Getting Rid of Old Appliances -- Refrigerators You have options how to get rid of your old refrigerator. Option 1: Call Junk King and pay a flat price – typically $89 to $118 – that includes all the labor, truck, and recycling fees. You get same-day service – completely hassle-free. If demo is involved, we provide a free estimate. Our job is to make you happy and earn your repeat business. Option 2. Call your trash hauler. They typically charge $75, but you need to get the regerator to the curb, and you need to have a technician drain the freon and tag the compressor. The typical cost for that service is $200. Option 3. Do It Yourself. You can rent a truck for approx $69 (or borrow a friend’s truck for a six-pack of beer), load and drive the refrigerator to the County dump or to a metal recycler. Fairfax County charges by the weight and adds a $2 charge for the freon purge (residents only). Some metal recyclers are more flexible than others regarding the freon purge: they may charge a fee or they may not. The best case scenario is that you get free use of a truck and you spend about three hours loading, driving, and disposing the refrigerator and pay a disposal fee of $20-$30. Rule of thumb: if your time is worth more than $12/hour, DIY hauling hardly ever makes sense. If you have an old appliance that you need hauled away, call us and we’ll give you a free estimate and work with you to ensure that you get the best value. Getting Rid of Old Appliances -- Refrigerators