Disposing of old fridge freezer

techcastoni

I did some research on fridge freezer disposal and it appears my council will do it for about £25. Only problem is I've tried getting in touch with the department responsible for this for the last week or so but nobody answers the phone.

I can't take the fridge freezer to the tip myself. Are there any other alternatives?

Note: The fridge freezer itself is not in working order and is 10+ years old and therefore not suitable to be put up for sale.

Rosebery_2

If they don't / won't answer the 'phone ring the Chief Executives Department of your council and have a moan to someone seriously high up. Don't be fobbed off by an apparatchik. Bet they call you fairly quickly after that.

Cheers

Lucy_Lastic

I've just ordered a new fridge freezer and was surprised to find that the retailer is not obliged to remove the old one (as I thought they had to by law). So I will now have to ring my local council too - the good news is that mine charge £10.50 to collect. I agree with Rosebery - go higher!

ormus

dump it at the nearest block of council flats at midnight.

the council take away all the stuff there for free.

techcastoni

I eventually paid the £25. They do however take up to 3 large items if you got anything else in the house that needs taken away.

Meepster

ormus wrote: »

dump it at the nearest block of council flats at midnight.

the council take away all the stuff there for free.

PMSL - although that might not exactly be money saving if you are spotted doing it...

macman

Lucy_Lastic wrote: »

I've just ordered a new fridge freezer and was surprised to find that the retailer is not obliged to remove the old one (as I thought they had to by law). So I will now have to ring my local council too - the good news is that mine charge £10.50 to collect. I agree with Rosebery - go higher!

There has never been any obligation to remove the old one. Some retailers would do it for 'free' or include it in the delivery charge, but that was in the days when they could just be dumped at any council tip. Now under the WEE directive they have to be dismanted at a specialist site and the CFC's removed, so it costs to dispose of them and they will pass this charge on.

lynzpower

We're also a member of the Government's WEEE DTB Scheme (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Distributor Take Back). You can see our WEEE compliance certificate here. You don't even have to buy from us - if you've got an old appliance to get rid of, we'll take it away for £19.57. Just call us on 01275 336085 to arrange a collection.

http://www.comet.co.uk/shopcomet/advice/181/Recycling

Raksha

macman wrote: »

There has never been any obligation to remove the old one. Some retailers would do it for 'free' or include it in the delivery charge, but that was in the days when they could just be dumped at any council tip. Now under the WEE directive they have to be dismanted at a specialist site and the CFC's removed, so it costs to dispose of them and they will pass this charge on.

http://www.netregs.gov.uk/netregs/topics/WEEE/63053.aspx

Choice of take-back systems
You must set up a system that your household customers can use to dispose of WEEE free of charge. You must clearly explain this system to your customers.
There are two types of take-back system, and you must provide at least one of them. They are:
distributor take-back scheme
in-store take-back scheme.
You must keep evidence that you provide one of these schemes for four years.
You may wish to offer a ‘collection on delivery’ scheme as a service to your customers. Old bulky goods can be collected when new replacement goods are delivered. However, you cannot offer this service to your customers as a replacement for your in-store take back obligations.