Sawing up an old fridge into smallish chunks?

I thought councils had to collect fridges for free, for CFC recycling.

Owain

Won't that destroy the ozone layer & the world as we know it?

Won't the council collect it free - ours does?

Mike,

If your local council operates the same as mine - simply ring them up, ask to be put through to the "special collections department" and then ask this department to pick up the fridge and dispose of it free of charge.

My LA does this "special collection" service on a weekly basis for all 'bulky' defunct household rubbish such as beds, chairs, sofas, cookers etc - with the exception of builders rubble and bulk garden rubbish.

Brian G

Hmmpf. Mine, Chiltern Council, charges £25 to collect up to three such items at a time plus another £15 per item for any in excess of this up to a maximum of eight per trip.

Mine too, but fridges are free.

Owain

Dave,

I must be lucky as mine collects it free - about the only thing that it does mind!

Up until a few years ago, they used to put skips around the the area on something like a six monthly basis so that we could get rid of any rubbish not covered by their special collection scheme - which was a damn useful thing and prevented a lot of fly tipping.

Brian G

LOL..

Thanks for the tip... I shall give the council a ring tomorrow. However, sawing it up might be quicker, simpler, and more fun. Could even use an axe, and let out years of pent-up aggression... (-;

Mike

Not all do it free. Mine seems to charge 16 quid :-(

Fridges are more expensive in Folkestone! 15 quid for up to 2 items except fridges which are 16 quid each :-(

We have a scrap man do the rounds about twice a week. The stuff put out for the council mostly ends up on his wagon (or minibus!)

Advertise it on freecycle. :)

There you go Dave, just ring Owain's council instead!

=A310.70 for 3 items up here in Eden but that doesn't include fridges AF= AICT from their website, they are =A310.70 each... You can of course take the= m to the dump for free, but that is a 60 mile round trip for me.

items such as trees. They'll only do three special collections in a year, but if you have friendly neighbours it's possible to 'arrange' things :-)

I could send Dave a council Reply Paid envelope.

Owain

If it's still working, have you considered "freecycle"? If not, it may be worth a punt on eBay. people seem willing to pay stupid money for faulty cameras/PCs/TVs ... maybe they will for duff fridges, too.

Pete

The freecycle groups round here have a fairly good turn around in Wanted: and Offered: fridges/freezers. If it is still in working order it must be better to pass it onto some one who can make use of it rather than destroy and dump it.

For our excess "junk" I look to flog it first (eBay), then donate to the local charity shop (if suitable, no electronics/electrical), then try freecycle and finally the dump.

I dont think scrap men take fridges and havnt for decades.