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Refrigerator removal and disposal in Barnstable, MA

An old white refrigerator with its doors removed on a gravel pad beside a Cape Cod cottage garage with salt marsh beyond

Gate fee and door rule

The fee schedule lists items using Freon as a coolant, such as refrigerators, air conditioners and dehumidifiers, at $15 each, with this condition: doors must be removed from refrigerators and freezers. Bulk metal, which the schedule describes as appliances, white goods and desks, is $10 per item. Mixed metals are weighed at $35 a ton.

The Disposal Options page lists refrigerators as accepted for an additional fee. White goods are one of the materials Massachusetts bans from household trash, which is why the rules list them among the banned materials and why a fridge cannot go out with the bags.

Prepare it before the drive

Empty it, unplug it and let it defrost a day with towels down. A seasonal-house fridge that sat shut all summer may have mold; propping the doors open for a day helps.

Reuse is possible for a working unit. The Habitat ReStores of Cape Cod sell used appliances, and the donate page lists free pickups for appliances. The ReStore is at 28 Whites Path in South Yarmouth. Call 508-394-6400 and ask what year and condition it wants before you book.

A fridge that no longer cools goes to the gate or to a hauler.

When a pickup makes sense

A fridge is heavy, awkward at a cellar door and hard on a tailgate. Seasonal homes add another problem: you may be closing up on a weekend, with the house cold and the power off, and no time to wait for a defrost.

JUNKRUN's price for a refrigerator or chest freezer is $149. A washer, dryer, stove or dishwasher is $119, and a small appliance such as a mini fridge or window air conditioner is $79. Refrigerant recovery is included. The minimum pickup is $159 and there is no travel fee. We take it from the kitchen, garage or basement, and we can remove the doors for you.

Window units, dehumidifiers and chest freezers

The $15 line covers more than refrigerators. The schedule names air conditioners and dehumidifiers too, so a window unit and a basement dehumidifier each cost $15 at the gate. Freezers are grouped with refrigerators, with doors removed. Washers, dryers, stoves and desks are bulk metal at $10 apiece.

A closed-up cottage can hold a window air conditioner, a dehumidifier and a spare fridge. A pickup collects all of them in one stop: a window AC or mini fridge is $79, a washer or stove $119, and a refrigerator or chest freezer $149.

Prepare a refrigerator for the Flint Street gate

  1. Empty and unplug

    Clear food at least a day ahead. Put towels down for the melt.

  2. Remove the doors

    The schedule says doors must come off refrigerators and freezers. Use a screwdriver or socket set.

  3. Strap it upright

    Keep it standing in the truck bed and tie it down.

  4. Pay at the gate house

    $15 for refrigerant items such as fridges, AC units and dehumidifiers. Washers and stoves are $10 bulk metal.

  5. Or skip the work

    JUNKRUN takes it from the kitchen, door off or on.

Local resources in Barnstable

Donation, reuse and recycling options near the pickup. We are not affiliated with these; confirm hours and what they accept before you go.

Quick answers

How much does Barnstable charge to dump a refrigerator?

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$15 each for refrigerators, air conditioners and dehumidifiers, with the doors removed from refrigerators and freezers. Other white goods are $10 as bulk metal.

Can I put a fridge out with the trash in Barnstable?

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No. White goods are on the Massachusetts disposal ban list, and the Transfer Station rules list them as banned from trash.

Does the Habitat ReStore pick up refrigerators?

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Its Donate Household Items page lists appliances under free pickups. Call 508-394-6400 and ask about working condition and age.

What about a freezer chest?

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The schedule groups freezers with refrigerators under refrigerant items. JUNKRUN's large appliance price covers a chest freezer.

Sources

Rules, fees and hours change, so confirm with Barnstable before you go.

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