Free appliance pickup & removal in Albuquerque

Two free routes. At the curb: request the City of Albuquerque's Large Item Pick-Up through 311 or online at least 24 hours before your next trash day (residential Solid Waste customers; appliance emptied). Still inside the house, up stairs or in the basement: text me a photo at (505) 250-3804 and I'll tell you whether I can take it free, by request. Working fridges and freezers can also go through PNM's recycling program — check PNM for current terms.

Yes — free, by photo request, working or not, once they’re unplugged, disconnected and drained. Working pairs get rehomed; dead ones are stripped for their motors and metal. I come inside, so the laundry room or the garage is fine — send a photo of the pair and the way out to (505) 250-3804.

Usually — a dead washer, dryer, stove, dishwasher or water heater is still worth its motor and metal, so it’s an easy yes once it’s unplugged and disconnected. Refrigerators and freezers are case by case because of the refrigerant. Text a photo first.

Yes, for residential Solid Waste customers. Request the Large Item Pick-Up through 311 or online at least 24 hours before your next collection day, and set the emptied appliance at the curb, 5 feet from carts, mailboxes and other obstacles, with fridge and freezer doors taped shut. If it's still inside and you can't get it to the curb, I can take it by request.

Plain-metal appliances like washers, dryers and stoves can go to a scrap yard — my guide to where to sell scrap metal in Albuquerque lists local yards and what they won't take. Refrigerant units need the refrigerant recovered first, so the City's Large Item Pick-Up or PNM's fridge program is the easier route for those. Or I'll haul it free from inside the house, by request.

Two free routes. At the curb: the City’s Large Item Pick-Up takes water heaters for residential Solid Waste customers — request it through 311 at least 24 hours before your trash day. Still inside the garage, a closet or the utility room: I can take it from there, drained and disconnected, by photo request to (505) 250-3804 — just the water heater is fine.

I will, free, by request, if it's already off the roof and drained — text a photo to (505) 250-3804. The aluminum, copper and motor usually make it an easy yes. I don’t do roof removal or disconnects; if you’re replacing or converting, ask your installer about haul-away. At the curb, call 311 to confirm whether the City’s Large Item Pick-Up takes it.

Yes — no pickup fee, no fuel surcharge, no stairs fee. I make my money rehoming working units and reclaiming the metal and parts from dead ones, so the removal itself is free. The only ask: send a photo first so I can confirm it’s a fit.

No — this is free removal, not a buy service. If your appliance is newer and valuable, sell it yourself and keep that money — genuinely; my where-to-sell guide for Albuquerque shows where. I’m the option when it’s not worth your time to sell and you just want it gone, with a Reclaim Receipt showing where it went.

Case by case. Refrigerant has to be recovered legally — never vented — so it depends on the unit and where it’s headed. Send me a photo and I’ll tell you straight: either I can take it and route it through proper recovery, or I’ll point you to the city’s large-item collection instead. Either way it should be empty and defrosted.

Yes — please have it unplugged, emptied, and disconnected before I arrive. I don’t do gas or plumbing disconnects; that’s a job for someone licensed. Water heaters should be drained. From there, send a photo of the stairs and the way out, and I’ll say honestly whether it’s something I can move.

Yes — that’s exactly where I’m useful. The City’s pickup is curbside only. I come inside, and I don’t charge for stairs or anything else. I bring a dolly and straps, and I’ve moved much heavier things than a dryer. Send a photo of the appliance and the path out.

Working units get cleaned up and rehomed in the Albuquerque area — resold or passed on, which is how the free pickup pays for itself. Dead units get stripped: the motors, copper, aluminum, and steel are reclaimed and the rest is recycled. Your Reclaim Receipt tells you which path yours took.