Best Options for Free Appliance Pickup?

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Hey everyone,

I have an old refrigerator and a broken washing machine that I need to get rid of, but I don’t want to pay for disposal.

I’ve heard that some places offer free appliance pickup, but I’m not sure where to start looking. Does anyone know of reliable services that do this for free?

Are there any local programs, charities, or scrap metal collectors that might take them off my hands?

I’d appreciate any recommendations or personal experiences with free appliance pickup services.
 
   / Best Options for Free Appliance Pickup?
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Hey everyone,

I have an old refrigerator and a broken washing machine that I need to get rid of, but I don’t want to pay for disposal.

I’ve heard that some places offer free appliance pickup, but I’m not sure where to start looking. Does anyone know of reliable services that do this for free?

Are there any local programs, charities, or scrap metal collectors that might take them off my hands?

I’d appreciate any recommendations on Free Appliance Pickup Hamilton or personal experiences with free appliance pickup services.
thanks in advance for any help
 
   / Best Options for Free Appliance Pickup? #3  
You should be able to find somebody to take the washing machine for scrap. The refrigerator needs to have the coolant evacuated which is why it costs; don't ask me what happens to the "recycling fee" we pay when making a purchase.

You could always take it out on some back road and dump it, like so many other people do. 😬
 
   / Best Options for Free Appliance Pickup? #4  
The refrigerator needs to have the coolant evacuated which is why it costs;
Around here the county evacuates the fridge if we put it out with the regular garbage, no charge. I assume they then take it to the scrap yard.
Anything else like washers, dryers stoves and the like the scrappers pic them up and take them to the scrap yard. Last washer I took to the scrap yard I got $25, they call them shreddables.
 
   / Best Options for Free Appliance Pickup? #5  
Our county run recycle center takes appliances. You can check to see if you have one available.
 
   / Best Options for Free Appliance Pickup? #6  
Our town's transfer station will accept "white goods", but they charge for it. Once upon a time they'd only charge for freon-bearing appliances but a couple years ago they charged me to drop off a washing machine even though it just got dumped in the metal pile. I'm guessing it has to do with low scrap steel prices.
Pretty sure the days are gone when anyone's gonna take that stuff for free, unless it's somehow subsidized.
 
   / Best Options for Free Appliance Pickup? #7  
Chain to a tree near the road it will gone by morning in many places.
 
   / Best Options for Free Appliance Pickup? #8  
Depends on your location. In PA PPL ( PA power and Light Co) will remove old appliances for free and give you $50.
 
   / Best Options for Free Appliance Pickup? #9  
Our town's transfer station will accept "white goods", but they charge for it. Once upon a time they'd only charge for freon-bearing appliances but a couple years ago they charged me to drop off a washing machine even though it just got dumped in the metal pile. I'm guessing it has to do with low scrap steel prices.

Same here - $15 for a fridge, 10$ for a washer/dryer, interesting tho rider mowers no charge. Suggest the OP check your local dump or waste station.
 
   / Best Options for Free Appliance Pickup? #10  
Call a local appliance store. They probably won’t pick them up for free but can maybe tell you some options. We have a place that sells appliances and I think they will let you drop them off for free but you have to get them there. They take them for free and some guy takes them and probably fixes some of them.
 

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