Fabulous service. Booked online and they were there in half an hour and took the mattress and topper away! Also spoke with someone on the phone too who was so nice. Jack was very friendly and professional!!
Tina CoyleGuide
10 hours ago · 13 reviews
Appliance Recycling in San Leandro, California
Starting at $79. Additional items from $19.
Getting rid of an old refrigerator, washer, dryer, or stove comes down to five options: city bulk pickup (free but restricted), retailer haul-away (free–$50 with a new purchase), self-haul to a recycling center ($30–80), curbside pickup through Dropcurb ($134, same day), or traditional junk removal ($200–600+). Appliance disposal is more regulated than furniture because of refrigerants, oils, and heavy metals.
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How appliance removal works in San Leandro
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Couch
Standard sofa
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How much does appliance removal cost in San Leandro?
Appliance removal costs $134 for full-size units (refrigerator, washer, dryer, stove). Each additional appliance is +$84. Dishwashers are $104. Microwaves are $79. A washer/dryer set is $218. All-in prices, nothing added at checkout. Traditional companies charge $200–$600+ for the same job.
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Traditional junk removal (1-800-GOT-JUNK, LoadUp): $150–$600+
5 ways to get rid of an appliance in San Leandro
Compared by cost, speed, and effort — pick the right option for your situation.
MethodCostSpeedEffortBest for
City bulk pickupFree2–9 weeksSchedule ahead. Many cities accept appliances but require refrigerant to be professionally removed first. Strict weight limits apply.You can wait weeks and your city accepts appliances
Retailer haul-away (Home Depot, Lowe’s)Free–$50Same day as deliveryOnly available when buying a new appliance. Old one must be disconnected and accessible. Not all retailers offer this in all areas.You're buying a replacement and the retailer offers haul-away
Self-haul to recycling center$30–80Same dayNeed a truck. Appliances are extremely heavy (150–300+ lbs). Most people need help loading. Must find a certified recycling facility.You have a truck, a helper, and a nearby recycling center
Traditional junk removal (1-800-GOT-JUNK, etc.)$200–600+2–3 daysMust be home for in-person estimate. Crew enters your home and can disconnect for you. Higher price reflects full-service approach.Appliance is in a tight space and you need full-service removal
Dropcurb$134Same dayDisconnect and place at curb or garage apron. Book online in 60 seconds. All-in pricing — no refrigerant removal needed, our recyclers handle it.You want it gone today without the heavy lifting
How to prepare your appliance for pickup
- ✓ Place appliance at the curb or garage apron. Disconnect from power and water lines first. Tape doors shut on washers and dryers.
- ✓ Place at curb, driveway, or alley
- ✓ No need to be home
When do you need appliance removal in San Leandro?
- • New appliance arriving and old one needs to go
- • Remodeling kitchen or laundry room
- • Landlord replacing tenant appliances
- • Old appliance broke down and isn't worth repairing
Does San Leandro pick up appliances?
Yard waste removal in San Leandro starts at $79 with Dropcurb — same-day curbside pickup, no in-home estimate, photo confirmation by text when the pile is loaded. Alameda County Industries (ACI) runs the city's free On-Call Bulky Clean-Up, but it's capped at two appointments per single-family household per year, three cubic yards per call, no palm fronds, no treated or painted wood, and zero new appointments during the first two weeks of January. The weekly green compost cart takes yard trim only — branches under six inches in diameter, pieces that fit inside the lid. When the cart is full, the pile is bigger than ACI's 3' x 3' x 9' bundle, the two free slots are spent, or the timeline is tighter than the next clean-up window, curb it before noon and the load lands at a compliant facility by tonight.
City program details: Alameda County Industries (ACI) On-Call Bulky Clean-Up replaced the temporary bin system in February 2025. Single-family and 2-4 unit multi-plex households get 2 free clean-up appointments per year (1/year for multi-family tenants), each capped at 3 cubic yards (3' x 3' x 9') and 3 bulky items at 150 lbs each. No palm fronds, no treated/painted/composite/engineered wood, no dirt or C&D. Set-out by 6 AM on pickup day with nothing staged more than 24 hours in advance; blackout on new appointments the first two weeks of January. Schedule through ACI at (510) 357-7282. The Oro Loma Sanitary District portion of San Leandro is served separately by Waste Management of Alameda County at (510) 613-8710.
