Furniture (2024)

Getting rid of old furniture isn’t always an easy process. It's heavy, awkward, hard to maneuver and is nearly impossible to do on your own. You may even need extra hands and tools, such as a dolly, to move the heavier pieces. Whether you're removing a couch, table, or other large piece of furniture, 1-800-GOT-JUNK? can take care of the removal and hauling process for you.

Furniture that we take

As long as there’s no hazardous material involved, we can take just about any piece of furniture you can think of! Items we’ll recycle, donate or dispose of for you include:

Bed Frames
Loveseats
Desks
Coffee Tables
Outdoor/Patio Furniture
Boxes
Entertainment Centers
Wardrobes
Mattresses
Couches
Bookcases
Dressers
Sofa Beds
Ottomans
Futons
Dining Tables
Filing Cabinets
China Cabinets
Credenzas
Wall Units
Benches
Beds
Headboards

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How our service works:

Schedule your appointment onlineor by calling1-800-468-5865.
Our truck team will call you 15-30 minutes before your scheduled appointment window to let you know what time we’ll arrive.
We'll take a look at the items you want to be removed and give you an all-inclusive price.
We'll remove your items, sweep up the area, and collect payment once we’re done.

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Why choose 1-800-GOT-JUNK? to remove and recycle your old furniture?

1-800-GOT-JUNK? makes junk removal easy. We’re in your neighborhood and are ready to make your junk disappear! You don’t have to worry about moving anything out to the curb for us, we’ll grab those heavy items right from where they’re located, load them onto our trucks, and ensure that they’re handled responsibly from the minute we take them off your hands. It’s full-service Junk Removal, all you have to do is point! Find a 1-800-GOT-JUNK?location near you.

How our pricing works

The final cost of your junk removal can vary depending on what we take, how much needs to be removed, and how much space it takes up in our trucks. 1-800-GOT-JUNK? is always happy to provide you with an onsite, no-obligation estimate, so don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.Click here to see our pricing.

Recycling & donating your old furniture

At 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, we always remember the three Rs—Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Disposing of your old items in the most responsible and environmentally friendly way possible is a commitment that’s important to us. Many common household items like sofas or couches, bookcases, desks and bed frames are recyclable if taken to the proper processing facilities, and we always ensure that we do so with the items that can be recycled.

For items that aren’t recyclable, we’ll link up with local charity groups to see if they have a need for furniture donations. If the items are broken or otherwise can’t be recycled or donated, we’ll ensure that they’re properly disposed of. You can learn more about what type of furniture items can be recycled in the FAQs below.

Furniture disposal FAQs

If you’re looking to upgrade your home or move out, you may find it hard to get rid of your old furniture.

Here are some quick ways to dispose of old furniture -

Take it to a landfill site near your city

Find a local landfill site near your city and ask them if they accept the type of furniture that you want to dispose of and if they are open for public dumping. Once they confirm that they will accept your furniture, you can load it into a pickup truck and carry it to the landfill site. The landfill sites usually charge a fee to dispose of your furniture.

Donate it to a local charity

If your furniture is still in a good usable condition, you can carry it to your local charity and donate it. You can also ask the charity if they are willing to pick-up your furniture from your home. Some organizations that offer pick-up may take multiple weeks to come by, so this may not be ideal if you need the furniture gone quickly.

Talk to your local scrap metal dealer

Most metal furniture can be recycled at a recycling facility. First you need to determine if the metal is ferrous or non-ferrous. Hold a magnet close to the metal furniture and if it sticks, it’s ferrous. Non-ferrous metals can cost a little more to recycle so you need to confirm from the scrap dealer if they accept such metal furniture.

Rent a roll-off dumpster

Roll-off dumpsters vary in sizes. Hire a roll-off dumpster that would easily accommodate all your old furniture and the dumpster company will drop it at your place. Load the furniture into the dumpster and contact the company to pick up and take it away. You will have to manually load them into the dumpster, and risk others filling up the dumpster with their items if it is left overnight.

Contact a junk removal company in your city

Local junk removal companies such as 1-800-GOT-JUNK? can help you dispose of your old furniture for a fee in an eco-friendly manner where possible. With our services, we can often pick up your old furniture on the same day you call, and we’ll even sweep up when we leave. If possible, we also donate them if they are in a working condition and carry it to the local charities. You won’t have to lift a finger!

It’s best to avoid throwing your couch in or near a dumpster. It may seem like the easiest way to get rid of your old couch, but many garbage services aren’t equipped to handle couch removal. And even if they are, they often require old couches to be broken down before they can be removed.

It depends on where you are located and the type of living space you have. Some city guidelines do offer furniture pick up, while others do not allow residents to haul their furniture to the curb and will fine you for doing so. If your building has a strata manager, check on whether this is allowed. It can get stressful if no one ends up taking the item, and having to find another tactic.

