How to Get Rid of an Old Piano in Madison

Name: Madison WI Junk Removal
Address: Madison, WI, US
Telephone: (608) 999-9363
Price range: $60 to $800 per load

Updated September 30, 2026

Short answer

Piano removal runs $200 to $400 in national guides. Municipal programs avoid them: McFarland's free large-item weeks list pianos as not accepted, and Madison's program needs the piano at the curb, in pieces under 8 feet. Moving a playable piano for donation can run $250 to $600 (LawnStarter).

Ask a donation group before booking a haul; Habitat ReStore and St. Vinny's publish what they accept. If nobody wants it, a crew takes it out whole on a piano dolly. See piano removal.

Sources: Angi; HomeAdvisor; LawnStarter; City of Madison, large items and appliances; Habitat for Humanity of Dane County, ReStore; St. Vincent de Paul Madison, donate goods; Village of McFarland, garbage and recycling

Quick answers

Will the city take a piano?

Madison's program requires items at the curb and under 8 feet long; McFarland's large-item weeks exclude pianos outright.

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Rather not haul it yourself?

Tell us what needs to go and where. A local crew sorts the recycling, donation and landfill streams for you and replies with a price first.

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