Refrigerators, freezers, and air conditioners contain refrigerants that have to be recovered by certified handlers — you can't just smash them up and toss them. Washers, dryers, and stoves are mostly steel (good news — steel recycles well), but they're heavy enough to hurt you getting them down basement stairs.
That dead refrigerator in the garage. The washer that quit mid-cycle three years ago. Old appliances are the worst kind of junk — too heavy to move, too bulky for the curb, and full of materials that shouldn't go straight to a landfill. Here's how West Michigan handles them.
Why appliances are tricky
Your options in Kent and Ottawa counties
Retailer haul-away: Buying a new appliance? Most big-box stores will haul the old one for a fee when they deliver. Convenient, but you're stuck waiting for delivery day.
Scrap yards: If you can get it there, scrap metal recyclers will often take washers, dryers, and stoves. You won't get rich, but the steel gets recycled. You'll need a truck and a strong back.
A junk removal crew: This is the easy button. We come to you — basement, garage, wherever it's sitting — disconnect it, carry it out, and make sure the recyclable metal actually gets recycled and refrigerants are handled properly.
What it costs
Appliance removal is usually priced per item or by the space it takes in the truck. At Westshore Junk Removal, you get a free written quote before we lift anything. Same-day and next-day appointments across Grand Rapids, Holland, Hudsonville, Grand Haven, Wyoming, Kentwood, Byron Center, Cascade, and Plainfield.
Book the easy way
Skip the stairs, skip the scrap yard line. Call 616-888-1790 or book online and save $20 — that old fridge is gone by tomorrow.