The City of San Leandro contracts residential collection to Alameda County Industries (ACI) at 610 Aladdin Avenue, San Leandro, under an exclusive franchise; ACI's scheduling line is (510) 357-7282. A portion of the city inside the Oro Loma Sanitary District is served separately by Waste Management of Alameda County at (510) 613-8710. Both haulers run the SB 1383 three-cart system California mandated effective January 1, 2022 — a single green compost cart that co-collects yard trim, food scraps, and soiled paper, plus weekly garbage and recycling. ACI's published guidance is that the green cart takes grass clippings, leaves, and small branches less than six inches in diameter; pieces must fit inside the cart. Banned from the green cart: palm fronds, treated wood, painted/composite/engineered wood, dirt, rock, brick, concrete, pet waste, and plastic bags including BPI-certified compostable film. The overflow channel is the On-Call Bulky Clean-Up Program, which replaced the temporary bin system in February 2025. Single-family households and 2-4 unit multi-plexes get two free appointments per year (one for multi-family tenants), each allowing up to three cubic yards (a 3' x 3' x 9' pile) and three bulky items at 150 lbs each. Beyond that triggers an overage fee, new appointments are blacked out the first two weeks of January, set-out has to happen by 6 AM on pickup day, and items can't be staged more than 24 hours in advance. Self-haul is the Davis Street Resource Recovery Complex at 2615 Davis Street — inside city limits, one mile off the I-880 Davis Street exit — with combined transfer station, mixed-waste MRF, organics receiving, C&D recycling, and the Alameda County HHW drop-off (appointment-only at 1-800-606-6606) for treated wood, pesticides, propane, and fluorescent bulbs ACI won't take at the curb; per-ton gate fees apply with a source-separated green-waste discount. Regional backstop is the Altamont Landfill in Livermore, about 28 miles east on I-580. For private haulers, 1-800-GOT-JUNK's Bay Area network runs a $150+ minimum with required on-site estimate; Junk King Alameda explicitly markets San Leandro service from its East Bay franchise page with a $389+ floor; College Hunks runs $150-$800+ volume-based; Junkluggers runs $200-$600+. San Leandro Yelp regulars — Diaz Hauling (which explicitly markets yard waste cleanup in San Leandro), Responsive Hauling, A&A Haul Away, Junk Hunter, Saul Hauls Junk — quote yard cleanups $70-$350 with no published per-load rate or online booking.
Dropcurb picks up appliances same-day in San Leandro for $134 flat — no wait, no annual limits, no restrictions.
Two free clean-ups a year, no palm fronds, no January slots.
ACI's On-Call Bulky Clean-Up gives single-family households just two free appointments a year — three cubic yards and three bulky items each, no palm fronds, no treated wood, set-out only after 6 AM on pickup day, nothing staged more than 24 hours in advance, and zero new appointments during the first two weeks of January (peak post-holiday yard-pile season). When the green cart's six-inch branch cap or the clean-up's annual cap pinches, the city's own answer is "self-haul to Davis Street" or "pay an overage fee."
2/yr
free ACI on-call clean-ups per single-family household
3 cu yd
pile cap per appointment (3' x 3' x 9')
$79
Dropcurb curbside same-day, no annual cap
What happens to your appliance after pickup
Appliances are recycled at licensed facilities that specialize in handling refrigerants, compressor oils, and heavy metals. Refrigerators and freezers undergo certified refrigerant recovery before processing. Steel, copper, aluminum, and other metals are separated and sent to scrap processors. Compressors, motors, and wiring are individually processed. Appliances in working condition may be refurbished and resold or donated to organizations like Habitat for Humanity ReStore.
Why San Leandro residents choose Dropcurb for appliance removal
You curb it, we disappear it. $79 flat for a yard waste pile picked up curbside in San Leandro — no on-call appointment to schedule, no first-two-weeks-of-January blackout, no 6 AM set-out window, no Davis Street drive, no $150+ on-site estimate from a Bay Area franchise. Dropcurb takes bagged grass and leaves, brush piles, branches bigger than the green cart's six-inch cap, palm fronds the green cart won't touch, and the overflow that pushes a job past ACI's 3-cubic-yard per-call limit. Book before noon, gone by tonight, photo confirmation by text when the pile is loaded.
