# Free garage & workshop cleanout pickup in Albuquerque > Clearing a garage or workshop in Albuquerque? Text photos. I take tools, yard gear, bikes & scrap free, by request, and say where paint and trash go. Source: https://abqreclaimed.com/garage-cleanout-albuquerque · Abq Reclaimed, Albuquerque, NM · free pickup by request — text a photo to (505) 250-3804 Need the garage back — for the car, a move or a listing? Abq Reclaimed picks up the resale-worthy contents of Albuquerque garages, workshops and sheds free, by request — power and hand tools, yard equipment, auto parts, camping gear, bikes, vintage shop pieces, a hobby print shop, scrap metal. Text photos to (505) 250-3804. Paint, chemicals and fuel go to the City’s hazardous-waste center; I’ll say which is which. [Text me a photo](sms:+15052503804) [Or use the request form](https://abqreclaimed.com/#schedule) Text or call (505) 250-3804 · by request, at my discretion I'm Josh, and I handle every pickup myself, from your photo to the [Reclaim Receipt](https://abqreclaimed.com/reclaim-receipt). [eBay seller since 2003 — currently an eBay Top Rated Seller, 99.8% positive feedback (1,800+ feedback score, 3,800+ items sold)](https://www.ebay.com/fdbk/feedback_profile/new-mexico-literacy-project); a trailer, and a forklift for suitable loads. [Text me a photo: (505) 250-3804](sms:+15052503804) [Real things I've rehomed →](https://abqreclaimed.com/about#reclaimed) ### Send a photo [Text a couple photos](sms:+15052503804) to (505) 250-3804 with your neighborhood, or use the [request form](https://abqreclaimed.com/#schedule). Under a minute. ### I confirm what I can take I review every request myself and reply about what is a fit and whether I can make your date, if you have one. Nothing is promised until I confirm. ### Set it out On the day we agree on, leave small items on the porch or driveway — you don't need to be home for those. Heavy items, appliances and anything inside need someone there to give me access. ### I haul it free I pick it up at no cost and give it a second life through resale and reuse. The garage is where the value hides. Power tools, hand tools, auto parts, camping gear, a bike nobody rides, the old stereo on the shelf — that's the stuff I most want to see a photo of. **Need it out of the way by a date?** Movers, a closing, a lease-out, a unit that’s due — text me photos and the date. I come get the good stuff and tell you who takes the rest, and I’ll say honestly whether I can make your date, take part of it, or point you to a crew that can. [Text me the photos and the date](sms:+15052503804). ## Why a garage cleanout is my favorite request Closets hold the odd great find — [good boots and brand-name coats](https://abqreclaimed.com/quality-clothing-shoes-pickup-albuquerque) — but garages are full of *things* — well-made, discontinued, still-wanted things that a thrift store would underprice or refuse and a junk hauler would crush. I'm a reseller: a box of mixed hand tools, a drawer of vintage hardware, a shelf of camping gear, or a dead-but-repairable table saw is exactly what my business runs on. That's why the pickup is free. Clearing a parent’s garage? Start with the [garage and workshop plan in my parents-house guide](https://abqreclaimed.com/clearing-out-a-parents-house-albuquerque#garage). Emptying it for a move? See [moving clear-outs](https://abqreclaimed.com/moving-cleanout-albuquerque). ## What I take from a garage or shop - [Tools](https://abqreclaimed.com/used-tool-pickup-albuquerque) — hand, power, and yard; working or fixable; whole rollaways welcome - Hardware, fasteners, and shop supplies in bulk - Auto and motorcycle parts, vintage accessories, manuals - [Camping & outdoor gear](https://abqreclaimed.com/camping-gear-pickup-albuquerque), [bikes](https://abqreclaimed.com/bike-pickup-albuquerque), [sporting goods](https://abqreclaimed.com/sporting-goods-pickup-albuquerque) - [Electronics](https://abqreclaimed.com/electronics-pickup-albuquerque) and [vintage/collectible](https://abqreclaimed.com/collectibles-pickup-albuquerque) finds — the old stereo, the film camera, the box of records - [Scrap metal](https://abqreclaimed.com/scrap-metal-removal-albuquerque) — copper, wire, radiators, machinery, [copper pipe and wire from an old remodel](https://abqreclaimed.com/copper-pipe-wire-pickup-albuquerque), and [old appliances](https://abqreclaimed.com/appliance-removal-albuquerque) - Small working appliances and quality kitchen gear