How to Recycle a Refrigerator

!±8± How to Recycle a Refrigerator

There are many reasons why you may wan to recycle your refrigerator. You may have an old refrigerator that does not work. Maybe getting rid of the extra refrigerator in the garage is an option you are considering to cut down on your energy bill. Whatever your reason, be sure to recycle your fridge and don't just dump it in the landfill.

What you will need:

phone book or internet box knife Truck Tie downs

1. If the refrigerator in question is still in working condition, try to donate it to a donation center, charity, or friend in need. Sometimes donation centers offer pickup services. If transportation services are not available, you'll need your own pickup truck and supplies to tie your fridge down.

2. Your old refrigerator can be converted in to sealed storage space. Even if it is completely out of order, and old fridge can be a good space to store items and keep out rats an insects..

3. Use your box knife to slice the magnetic seal on the door into pieces. They can be used as little magnets.

4. Refrigerators made before 2000 contain over 100 pounds of steel that can be recycled. Call 311 or check your your city's website for local recycling programs.

5. Some junk removal service companies will haul your refrigerator away and recycle it for a fee.

6. Some local utility companies will pay you for an old fridge. Sometimes they offer cash or electricity bill credits.

7. If you are buying a new refrigerator there are companies that will deliver the new one to your home and haul away the old one.

8. Check with scrap metal retailers. Some will take any refrigerator, and others require that the freon be removed which you must be certified to do, since it contains dangerous chemicals. Do not try to remove the freon yourself. You may be injured or poisoned, and may damage the environment.

9. Do not just leave it on the curb for the trash man. Your weekly trash service will not take an old refrigerator, and they are not equipped to do so. You can be fined for this as well.

So whether you chose to donate it to a charity, give it to a friend, convert it to shelving, or tun it in for a bounty, you have many options to recycle that old refrigerator. When making your decision, consider your transportation situation. When moving your fridge, remember to be cautious of the chemicals inside.