The complete spring cleaning junk removal checklist (KC edition)

Spring cleaning often dies in the basement. You start with the linen closet, work great for two days, and lose steam by the time you hit the storage room. Here's a room-by-room checklist that focuses on what to actually remove — not what to organize.

Garage

• Bikes no one rides
• Broken yard equipment (mowers, weed-eaters, leaf blowers)
• Empty paint cans (route to KC HHW — we can't take)
• Boxes you haven't opened since the last move
• Sports equipment from a sport no one plays anymore

Basement

• Old electronics (CRT TVs, dead computers, broken VCRs)
• Outgrown furniture
• Holiday decorations that haven't been used in 3 years
• Boxes of school papers from your adult kids
• Mystery storage tubs

Attic

• Old mattresses or box springs
• Anything with rodent evidence (don't mess with it — call us)
• Books no one reads
• Furniture you've been "saving" for a kid who already has a couch

Kids' rooms

• Outgrown toys (donate the good ones)
• Old crib, changing table, baby furniture
• School-art collection no one will miss
• Broken or outgrown bikes

Kitchen

• Small appliances you never use (bread maker, ice cream maker, etc.)
• Pots and pans with damaged non-stick coating
• Spice rack contents older than 2 years
• Tupperware with no matching lids

The "I'll deal with it later" pile

Every house has one. It's usually in a guest room, garage corner, or basement. Carve out 30 minutes per Saturday for two weekends to sort it — donate what you can, set aside what we should haul.

The cleanout

When your "haul" pile is built, text us a photo. Most spring cleanouts in the KC metro can be done in 2–4 hours with one of our crews — and we donate or recycle what we can. Spring slots fill up fast (March–May is our busiest window), so book a week or two ahead if you can.