appliances are on North Carolina's disposal ban list. Every unit is routed to metal recycling; the Durham Waste Disposal & Recycling Center takes appliances and scrap metal free of charge.
Can you get it out of an upstairs laundry room or the garage?
That's the normal Triangle job. Homes here are on crawl spaces and slabs, not basements, so appliances live in upstairs laundry closets, garages and bonus rooms. Stairs and tight doorways are in the flat price.
Is it cheaper than a traditional full-service hauler?
Our number is flat and known before we drive out. Volume-priced haulers quote by truck fill and confirm on site, which for one or two appliances commonly runs roughly $150–$600+.
What about the refrigerant in a fridge or freezer?
EPA rules require certified recovery before the sealed system is scrapped. It's a real cost, it's already inside the $221, and it never appears as a surcharge at your door.
Can you come the day the new appliance is delivered?
Usually yes — that's our most common appliance call. Tell us the delivery window when you send the photo and we'll clear the old unit ahead of it.