Appliance Removal in Southeastern Massachusetts

Appliance removal in southeastern MA comes with two problems: the appliance is heavy, and Massachusetts won't let it go in the trash. We solve both. Count On Me! is a family-owned business based in Assonet, licensed and insured, with 5+ years hauling junk on the South Shore. We carry the old fridge out of the kitchen, the washer up from the basement and the chest freezer out of the garage, then send them to recycling. Send a photo, get an exact price before any work begins, and we take it from there.

Which appliances we remove

We take large and small appliances, working or not: refrigerators and freezers, including chest freezers and garage fridges; washers and dryers; electric ranges, wall ovens and cooktops; dishwashers; microwaves; window and portable air conditioners; dehumidifiers; water heaters; and the fridges and appliances from office break rooms and rental units.

Do two things before we come. Empty the fridge or freezer, and if you can, unplug it a day early so it can defrost. And have anything gas, plumbed or hard-wired disconnected first: a gas range or dryer by a licensed gas fitter or plumber, a water heater by a plumber, a hard-wired cooktop by an electrician. Once it's disconnected, we do the lifting.

Every appliance goes to recycling. Large appliances have been banned from Massachusetts landfills and incinerators since the end of 1991. Fridges, freezers and window air conditioners also hold refrigerant, and under the federal Clean Air Act (EPA's Section 608 rules) that refrigerant has to be recovered before the appliance is scrapped. That's why a fridge or air conditioner can't just go to the dump with the rest of a load, and why it costs a little more to get rid of one.

What this covers

• Single-appliance pickups
• Washer and dryer pairs, including from basements
• Kitchen remodel sets: fridge, range, dishwasher, microwave
• Garage fridges and chest freezers
• Window and portable air conditioners at the end of the season
• Appliances left behind in rentals between tenants
• Break-room and commercial appliances

What’s included

• A free estimate from your photos or on site
• An exact, no-obligation price before any work starts
• Carrying from kitchens, basements and garages, stairs included
• Loading, hauling and recycling
• Refrigerant appliances sent where the refrigerant is recovered
• A sweep of the spot the appliance left

Massachusetts rules for old appliances, and a free option for working fridges

Massachusetts has banned white goods, meaning large appliances, from landfills and incinerators since December 31, 1991, and from transfer stations for disposal since April 1, 2000. That's why towns treat them as special items with an appointment, a sticker or a fee, and why one can't ride out with the weekly trash. In Freetown, curbside pickup takes town trash bags only, so a fridge or a washer needs its own plan.

If an old fridge or freezer has to wait outside, take the doors off. Massachusetts law (M.G.L. c. 271, § 46) makes it an offense to discard a refrigerator or similar container with its doors on where children could get to it. It's one more reason we carry appliances straight from the house to the truck.

If your old fridge or freezer still works, check Mass Save before you call us. In 2026 its refrigerator and freezer recycling program picks up a working unit of 10 to 30 cubic feet at no cost and pays you a rebate, up to two units of each type per electric account per year, with an extra rebate for a working dehumidifier picked up at the same time. If yours doesn't qualify because it's broken, it's the wrong size, or it's going out with a kitchen's worth of other things, that's where we come in.

Most appliance jobs here are carries: a fridge out of a galley kitchen in a Fall River triple-decker, a washer and dryer up from a basement, a chest freezer out of a crowded garage. We ask about stairs, landings and door widths before we quote. In Rhode Island, Rhode Island Resource Recovery lists its Johnston facility as a drop-off for large appliances, including ones with refrigerant, and notes fees may apply; on a Rhode Island job we follow Rhode Island's rules.

What we don't do: central air conditioners and other systems that are taken apart on site need their refrigerant recovered by a certified technician before removal, so call an HVAC company for those. Once the refrigerant is out and the unit is disconnected, we can haul the pieces away with your other scrap.

How it works

1. 1

   Send a photo

   Call or text a photo of each appliance. Tell us the town, where it sits (kitchen, basement, garage), the stairs, and whether it's gas, plumbed or hard-wired.

2. 2

   Get your price

   We price from your photos, or come out for a free on-site estimate. You'll have an exact price before any work begins.

3. 3

   Prep it

   Empty and defrost fridges and freezers, and have gas, water and hard-wired lines disconnected by the right tradesperson before we arrive.

4. 4

   We carry it out

   We move the appliance out of its spot, down or up the stairs and onto the truck, watching your floors and door frames. You don't lift anything.

5. 5

   Recycled, not dumped

   We sweep the spot it left. Appliances go to recycling, and anything with refrigerant goes where the refrigerant is recovered first.

Appliance Removal questions

Sources (10)

1. mass.gov/guides/massdep-waste-disposal-bans
2. law.cornell.edu/regulations/massachusetts/310-CMR-19-017
3. epa.gov/section608/stationary-refrigeration-safe-disposal-requirements
4. recyclesmartma.org/2025/07/what-in-the-world-is-a-white-good/
5. malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter271/Section46
6. masssave.com/residential/shop-products/recycling/refrigerator-and-freezer-recycling
7. freetownma.gov/1208/Curbside-Trash-Recycling
8. rirrc.org/items/refrigerators
9. rirrc.org/items/stoves
10. newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/rise-fall-rebirth-new-england-triple-decker/