Refrigerator Removal in Meridian

A refrigerator is one of the few appliances in a house that's both heavy and awkward to move alone. In Meridian, where a lot of newer subdivisions like Lochsa Falls, Paramount, and Bridgetower have three-car garages, that usually means wheeling it out past a parked car, a workbench, and whatever else has stacked up along the wall.

Boise Appliance Removal picks up refrigerators across Meridian, from the older streets around Old Town to the newer neighborhoods out past Ten Mile.

Meridian's Bulky Pickup Program, and When It's Not Enough

The city runs a bulky-item pickup program that covers large furniture and appliances, including refrigerators, with ten free pickups a year for single-family homes. Refrigerant appliances like fridges carry an added fee on your utility bill, and you have to schedule the pickup online or by phone ahead of time.

That program works fine if you've got one fridge and can plan around the city's schedule. It makes less sense if you're clearing out more than one appliance, need it gone on a specific day, or the fridge is buried in a garage or basement where you'd rather not do the heavy lifting yourself.

Getting a Fridge Out of a Meridian Garage or Driveway

Most newer subdivisions in Meridian come with mandatory HOAs and CC&Rs, and a lot of those rules cover how long an appliance can sit in a driveway or at the curb before it's a problem. Worth checking your HOA's rules before an old fridge sits outside waiting on a pickup date.

In the newer three-car-garage neighborhoods, access is usually simple as long as the path from the fridge to the driveway is clear of bikes, totes, or a second car. In older homes closer to Old Town, driveways and side yards tend to be narrower, so it helps to know ahead of time where a crew can actually park.

What Happens to the Fridge After It's Gone

A refrigerator holds refrigerant, which is why Ada County Landfill and the Meridian Transfer Station on W Franklin Rd both charge a fee for Freon-containing appliances instead of taking them for free. The fee covers reclaiming the refrigerant before the metal can be recycled.

Once that's done, the rest of the fridge is mostly scrap steel, and both facilities recycle metal rather than send it to the landfill. If the fridge still runs, it's usually worth checking whether it can be donated instead of recycled.

• City bulky pickup: 10 free pickups per calendar year for single-family homes, scheduled online or by phone
• Refrigerant appliances carry a separate fee added to your utility bill under that program
• Ada County Landfill and the Meridian Transfer Station (W Franklin Rd) both charge a fee for Freon appliances, then recycle the metal
• Mandatory HOAs on most newer Meridian subdivisions often limit how long an appliance can sit outside
• Meridian Transfer Station takes large metal items free of charge

Whether a refrigerator is an easy carry out of a garage or a tighter squeeze out of an older home near Old Town, getting it out usually comes down to scheduling and access more than anything else.

Call Boise Appliance Removal for a free estimate on refrigerator removal in Meridian.