Portland
Refrigerator & Freezer Removal in
Portland
The old kitchen fridge, the second fridge in the garage, the chest freezer humming away in the basement — carried out at a flat $164 photo-quoted price, with the freon recovered and the metal recycled. We do the heavy carry up the basement stairs, handle the EPA refrigerant step so you don't have to, and Oregon's no sales tax means the number you see is the whole total.
How refrigerator removal works in Portland
1 · Send a photo
Snap the fridge or freezer — one appliance or the whole kitchen and laundry. You get the exact flat price back in seconds, no in-home estimate.
2 · Pick a time
Choose a window — same-day is often open across the eastside and the close-in suburbs. We send enough crew for a heavy appliance.
3 · We carry & recover
Vetted, insured haulers carry it out, the refrigerant is recovered the EPA-certified way, and the metal is recycled. You lift nothing.
How much does refrigerator removal cost in Portland?
Flat and photo-quoted before anyone drives — the carry-out, the freon recovery, and the metal recycling are already in the number, and because Oregon has no sales tax, nothing is added at the end. For comparison, national junk franchises tend to run $100–$250+ to haul a single fridge once you add their minimum, a coolant/appliance fee, and an in-home estimate. Ours is a flat $164 with the refrigerant step included — no separate coolant charge.
| Item | Flat price |
|---|---|
| Refrigerator | $164 |
| Refrigerator — large / side-by-side | $183 |
| Mini-fridge | $115 |
| Chest freezer | $146 |
| Upright freezer | $149 |
| Wine cooler (small) | $111 |
| Wine cooler (large) | $156 |
| Ice maker | $115 |
$75 minimum. Stairs, basements, and the freon recovery are all included — no coolant surcharge. Replacing a whole kitchen or laundry? Send one photo and we'll price the lot as a flat number. No Oregon sales tax — the flat price is the total.
4 ways to get rid of a refrigerator in Portland
| Option | Cost | Speed | The catch |
|---|---|---|---|
| City bulky-waste pickup | ~$69 (a $51 coolant item + $18 trip) | Up to 7 days | Curbside only — you move the fridge out to the curb yourself and wait a week |
| Utility appliance-recycling program | Free–small rebate | Weeks | Must be working and plugged in when scheduled; long lead times, strict rules |
| Self-haul to Metro | Coolant fee, limit 5/day | Same day | You need a truck and the muscle, and coolant appliances are capped per day |
| JunkRabbit | From $164 flat, no tax | Same day | None — photo quote, we carry it out, recover the freon, recycle the metal |
City coolant-item pricing is per the local franchised-hauler program; Metro caps coolant appliances at five per day. A full-service hauler carries it out of the kitchen or basement instead.
Does Portland pick up refrigerators?
At the curb, yes — but a fridge is the most expensive item in the city program, because it's a coolant appliance. Portland's residential bulky-waste program runs through your address's franchised garbage hauler, and where a regular appliance is a modest charge, a refrigerator or freezer is priced at about $51 as a coolant item — plus the $18 trip fee on top. And the money isn't even the main problem. It's curbside only, so you have to move a 250-pound fridge out of the kitchen or up from the basement and out to the curb yourself, and it can take up to seven days. If you self-haul instead, Metro caps coolant appliances at five per day and still requires the refrigerant to be handled properly.
The reason for all of it is the freon: a fridge or freezer can't legally be recycled until the refrigerant is recovered by an EPA-certified process. We build that whole step into the flat price. A vetted crew carries the fridge out of the kitchen, garage, or basement, handles the refrigerant recovery, and sends the metal to recycling — same day when a slot's open, one flat number, and no coolant fee or sales tax added at the end.
What we take
- Refrigerators — top- and bottom-freezer, side-by-side, French-door, and old single-door units.
- Freezers — chest and upright deep freezers from the garage or basement.
- Mini-fridges — dorm and office units; the PSU, Reed, and UP move-out staple.
- Wine coolers & ice makers — built-in and freestanding refrigeration.
