Whether you’re selling your home, moving apartments, or just decluttering, getting rid of your unwanted items can be exciting and exhausting. There has to be a better way than just tossing it all in the garbage, right? Yes, there is! Below is a list detailing your options for saying goodbye to all that extra stuff.

Sell it

Selling your old items is a great way to get rid of your items while giving them a second life and making some money back. If you have a significant amount of valuable items to sell, you may want to consider an estate sale. This is a sale in which all of the items inside your home are available for purchase. Estate sale companies, while they take a portion of the revenue, can help manage the process for you.

Holding a garage sale is another fantastic option to get rid of junk on Maui. Make sure to advertise at least a week in advance and price your items to sell easily. After your garage sale, you should have considerably fewer items to dispose of. Remember, you’re selling items to reduce your junk, not to make a bunch of money. Don’t be afraid to price your items to sell, and accept lower offers from buyers.

For any other items, consider selling them on eBay, Craigslist, or Facebook Marketplace. Using eBay is great for easily shippable items. Because you can ship and list your items online, it will be easier to find interested buyers. Sites like Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace are your best option for furniture and other items that are difficult to ship. Remember that buyers from these sites are unregulated, so always use caution and common sense when meeting people.

Donate it

Call nearby donation centers such as Goodwill, Habitat for Humanity, and The Salvation Army to see if they can accept your items. You can also try calling local churches or community centers to see if they have programs to donate old furniture and clothing. Items donated like this may qualify for a tax deduction, so make sure to keep your receipts and record the value of donated items.

Don’t forget to ask your friends and family members to take what they want! You never know when close ones might make good use of your old stuff.

County/Curbside Pickup

After selling and donating everything you can, you’ll inevitably still have some junk left. If you only have a little, just put it in your garbage bin or dumpster and wait for trash collection to take it.

For appliances, Maui County offers curbside pickup! It only costs $25 per appliance, but it may take up to six weeks to get scheduled. You can find the application for appliance pickup here.

Dumpster Rental

We usually have a lot of stuff that doesn’t fit in the categories above. For these remaining items, you may want to consider renting a dumpster and asking some friends or family to help out. To rent the correct size dumpster, you will have to estimate how much junk you have. You will be paying for empty, wasted space if it’s too big. If too small, you will have to order a second dumpster which will be even more expensive. Once you factor in time, labor, and dumpster/permit cost, you may find it is cheaper, easier, and faster to hire a junk removal company.

Junk Removal Company

Finally, one of the best ways to get rid of junk on Maui is to hire a local junk removal company like Malama Junk Removal! We provide both the labor and the hauling to take unwanted items for you. For a small to medium amount of remaining items, this option is often cheaper and quicker than renting a dumpster. If you have a very large amount of items to remove, it may cost more. Since these companies will be coming into your home or property, do a little research to make sure they are reputable and trustworthy.

Also, make sure that the company you hire recycles and donates the items they take. At Malama Junk Removal, we believe that to be an outstanding junk removal company, we need to keep as much as we can out of Maui’s landfill. That’s why we choose to donate, reduce, reuse, and recycle whenever possible to preserve Maui’s natural beauty.

With these easy ways to get rid of junk on Maui, you’ll be able to save money, protect the environment, and enjoy your newfound freedom! I hope this helps, and good luck with your junk removal project. Mahalo!