Serving Estudillo Estates, Bay-O-Vista, Broadmoor, Washington Manor, Floresta Gardens, Marina Faire, and 2 more neighborhoods in San Leandro.
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This was a very quick and seamless process!
Bernardo Medeiros
18 hours ago · 2 reviews
Responsive, priced right, did what they said they would do. Will definitely use them again!
John Weiss
5 days ago · 15 reviews
Responsive and helpful.
Rey Shah
7 days ago
Best service and prompt!
Victor PerezGuide
1 week ago · 7 reviews
Great experience, very easy to book. Team was very communicative and were flexible when I needed to reschedule my pickup. Highly recommend.
Warren CreamerGuide
1 week ago · 20 reviews
I went online and found Dropcurb for a couch that was placed outside a dumpster. The team was quick to respond and then…
Kristina Chervenka
1 week ago
I shopped around for the best price to take away an old water heater tank and Dropcurb was the best, by a lot, which was…
Veronica Protrader
1 week ago · 2 reviews
Absolutely painless easy experience — thank you for the prompt amazing service!
E. R.Guide
1 week ago · 11 reviews
Great customer service and items picked up in a timely manner. Prices are reasonable and I will definitely use Dropcurb again. Highly recommend.
Lori Rich
1 week ago · 10 reviews
Very good people to work with — very responsive and quick.
Jovan Holmes
1 week ago · 2 reviews
Excellent and on-time service!
Jeremy Zacks
1 week ago · 2 reviews
Quick response, prompt payment.
K. H.
2 weeks ago · 5 reviews
Had a sofa to remove and my garbage company said to leave it on the curb and they'd pick it up within the next 3 weeks…
Jared Frederickson
2 weeks ago · 12 reviews
Very easy pickup and disposal — absolutely love working with them!
Steve Fites
2 weeks ago
So easy to collaborate with friends and family to get those mattresses out of storage and disposed of properly for a decent cost! Winning with this company!
Ann Lindstrom
2 weeks ago · 4 reviews
Amazing experience. We booked the day before and Jack was super communicative. We had time constraints and had to refund…
Zhengyuan Ma
2 weeks ago · 4 reviews
We needed a treadmill disposed of and Dropcurb was the best price by FAR…
Michelle Bennett
2 weeks ago · 11 reviews
Easy schedule, easy pay, and it was gone on schedule!
Leslie Lucas
3 weeks ago · 6 reviews
Super easy process! I left my items out by the curb and they were gone quickly. Really appreciated the text and photo confirmation once the job was finished.
Courtney Burton
4 weeks ago · 7 reviews
These guys were amazing — a way better deal than 1-800-GOT-JUNK!
Shef Osborn
4 weeks ago · 3 reviews
Great communication and support! Highly recommend.
Adam Zimmerman
4 weeks ago · 5 reviews
For those with poor county or city bulk trash pickup service, this is a great reasonable solution.
Nancy Turnbeaugh
4 weeks ago · 9 reviews
Great service! Same day! Courteous pickup people! Highly recommend!
Sean H.
5 weeks ago · 3 reviews
Excellent service, extremely good communication. Let me know exactly what to expect and what times to have my items at the curb…
Jason ChristensenGuide
5 weeks ago · 8 reviews
Fast, friendly and great communication with an easy to use website. Definitely would recommend and use their services again.
Faye Lin
5 weeks ago
Quick and efficient!
Chad Gielow
6 weeks ago · 4 reviews
The team was extremely accommodating even when we had more trash than expected. They went above and beyond for us and I'd absolutely use them again!
Colin S.Guide
6 weeks ago · 13 reviews
Great work. I called and they came so quickly. And they cleaned up. I'll definitely use them again.
B. J.
7 weeks ago
We needed to get rid of couches that donations would not respond to. I didn't want to pay the astronomical prices other companies quoted…
Christina Wells
7 weeks ago · 11 reviews
The service was great! They even picked up on the same day. Would definitely recommend!
Ashleigh Strong
7 weeks ago
I was able to book an appointment online, and the process was seamless. Great communications throughout! I'll definitely do it again when I do more cleaning up. Thank you, Dropcurb!
Kim Satterfield
11 weeks ago · 6 reviews
Great communication.
Ed Xandr
16 hours ago · 4 reviews
Very clear communication, highly recommend.
Jackson Glines
2 days ago · 2 reviews
Very professional and they get the job done on time. Communication is spot on and very responsive!
