The old fridge, washer or dryer, off your list and gone from the curb. See your exact price, book by 2pm for same-day pickup and get updates along the way.
A replacement is on its way. A broken washer is taking up space. Or the old fridge is the last thing left before a move. Give that appliance its own pickup plan, with a price you can see and a day you can choose.
Your appliance. Your exact price.
Choose the unit you have and see its price online. Add a washer and dryer separately to see the total for both.
A pickup day that fits your plan.
Book by 2pm local time for same-day pickup, where available, or choose a future date at checkout.
Know when it is gone.
Get a confirmation, a text before arrival and pickup photos when it is done. Follow along on your pickup page.
Every appliance has its own catalog choice and price. Add only the items you want taken away, then review the exact total before booking.
Laundry appliances
Front-load and top-load washing machines use the washing machine choice. Add the dryer separately. Contact us about a single combined laundry unit or a stack that still needs separating.
Fridges and freezers
Choose Refrigerator for a full-size household fridge. Mini fridges and separate freezers have their own choices. Contact us first if the model or refrigerant needs checking.
Kitchen appliances
Stoves, dishwashers and microwaves are available in All appliances. Built-in units must already be detached and outside. Send a photo if your appliance does not match a listed choice.
Appliance removal prices in Reading
First item / additional item
Refrigerator$109 / $59
Washing machine$109 / $59
Dryer$109 / $59
Mini fridge$79 / $29
Freezer$109 / $59
Stove / oven$109 / $59
Dishwasher$109 / $35
Microwave$79 / $19
The highest first-item price applies once. Every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Applicable sales tax is shown before payment.
We handle loading and haul-away from your accessible outdoor spot. Arrange any indoor carrying, uninstallation and utility disconnection before pickup.
You can book before the appliance is outside. Plan the disconnection and move first, then have it ready by the time shown for your pickup.
Your place. One easy pickup plan.
A house, a condo or an apartment. Choose an accessible outdoor spot that works for your property. You arrange the move outside; we take it from there.
Have the appliance safely disconnected from power, water and gas, as applicable. Use a qualified professional for gas, hardwired or plumbing connections when needed.
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Empty it and arrange outdoor access
Remove food, clothes and other contents. Have the appliance at an accessible ground-level outdoor spot by your pickup readiness time, with a clear path and permission to use the space.
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Show us the right appliance
Add a location photo and a note about the entrance or outdoor area. Keep any appliances that are staying separate from the items you booked.
You’re in the loop. Until it’s gone.
Confirmation when you book. A heads-up before arrival. Photos when it’s done.
Non-cooling appliances go out as the weekly bulky item, while a refrigerator, freezer, air conditioner or other cooling appliance is refused unless it carries a tag signed by a certified technician stating the refrigerant was professionally removed.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. One bulky item a week is included in the combined monthly residential service charge for properties on city curbside collection. Cooling appliances additionally need the technician tag before they can be set out at all, and the city links a utility appliance recycling programme as an alternative.
When & how
Out with the normal trash on the collection day for the address, and the technician tag has to be attached before the item is placed at the curb.
Get it ready
Have the refrigerant professionally removed and attach the sticker or tag signed by the certified technician, because the city refuses an untagged cooling appliance. Empty the unit and secure the doors for handling, and keep hazardous material out of the load.
A property on city collection may set out four trash bags of up to 55 gallons each, plus one bulky item, on the collection day for the address. Mattresses and box springs each count as one bulky item and go out in separate weeks.
Hazardous items labelled caution, flammable, toxic, corrosive, poison, danger, explosive, warning or volatile cannot go out at all, so paint, automobile fluids, pesticides and household chemicals take a different route. A refrigerator, freezer or air conditioner is refused unless a certified technician has removed the refrigerant and tagged the unit.
Construction debris heavier than 70 pounds or longer than three feet is not collected, and construction material has to be in a separate container or bundle. The city states that excessively large or heavy items of any kind are left for a private hauler or junk removal company.
Use a permitted, accessible outdoor spot. Arrange the move out of your home, keep shared access clear and follow your confirmation’s readiness instructions. Check with your building about access or staging limits before booking.
City of Reading Public Works, with Berks County Solid Waste Authority for hazardous waste
Weekly bulky item with the normal trash
A property on city collection with one couch, mattress, non-cooling appliance, exercise machine or small construction bundle to clear each week.
Cost & conditions
No charge. One bulky item a week is included in the combined monthly residential service charge for properties of six or fewer units on city collection, alongside four bags of trash a week.
Arrange it
Set the item out with the normal trash on the collection day for the address, which the city schedule confirms. Mattresses and box springs are wrapped in plastic and go out in separate weeks, and cooling appliances need the technician tag attached first.
Hazardous material, cooling appliances without the technician tag, construction debris over 70 pounds or three feet, and excessively large or heavy items are refused. Only one bulky item is allowed each week, so a multi-piece clean-out takes repeated weeks or a private hauler.
City of Reading Public Works, with Berks County Solid Waste Authority for hazardous waste
Berks County household hazardous waste collection days
A household with paint, automobile fluids, pesticides, herbicides, household chemicals or anything labelled caution, flammable, toxic, corrosive, poison, danger, explosive, warning or volatile.