- The rest of the appliances, too — washers, dryers, dishwashers, and ranges on the same trip, priced together.
Need washers, dryers, ranges, or water heaters as well? See appliance removal in Portland.
What happens to your fridge after pickup
A refrigerator is mostly recyclable steel and copper once the refrigerant is out, and that's the whole point of doing it right. First the freon is recovered by the EPA-certified process; then the steel body, compressor, and copper lines go to scrap-metal recycling, and only the true remainder — insulation and plastics that can't be recovered — is disposed at Metro. Portland cares where its stuff ends up, and recovering the metal isn't just cleaner for the river: it lowers the disposal cost, which is part of why the flat price can stay flat, with no dump fee and no tax added at the end.
Kitchens, basements, and the second-fridge carry
Most fridge calls in Portland aren't a simple wheel-it-out. The second refrigerator or the deep freezer lives down in the basement — Portland's old Craftsman and Foursquare houses have real ones — or out in a detached garage, and the kitchen unit has to come out around cabinets and down a back porch. This is exactly where a curbside program leaves you stranded. We bring enough crew for the weight, carry the appliance up the basement stairs or down a no-elevator walk-up in Hawthorne or Nob Hill, and for a Pearl or South Waterfront tower we file the COI and book the freight elevator. During a kitchen remodel we time the pickup so the old fridge is gone before the new one lands. The access is handled and the number stays flat.
When people call us for refrigerator removal
- Kitchen remodel or upgrade — the new fridge is arriving and the old one has to be gone the same day.
- Killing the second fridge — the old garage or basement beer fridge finally quit, and the power bill says goodbye.
- Move-out or turnover — a dead appliance cleared from a rental before the next tenant or the walk-through.
- Estate & downsizing — a parent's kitchen and basement freezer cleared during a whole-home clear.
- Student move-out — the mini-fridge nobody's taking home in the May–June crush.
Why Portland chooses JunkRabbit for refrigerator removal
- Flat price from a photo — the number you see is the number you pay; no in-home estimate, no hourly meter.
- Freon handled — EPA-certified refrigerant recovery is in the price, with no separate coolant fee.
- We carry it out — full-service, not curbside; kitchens, basements, garages, and walk-ups.
- No Oregon sales tax — the cleanest total you'll get; metal recycled, same-day when a slot's open.
What Portland customers say
"New fridge was coming and the city pickup was over a week out and wanted a coolant fee. JunkRabbit took the old one same-day, carried it out of the kitchen, handled the freon, flat price. No tax, no hassle."
"Old chest freezer down in the basement that hadn't worked in years. They carried it up the stairs, recovered the refrigerant, and recycled the metal. Fair flat price, exactly what they quoted from the photo."
"Kitchen fridge plus the garage beer fridge, both gone in one trip. Freon handled, flat quote for the pair, same week. Loved that it actually gets recycled."
Refrigerator removal questions, answered
How much does refrigerator removal cost in Portland?
Flat and photo-quoted: refrigerator $164, large/side-by-side $183, mini-fridge $115, chest freezer $146, upright freezer $149, small wine cooler $111, large wine cooler $156, ice maker $115. $75 minimum, carry-out, freon recovery, and metal recycling included, and no Oregon sales tax on the total.
Do you handle the freon?
Yes — refrigerant is recovered by an EPA-certified process before the unit is recycled, and it's built into your flat price. No separate coolant fee.
Can you take a fridge out of the basement or garage?
Yes — that's where the second fridge or chest freezer usually lives, and we carry it up the stairs. No surcharge for stairs or a heavy appliance.
Does the City of Portland pick up refrigerators?
Only at the curb, and a coolant appliance is priced at about $51 plus the $18 trip fee, curbside only, up to a 7-day wait, and you move it out yourself. Metro also caps coolant appliances at 5/day. We carry it out and recover the freon instead.
How is this different from a traditional full-service hauler?
Same full-service carry-out with the refrigerant handled, but the price is fixed from your photo before anyone drives — no in-home estimate, no hourly meter — and there's no sales tax added at the end.
Refrigerator removal across Portland
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