Villera Jamu
6 days ago · 3 reviews
Love the service.
Robin Banks
1 week ago · 9 reviews
They get it done and fast — two thumbs up.
Tim Moore
1 week ago · 2 reviews
Quick easy clean process. Would definitely deal with Dropcurb again!
Joseph
1 week ago · 2 reviews
I had a great experience with Dropcurb. Their price was the best around and their service very good, better than expected. No question who I will use next time.
Sevonne CohenGuide
1 week ago · 19 reviews
I had a great experience. They came and picked up my elliptical right on time and delivered exactly what they said. I recommend if you need to haul materials away.
Mark Farris
1 week ago
Fast and reliable.
L. C.
1 week ago · 3 reviews
Awesome experience. Roger was amiable and efficient.
Geoffrey LordiGuide
1 week ago · 41 reviews
Partnering with Dropcurb included a seamless pickup and an all around smooth process, fast responses via text message…
Taylor KjosGuide
1 week ago · 8 reviews
I used Dropcurb to pick up an old elliptical that heavy trash wouldn't pick up. They came within a couple of hours…
Pehler Travel
1 week ago · 12 reviews
Simple flat rate, competitive price, easy usage, and fast friendly service. Would highly recommend the service.
Cyphix
2 weeks ago · 4 reviews
Great experience with curbside pickup. Jack was flexible with rescheduling and gave us great communication, with a heads up…
Genevieve
2 weeks ago
Steve arrived with an extra hand and was incredibly friendly. He completed the job swiftly, leaving me thoroughly satisfied. I'm definitely going to use Dropcurb in the future.
Jonathan Stephenson
2 weeks ago · 3 reviews
Fast, cheap, and prompt!
David Holmes
2 weeks ago
My wife and I needed to get our mattress and box spring removed ASAP…
Craig McClellan
2 weeks ago · 2 reviews
First time customer. Extremely responsive and an easy process. Felt too good to be true! Would definitely recommend.
Holly Horton
2 weeks ago · 2 reviews
Great experience all around. We had been quoted $400 to haul away our old sectional. I found Dropcurb online, called…
Ed KellerGuide
4 weeks ago · 32 reviews
Very prompt and helpful. Courteous too!
Stephanie Beaulieu
4 weeks ago · 3 reviews
These guys are awesome! I called around 10:30 in the morning and by 12:30 they were here to pick the stuff up. No hassle, no fuss. I love these guys and will definitely use them again.
Jenny TennantGuide
4 weeks ago · 18 reviews
Excellent service, really easy process, and it saved me money, time, and worries.
Valeria Olmedo
4 weeks ago · 2 reviews
It's been a pleasure to deal with Dropcurb. The price was reasonable, the pickup was on time, and the driver was so nice. I will definitely use them again.
Sharon BallGuide
4 weeks ago · 22 reviews
Real quick easy sign up. Really fast pickup. Definitely would go this route again!
R. H.
5 weeks ago · 7 reviews
Great service. I can just order this on a whim and not have to think about it. It's done, gone, and reliable. So much easier than stressing about it.
Tyler Good
5 weeks ago · 5 reviews
Really appreciate how easy it was to communicate with this company. Would definitely recommend!
Sarah A.
5 weeks ago · 6 reviews
Great job! So nice to just have the junk gone with little effort on my part!
Heather L.
6 weeks ago · 5 reviews
Great experience start to finish. Website was very easy to navigate and schedule a pickup. Items were gone with a picture verification via text the very next day. An A+ company.
Cory BickhamGuide
6 weeks ago · 13 reviews
Had to get rid of stuff in my basement and these guys came and did a great job.
DJ Wanesti
7 weeks ago · 8 reviews
I had a fantastic experience with Dropcurb on my last appliance pickup. Jack, the owner, was great to work with — very responsive…
Joe LiebkeGuide
7 weeks ago · 12 reviews
We had an ordinance violation and called to have the trash removed. They responded and were able to pick up same day and did an excellent job! Definitely recommend.
Steve Bilsbury
11 weeks ago · 14 reviews
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Still have a question? Email usAppliances start at $134 for a refrigerator, washer, dryer, or stove. Dishwashers are $104. Microwaves are $79. Each additional appliance is +$84. All-in prices — nothing added at checkout.
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