Cost & conditions
The city routes household hazardous waste to the Berks County Solid Waste Authority collection days and publishes no city rate or fee, so confirm the current schedule and any charge with the county before loading.
Arrange it
Check the county collection day schedule, or ask a private hauler about a home pickup. Medications can go to the county medication drop box programme, with a box at the Reading Police Department in City Hall for use during normal City Hall hours.
The city publishes no city-run hazardous waste site, so timing follows the county schedule. Sharps should go back to a doctor in a sharps container, or failing that into a puncture resistant container that is taped and labelled and placed in the garbage.
A household with an item the city calls excessively large or heavy, construction debris beyond the size limits, or a clean-out larger than the weekly allowance.
Cost & conditions
The city names private haulers and junk removal services as the route for oversized items but publishes no rate, so the charge is quoted by whichever company the household chooses.
Arrange it
Contact a private hauler or junk removal company directly, and confirm what the load includes and where it will be taken. The city's own service stops at four bags and one bulky item a week.
The city does not endorse or price these companies, and hazardous waste still goes to the county collection days rather than to a general hauler unless the hauler offers that service.
Self hauling in Reading is mostly a drop-off question rather than a transfer station trip, because the city publishes no municipal drop-off yard. Extra or small electronics go to the Berks County Electronics Recycling Center, iGreen Electronics, Best Buy or a mobile phone carrier, alkaline batteries can go in the household trash while rechargeable and lithium batteries must go to a collection point, and fluorescent and compact fluorescent bulbs go to a bulb or county electronics site. Paint, automobile fluids, pesticides, household chemicals and anything labelled caution, flammable, toxic, corrosive, poison, danger, explosive, warning or volatile go to the Berks County Solid Waste Authority collection days, or a private hauler can pick them up at the home. Unwanted medications go to the county medication drop box programme, with a box at the Reading Police Department, and sharps should go back to a doctor or, failing that, into a taped and labelled puncture resistant container in the garbage. Tires are one of the few items the city collects itself, free, up to four per pickup and twelve a household a year, with extra tires sent to the county recycling centre. Anything the city refuses for size or weight leaves through a private hauler. Drop-off recycling and special disposal routes for hazardous waste, electronics, batteries, bulbs, sharps and medicationsSpecial collections: bulky items, electronics pickup by request, tires and leaf collection
Customer reviews
Less stuff. A lot less stress.
★★★★★
“Super easy service to use! They kept me up to date on the pick up and it helped ease a lot of my moving stress.”
Selected customer reviews. Counts checked September 2026.
Before you book
A few things worth knowing.
Appliance removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Reading.
How much does appliance removal cost in Reading?+
A full-size household refrigerator is $109 as a single item. A washing machine is $109, and a dryer is $109. Other appliances have their own catalog prices. Choose each item to see your exact total before booking; disposal and recycling costs are included in the item price.
Can I get same-day appliance pickup in Reading?+
Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup, where available. Checkout shows the dates you can choose. Your pickup is scheduled for a day rather than an exact arrival appointment, and we text you before arrival. Have the appliance disconnected and ready outside by your pickup readiness time.
Can you take a washing machine and dryer in one pickup?+
Yes. Add one Washing machine and one Dryer so both units are included in the price. They are separate items, even when you bought them as a set. If yours is a single combined unit or the machines still need to be unstacked, contact us before booking to confirm the scope.
Will you disconnect my appliance or carry it out?+
Dropcurb picks up appliances that are already disconnected and accessible outside at ground level. Arrange uninstallation, utility disconnection and indoor carrying before pickup. Use a qualified professional for gas, hardwired or plumbing connections when needed. We handle loading and haul-away from the outdoor pickup spot.
Can I book if the delivery company did not take my old appliance?+
Yes. Dropcurb pickup is separate from buying or installing a replacement, so you can book removal on its own. Select the old appliance, choose a pickup day and arrange for it to be disconnected and accessible outside. If your new delivery is still ahead, confirm the retailer’s haul-away arrangements before booking a separate pickup.
Can a refrigerator go to the curb in Reading?+
Only with paperwork. The city refuses refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners and other cooling appliances unless the refrigerant has been professionally removed and the item carries a sticker or tag signed by a certified technician. Once tagged, it goes out as the weekly bulky item with the normal trash.Official guidance
What about a stove, washer or dryer?+
Those are household bulky items rather than cooling appliances, so they go out with the normal trash on the collection day for the address inside the one item weekly allowance. Empty them and secure the doors, and use a private hauler for anything the crews consider excessively heavy.Official guidance
When is trash collected on a Reading street?+
Trash and recycling are collected Monday through Friday except on certain holidays, and the day for an address is confirmed on the city collection schedule. The bulky item and the bags go out on that same collection day.Official guidance
Where do paint and chemicals go in Reading?+
To the Berks County Solid Waste Authority collection days, or a private hauler can collect them at the home. The city refuses hazardous material at the curb, which includes anything labelled caution, flammable, toxic, corrosive, poison, danger, explosive, warning or volatile.Official guidance
One less thing on your list
Put the old appliance on its way out.
Choose your appliance to see the price for pickup in Reading. We will keep you updated from booking to the pickup photos.
