Fridge & Freezer Removal
Old fridge or freezer to get rid of? We collect it from any room, degas and recycle it properly at a licensed facility — same day across London, single appliances from £95.
Fridges and freezers are WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) and cannot legally go in a skip or normal rubbish. We take yours to a licensed WEEE treatment facility where the refrigerant gases are safely removed before the unit is recycled. We can explain how your appliance is handled and where it goes for your own records.
Why Fridge Disposal Costs a Little More
A fridge is not like a sofa or a wardrobe. Every fridge and freezer contains refrigerant gas in its cooling circuit, and older units also have insulating foam containing similar gases. These are potent greenhouse gases, so the law is strict: a fridge has to be degassed — the refrigerant professionally extracted — before the metal, plastic and compressor can be recycled. That extra step is done at a specialist licensed facility, which is why responsible fridge and freezer removal is priced a little above ordinary bulky-waste collection.
Ask us for the current insurance certificate, cover limits and exclusions that apply to your job before you book.
As well as fridges and freezers we handle fridge-freezers, chest freezers, American-style units, wine coolers and mini-fridges, plus other appliances such as washing machines, dishwashers and cookers on the same visit. If you are replacing an appliance, we can take the old one away when the new one lands.
A lot of our fridge work is for landlords and letting agents at the end of a tenancy, where a dead appliance has to be gone before the next tenant moves in, and for anyone who has had a delivery firm refuse to take the old unit away. We offer same-day collection across London, we come to the appliance rather than making you move it, and we recycle it the right way — no fly-tipping, no fixed penalty risk from an appliance dumped on the street. If you are clearing a whole kitchen or property, it can be rolled into a house clearance instead.
Fridge & Freezer Removal Prices
Single appliance
Fridge, freezer or fridge-freezer collected from any room
Two appliances
e.g. fridge plus washing machine on the same visit
Large / American
American-style or double-width fridge-freezers
Van load
Multiple appliances or a full kitchen strip-out
Guide prices based on our man and van rate from £65/hr. Final price confirmed on the day or from a WhatsApp photo — no hidden fees.
Related Services
Sofa & Mattress Disposal
Bulky furniture collected from any room and recycled, from £95.
Rubbish Removal
Same-day household and garden waste clearance, loaded for you.
House Clearance
Full or part clearances including appliances and white goods.
Waste Removal
On-demand waste collection for homes, landlords and small trade jobs.
Uxbridge
Local same-day collection across Uxbridge and Hillingdon.
Ealing
Fridge and appliance removal across Ealing and West London.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to remove a fridge or freezer?
A single fridge, freezer or fridge-freezer starts from £95, collected from any room. Two appliances start from £145 and large American-style units from £120. The quickest way to a firm price is a WhatsApp photo — we confirm the cost before we arrive.
Why can't I just put a fridge in a skip?
Because fridges and freezers contain refrigerant gases that must be professionally removed before recycling. They are classed as WEEE and cannot legally go in a skip or general waste. We take yours to a licensed WEEE treatment facility where it is degassed and recycled correctly. For a full rundown of the F-gas and WEEE rules and every disposal route, see our fridge & freezer disposal guide for Hillingdon & Uxbridge.
Do you take the fridge away the same day?
Yes — we offer same-day fridge and freezer collection across London. Call before noon for the best chance of a same-day slot. We collect from wherever the appliance is, so you do not need to move it to the kerb.
What happens to my old fridge?
It goes to a licensed WEEE treatment site, where the refrigerant is safely extracted and the metal, plastic and compressor are recycled. We can explain how it is handled and where it goes if you need a record for your own compliance.
Can you take other appliances at the same time?
Yes. We collect washing machines, dishwashers, tumble dryers, cookers and other white goods alongside fridges and freezers, so a full kitchen or utility clear-out can be done in one visit.
What the price includes — and what it doesn't
The most common complaint about clearance companies is a price that grows once the van is loaded. So here is the whole of ours, before you book, including the parts that cost extra.
Included in the price we quote
No line of this is billed separately afterwards.
- Labour — the crew, the carrying and the loading.
- The van, the fuel, ULEZ and the congestion charge — London charges are ours, not yours.
- Disposal and recycling of the load — the tipping cost is inside the price.
- Access from anywhere on the property — any room, up or down stairs, or out of the garden.
- VAT — the price you are shown is the price you pay.
- Waste transfer paperwork for your load, on request — so your duty of care is documented.
Priced separately, or not carried at all
Told to you up front, never discovered on the invoice.
- Upholstered seating and mattresses carry their own disposal fee, because the law forces them down a more expensive route than the rest of your load. The amount is on our pricing page before you book.
- Hazardous items — paint, chemicals, asbestos, tyres and gas bottles cannot travel in a general load and need a specialist route. We will tell you which one.
- Fridges, freezers and electricals have a separate WEEE route — flag them when you book so we arrive with the right van.
- Anything flammable, explosive, illegal, or alive — we cannot carry it, and we will say so before the day.
If there turns out to be more than we quoted for, you hear the new price before anything goes in the van — not once it is loaded, and not on the invoice. The same goes for access: tell us when you book if your street is permit-only or on a red route, or if the job is above the third floor with no lift, and we plan for it instead of pricing round it on the day.
What happens to your waste after we drive away
Most clearance companies stop this story at the word "recycled". Here is the actual route your load takes, including the part of it that nobody advertises.
It goes in by hand
Everything is carried out and loaded by the crew — from the room, the garden or the kerbside. What is in the load matters, because what is in it decides where it is legally allowed to go.
Sorted, not buried
The load goes to a licensed transfer station or recycling centre, where it is separated by material. It is not tipped straight into a hole in the ground.
Recovered by material
Metal, wood, cardboard, textiles and electricals are pulled out for recycling or recovery. Green waste is composted.
The bit nobody advertises
Upholstered furniture cannot be recycled at all. Since January 2023 the Environment Agency presumes every domestic sofa, armchair and padded dining chair contains persistent organic pollutants, so it must be kept apart from other waste and incinerated — never landfilled, never shredded for reuse. That law, not a markup, is why soft seating carries its own fee. Whatever is genuinely left after sorting goes to energy recovery.
- Metal
- Wood
- Cardboard & paper
- Textiles
- Electricals (WEEE)
- Green waste
We do not publish a recycling percentage. You will see "90% diverted from landfill" on a lot of clearance websites. The sorting happens at the transfer station, after our van has left, and we are not going to take credit for a figure we cannot evidence. What we can give you is the route your load takes and the paperwork for it — and if you want to check who handles it, ask us to identify the registered carrier for your collection and verify them on the Environment Agency public register before we load.
Proof, not adjectives
Anyone can type "trusted" and "reliable" onto a website. These are the things about us you can actually check.
We are a small London crew, not a national booking platform, and we are not going to pretend otherwise: we have 22 reviews on Google and 3 on Yell. That is all of them. Every one is public, unedited and one tap away — which is worth rather more than a five-figure review count you have no way of reading.
Harlesden NW10Kerbside clearance, done the same dayBagged household waste, flattened cardboard and moulded packaging cleared off the pavement outside a terraced property — no skip, no permit, no waiting.Read the job →
Ealing W5A garden full of tree cuttingsPalm and cordyline cuttings and branches stacked along the pavement, loaded by hand and taken away for composting and recycling.Read the job →Ready To Move?
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