Donated goods pickup in Reno

Dominic handles donated goods pickup for Reno homes and the rest of the Reno-Tahoe area, taking the furniture and household things you're done with but someone else could still use. Text a photo to (775) 316-7470. This job is about the pieces in good shape. Think of the dresser from the spare room and the boxes of dishes stacked in the hall. The decent stuff heads for a donation door before any of it sees a landfill.

It fits a move to a smaller place or a parent's house being sorted. You skip loading your own car and making trips to a drop-off door. If the whole house has to be emptied, an estate cleanout covers the rest of it, and the good pieces still get pulled for donation. You show him what's leaving, and he does the lifting and every stop after that.

What goes on the truck

• Dressers and nightstands
• Kitchen tables and chairs
• Couches in good shape
• Bookshelves and desks
• Bagged clothes and linens
• Boxed dishes and kitchenware
• Lamps and small decor
• Bikes and exercise gear

Text a photo of yours to (775) 316-7470.

From the full list of what goes on the truck: trash, recycling and business jobs.

What usually goes in a donated goods pickup?

Mostly furniture and household goods that someone else can still use. A typical pile is a couch and a recliner, a bed frame, a dresser, a kitchen table with its chairs, a bookshelf, and a stack of boxes holding dishes, lamps and linens. Bikes and exercise equipment can go too.

What sets this job apart is the sorting. On this job the goal is that the good pieces get used again. A chair with a snapped leg or a worn out mattress still leaves with the load. It just ends up somewhere other than a donation door. If you only have one big piece, like a sofa or a sleeper, the furniture removal page is the closer fit for that.

How much does a donated goods pickup cost?

Nothing goes for less than $80. Above that, the bill follows the space your load fills on the truck. A dresser and a few boxes sit near the low end. A full living room set plus a dining table takes more space, so it costs more.

Snap a few shots of the pile and you get a price covering the whole pickup. If the photos can't tell the story, he comes by to look in person. That price stands as long as the job doesn't turn out bigger than your photos showed. Carrying it out and the donation drops are part of that price, and so are the dump fees for whatever can't be given away. Cash works, and so do credit or debit cards, Venmo, Zelle and checks.

Where do the donated items end up?

Donation comes first. Pieces that can be used again go to Goodwill, so you never have to stand in line at the back door with a carload.

Not everything in a pile is fit to give away, and that's normal. A bent bed frame or a rusted patio set is no good to Goodwill, so that metal heads to a scrap yard for recycling. What's left is real trash, the torn cushions and the particleboard shelf that came apart in the move. Those scraps end up at either the Stead or Carson City landfill. You don't need to sort any of this before the pickup. Tell him which pieces you hope get donated, and leave the rest of the pile exactly where it is. If part of the pile can't be donated or hauled, the take list explains what stays.

Do I have to bring donations to the curb?

No. Whatever sits upstairs in a bedroom or down in the basement, he brings it out himself. Good furniture is headed for donation first. Narrow stairs or a tight hallway are worth a photo of their own, so the plan fits the house before the day comes.

Booking begins when you call or text. Your call gets answered day or night, whatever the hour. Expect a few questions about what's leaving, maybe a request for photos, then either an estimate or a time for him to come see it. After you say yes to the price, you get a set day and hour, and he's there when he said. Before starting, he goes over which pieces you want donated. With everything out, he tidies the spot the pile left and does a final walk through the rooms with you. If you manage a rental that just turned over, you book it the same way. Send photos of the unit and approve the price.

How far does he drive for a donation pickup around Reno-Tahoe?

As far as 75 miles. That reaches the lake and runs out east to Fernley and Fallon, so emptying a cabin in Incline Village or a spare room in Gardnerville is a normal day. Smaller spots without their own page, like Virginia City, Hidden Valley and Minden, are covered too.

If you're closing up a place at the lake for the season and the furniture still has life in it, it books the same way, and the decent furniture still ends up at Goodwill. The list of towns Dominic drives to shows every place with its own page, from Truckee and Kings Beach down to Dayton and Washoe Valley.

How the price works

Text a photo of what needs to go to (775) 316-7470. Dominic looks at how much room it takes on the truck and texts back a quote for the whole job. The quote holds unless the job turns out bigger than the photo showed. No hourly rate. Jobs start at $80. More on how pricing works.

Where Dominic does this

All of the Reno-Tahoe area. See every town Dominic covers for donated goods pickup.