Where your junk actually goes
The truck ride isn't the end of the story. Here's how we decide what gets donated, what gets recycled, and what gets disposed of.
Donation first
Clean furniture, working appliances, and usable household goods are set aside and delivered to local charities and resale centers whenever they qualify. When a charity provides a donation receipt, we pass it along to you.
Recycling
Scrap metal, electronics, cardboard, and appliances with recoverable materials get pulled out of the load and routed to recyclers instead of buried. Refrigerant-bearing appliances are handled through proper recovery channels.
Licensed disposal
What can't be donated or recycled — water-damaged furniture, pressure-treated lumber, true junk — goes to licensed disposal facilities. Nothing gets left at your curb or dumped.
What counts as donate-able?
Charities want items another family can actually use: solid furniture without major damage, working appliances, kitchenware, tools, bikes, and clean household goods. Stained mattresses, broken electronics, and worn-out upholstery generally don't qualify — those go to recycling or disposal instead. We sort on the truck so you don't have to.
What we can't take at all
Hazardous materials — wet paint, solvents, gasoline, propane tanks, pool chemicals — need the county's household hazardous waste program. If we find them in a cleanout, we'll set them aside and point you to the right drop-off.
Donation receipts
When a charity provides a receipt for items we drop off on your behalf, we pass it along to you. Ask the crew or email us after your pickup.
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