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Garage Cleanout Tips Before Moving Day
Declutter before your move: what to keep, donate, recycle, and haul away from your garage.
Why Clean Out the Garage Before Moving
Moving is the perfect time to declutter your garage. Items you haven’t used in years add weight and cost to your move. A pre-move cleanout can reduce your moving truck size and save hundreds of dollars.
- Reduce moving truck size and cost
- Avoid paying to move items you’ll never use
- Start fresh in your new home
- Most garages have $200–$500 in salvageable or donateable items
What to Keep, Donate, and Toss
Sort your garage into four categories: keep, donate, sell, and haul away. Be honest — if you haven’t used something in 2+ years, you probably won’t.
- Keep: seasonal tools, sports equipment you use, bikes
- Donate: old furniture in good shape, working power tools, holiday decorations
- Sell: name-brand tools, sports gear, working appliances
- Toss: broken equipment, old paint, hazmat items (check local disposal rules)
Hazardous Materials: What NOT to Throw Out
Certain garage items require special disposal. Never put these in a junk removal truck or regular trash.
- Oil, paint, and chemicals: hazmat facility
- Batteries (especially car batteries): recycler
- Old propane tanks: exchange or specialty disposal
- Electronics: e-waste recycler
- Old gas cans: drain and dispose properly
How Muvr Helps
Once you’ve sorted everything, Muvr’s junk removal crew will haul away everything in the “toss” pile in a single visit. Same-day service is usually available.
- Book online in 60 seconds
- 2-person crew handles loading
- Eco-friendly disposal and donation drop-off
- Single item or full garage — no job too small or large