that migrated to the garage - Vintage shop furniture — steel workbenches, machinist chests, shop stools, lockers and parts cabinets ([vintage furniture](https://abqreclaimed.com/vintage-furniture-pickup-albuquerque)) - A hobby print shop or a drafting corner: [presses, type cases and paper cutters](https://abqreclaimed.com/printing-press-pickup-albuquerque), [flat files and drafting tables](https://abqreclaimed.com/flat-file-map-cabinet-pickup-albuquerque) — tell me where it sits and how it’d come out Things like these have already gone to buyers through me — a few, in my own eBay listing photos: Brown & Sharpe caliper Schneider pinball game Roland CR-80 K+E Jet-Log Art Deco brass mail slot 1950s tin friction bus Want cash for a clean, sorted load of metal? Here’s [where to sell scrap metal in Albuquerque](https://abqreclaimed.com/where-to-sell-scrap-metal-albuquerque) — I’ll tell you when a yard is the better move. ## What I'll honestly tell you to do with the rest I'm not a junk hauler, and I won't pretend to be. Paint, chemicals, fuel, propane, construction debris, particle-board furniture, and plain trash aren't mine to take — but I'll point you to the City of Albuquerque's hazardous-waste center and large-item pickup so nothing gets stranded. The usual split: I take the resale-worthy half free, the City takes bulky items at the curb and paint and chemicals at the hazardous-waste center, and a paid hauler only gets what’s truly left — one afternoon instead of six. **How to request it:** photograph the whole space, not just the good stuff — wide shots of shelves, benches, and piles. I read every request personally and reply honestly with what I can take. Pickup is limited and at my discretion; drop-off by text is the surest option for smaller loads. **Before you ask — the honest limits.** Abq Reclaimed is just me, and I run a couple of other small businesses. So free pickups are **limited and entirely at my discretion** — I can't take everything, and some weeks I can't do pickups at all. Send a photo and I'll tell you honestly whether I can fit it in; if I can't, I'll point you elsewhere. (Prefer to drop off? We can sometimes arrange that by appointment.) When I do collect, I send you a [Reclaim Receipt](https://abqreclaimed.com/reclaim-receipt) afterward telling you where your stuff went. [Text me a photo →](sms:+15052503804) [Or use the request form](https://abqreclaimed.com/#schedule) ## Common questions ### Who will clean out my garage for free in Albuquerque? For the resale-worthy share, I will: tools, yard equipment, auto parts, camping gear, bikes and scrap metal, picked up free by request — text wide photos to (505) 250-3804. Nobody clears a whole garage of mixed junk for free: paint, chemicals and fuel go to the City's Household Hazardous Waste center, bulky items to the City's Large Item Pick-Up at the curb, and trash to a paid hauler — a smaller load once the good half is gone. ### Do you take everything from the garage? No — I take the resale-worthy share free: tools, hardware, auto parts, gear, electronics, scrap metal, and collectibles. Paint, chemicals, fuel, debris, and plain trash go to the City of Albuquerque's hazardous-waste center or large-item pickup, and I will tell you exactly which is which so nothing gets stranded. ### Is a garage cleanout pickup really free? Yes. I make my money reselling the good tools, gear, and parts and reclaiming the metal, so the haul rides free. No fee, no minimum — just send photos first so I can confirm it is a fit. ### What if the tools are broken or the bike is rusty? Send the photo anyway. Broken power tools are often worth more for parts than you would think, and a rusty bike still has a frame and components. I will tell you honestly what has value. ### Can you handle a whole shop — a rollaway, a table saw, a compressor? Often. Heavy and awkward is worth a photo: I have a trailer, and a forklift for suitable loads. Include a photo of the path out (stairs, gates, the driveway) and I’ll say honestly whether it’s something I can move. ### Is it tax-deductible? No. Abq Reclaimed is a for-profit reuse business, not a charity, so pickups are not tax-deductible. You get a Reclaim Receipt showing where your things went instead. ## Send wide shots of the garage. Send a couple photos and I will tell you honestly if it is a fit. Free pickup across Albuquerque, by approval. [Text me a photo](sms:+15052503804) [Request a pickup](https://abqreclaimed.com/#schedule)