Dispose of old appliances the correct way.
Upgrading to a new appliance improves your home, but you've got to get rid of the old one to keep the clutter down. While some old appliances may end up in the landfill no matter what, keeping those items out of the landfill can benefit others as well as the environment. If they work, old appliances may still have another life as a functioning appliance in someone else's household.
Instructions
1. Sort your old appliances into two categories: those that work and can be reused by someone else and those that do not work and should be thrown away.
2. Take working appliances to Goodwill or other charitable organizations. Find a local Goodwill in your telephone book to arrange a drop off of large items. If possible, find the appliance manual and include it with your donation. Ask for a tax receipt so you can claim your donation on taxes.
3. List working appliances for sale or free on community websites like Craigslist or Freecycle if you cannot haul the item to a charitable organization (see Resources). Interested people will contact you about taking or purchasing your old appliance. Arrange to leave the item outside your home so someone can come and take it away.
4. Contact your town's Department of Public Works to discuss the disposal of broken appliances as well as those that you can't donate or give away (but still work). Ask an employee arrange for a pickup. Some communities provide a limited number of free pickup services that you can schedule at any time of year while others hold large-item disposal days periodically throughout the year.
5. Dispose of your old appliances following the procedure recommended by your town's Department of Public Works official, either scheduling a pickup or waiting for a bulky-items disposal day.
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