Taking apart your couch is a multi-step process. Here’s what you need to do:

Gather the tools you’ll need—common examples include:
- Screwdriver
- Allen wrench
- Staple puller
- Box cutter
Remove the cushions from the sofa
Turn the sofa on its back in order to take apart the legs
Use a staple remover or screwdriver to take apart the upholstery
Disassemble the wood frame
You’re done! Now you can dispose of the couch’s individual components

You have a few options when it comes to old furniture pick up:

Check with your city and see if they offer free pick up for large items. Regulations vary depending on the location you are in.
Sell or give your old furniture away for free and have the buyer pick it up from your home.
Donate it to a local charity. Some may offer to pick up the items for you, but you may have to drop it off yourself.
Haul it yourself to the dump. However, this can be tricky to organize, especially if you don’t already have a truck that can fit all your items.
Hire a professional junk removal service like 1-800-GOT-JUNK? to handle furniture pick up for you.

Since most offices contain a large amount of furniture, take an inventory of everything you don’t need to take with you when it comes to a commercial move. This helps keep track of what you want to take and what you need to get rid of.

Consider selling or giving furniture to your employees or donating them to your local charity. You can also call your city or local scrap yard to see what type of large items they are able to take. A professional junk removal service like 1-800-GOT-JUNK? can make the office furniture removal process easy for you.

Yes, depending on the type of wood used. If you have items that are made from untreated wood, these can be recycled and sometimes even composted. Most furniture is made of treated wood, which means it has been pressure treated, stained, painted or varnished. This type of wood, along with particleboard and chipboard, is very difficult to recycle due to the chemicals in the varnishes, paints, adhesives, and other wood treatment products. The best thing to do with old treated wood furniture is to find a way to reuse it.

It can get frustrating to dispose of your old furniture especially if they are large, bulky, and heavy. It becomes hard and sometimes dangerous to move it and carry it outside the house.

There are a few ways to get rid of your old furniture depending on the condition and if it’s damaged.

Usable condition

Donate them to charities or NGOs
Put them out on garage sale / online sale
Leave them on the curb (however, this option is potentially unsafe)

Broken, Damaged, unusable

Take them to the junkyard
Call a professional junk removal service to take your old furniture and dispose them / recycle them in a proper way

At 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, we provide a safe, efficient, and environmentally friendly furniture removal service. We make sure the old furniture ends up in the right place which can be a donation to a charity if they are still in good shape, or look to take them to a recycling facility if they are damaged beyond use.

No matter what, we do the heavy lifting for you and dispose of your old furniture responsibly. All you have to do is point, and the junk disappears.

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FAQs

What is the answer to he makes furniture? ›

The correct option is B Carpenter.

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How many furniture is correct? ›

Furniture is an uncountable noun, like money, cloth and equipment, so you should use “much” rather than “many.

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How much is reasonable to spend on furniture? ›

In 2023, you can furnish a living room for $3500-$5000, a dining room for $1500-$2500 and a bedroom for $2000-$3500. If you don't need anything else, the cost of furnishing an apartment will range from $7000 to $11000 using quality furniture that will last many years.

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How much money do I need for furniture? ›

One rule of thumb you can use to set a furniture budget is figuring your baseline monthly spending needs and multiplying that figure by three. For example, if your regular budget after buying the home will total $4,000 a month, you'd multiply by three to get $12,000.

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What is furniture in answer? ›

Furniture refers to objects intended to support various human activities such as seating (e.g., stools, chairs, and sofas), eating (tables), storing items, working, and sleeping (e.g., beds and hammocks).

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How to find the maker of furniture? ›

Typically, a maker's mark will be placed somewhere that is easy to locate but doesn't distract from the overall aesthetic of the piece. If it exists, you are most likely to find the mark on the backside or underside of the piece, or inside a drawer, door, or cabinet.

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What is the 2 3 rule sofa? ›

So, it's critical to consider scale before clicking “add to cart.” Interior designer Tamara Honey, of House of Honey, likes to follow the 2:3 rule when it comes to choosing the right size. “The 2:3 design rule suggests your sofa should be the equivalent of ⅔ the size of your room.”

Is it little furniture or few furniture? ›

We use little with uncountable nouns. We use few with plural countable nouns.

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Do we say furniture is or are? ›

It should be “is”. Furniture is a singular noun, whether you're talking about one piece of furniture (a chair, say), or a group (e.g., a dining room set). Furniture is an uncountable noun.

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Is $1000 too much for a couch? ›

Affordable couches are less than $1000, suitable for budget-conscious shoppers. Mid-tier couches are priced between $1,000 and $2,000, offering a compromise between quality and cost. Premium couches exceed $2,000, crafted with high-quality materials and design features.

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Is $2000 too much for a sofa? ›

So here's your first tip: anything under $699 is considered an inexpensive sofa. $799–$1,999 is the average you'll pay for one sofa. Any sofa within the $2,000–$3,000 is considered “higher-end”.