Dead fridge in the garage? Washer that quit mid-cycle? We haul refrigerators, freezers, laundry machines, stoves, and water heaters out of any home or business in Calhoun County — and nearly all of it gets recycled, not landfilled.
Old appliances are the junk that never leaves on its own. Curbside trash service won't take a refrigerator. Scrap haulers who cruise for metal want it at the curb — which still leaves you muscling 250 pounds of fridge up the basement stairs. And when a new appliance is delivered, the store's haul-away service often costs extra, only applies to the exact item being replaced, and won't touch the second freezer that died in the garage three years ago.
We take the whole problem off your hands. Our crew removes appliances from wherever they sit — basement laundry rooms, upstairs kitchens, garages, rental units, restaurant back rooms — with dollies, straps, and enough hands to do it without gouging your floors or your door frames. One appliance or ten, homes or businesses, anywhere in Battle Creek and Calhoun County.
For safety and licensing reasons, our crews don't disconnect gas lines or hard-wired electrical, and we don't cap plumbing. Have gas stoves, dryers, and plumbed appliances disconnected before we arrive — a plumber or your gas company can do it, and for standard plug-in appliances you just need to unplug and empty them. From there, everything is on us, including unhooking a washer's water lines at the shutoff valves if they're accessible and already turned off.
| Item | Typical Price |
|---|---|
| Washer or dryer | $75–$150 |
| Dishwasher or stove | $75–$150 |
| Refrigerator | $100–$200 |
| Chest freezer | $100–$200 |
| Water heater | $75–$150 |
| Washer + dryer pair | $125–$225 |
| Full kitchen (4–5 units) | $275–$450 |
Typical Battle Creek-area ranges including labor, hauling, and recycling fees. Refrigerant-bearing units (fridges, freezers, AC units) run slightly higher because refrigerant must be professionally recovered before scrapping. Difficult access — tight basement stairs, second stories — can add labor time.
If a delivery crew declined to take your old unit, or left it in the garage "for now," that's the call we get most. We'll pick it up this week — and take any other junk sitting next to it at bundle rates.
Schedule a Pickup"A fridge in a Pennfield basement" is all we need for a quote. Photos help if access is unusual, but appliance pricing is predictable enough to quote by phone.
Empty the appliance, unplug it, and have gas or hard-wired units disconnected. Frost-filled freezers ideally get 24 hours to defrost — but we've handled worse.
The crew confirms your price, then straps, dollies, and walks the unit out. Stairs, landings, and tight corners are our problem, not yours.
Appliances are among the most recyclable things we haul. Steel shells become scrap; refrigerants are recovered by certified processors; working units in good shape get donated.
An appliance is basically a box of steel, copper, and aluminum, which makes it one of the most recyclable items in your house. Nearly every appliance we haul in Calhoun County is routed to metal recycling rather than the landfill, where the scrap value helps keep your removal price down.
Refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, and dehumidifiers need one extra step: federal law requires the refrigerant (freon) inside to be recovered by certified technicians before the unit is scrapped, because released refrigerant is a potent greenhouse gas. That's why you can't just drop a fridge at a scrapyard yourself in most cases — and why refrigerant-bearing units carry a modest surcharge with any legitimate hauler. We route these units through processors that handle recovery properly, so you're covered.
Still-working appliances in clean condition are a different story: those we offer to Battle Creek-area donation outlets and charitable resale stores first, where they end up in local homes instead of the shredder.
Battle Creek's older housing means basement laundry is the norm, not the exception — and basement stairs built in the 1940s were not designed with a modern front-load washer in mind. Our crews handle narrow, steep, and turning staircases every week in neighborhoods from the Northside to Urbandale to older blocks of Albion and Marshall. Garages and pole barns are the other regulars: the "backup fridge" that died years ago, the chest freezer from a deer season long past.
For landlords and property managers, we clear appliance sets during turnovers across Battle Creek, Springfield, and Emmett Township — often same visit as the rest of the unit's junk. And for farm and rural properties out toward Athens, Tekonsha, or East Leroy, we'll take the water heater, the old furnace, and whatever else has accumulated in the outbuildings in a single load.
Clearing a whole kitchen during a remodel? Our construction debris removal takes cabinets and countertops along with the appliances. Emptying an entire property? See estate & house cleanouts.
Tell us what needs to go and we'll tell you exactly what it costs. Call, or send the form and we'll get right back to you.
(269) 248-5568Send a few details and we'll get back to you with a price — usually the same day.