Cheapest way to legally dispose of a fridge/freezer

cerebus · 12 October 2023 at 7:34PM

As has been said stick it out front with a sign on (don't mention it's faulty) if that doesn't shift it take it to the tip

Far cheaper than £30

Ms_Chocaholic · 12 October 2023 at 9:18PM

We took a fridge to the tip recently - no charge.

Marvqn1 · 13 October 2023 at 11:05AM

You could put it on Freecycle.

DullGreyGuy · 13 October 2023 at 3:49PM

Letsgetmoving said:

Our local council will collect up to 3 items for £15. You give them a weeks notice and leave it out.

Ours is £35 but its up to 10 items... seems as if it varies a fair amount by council

casper_gutman · 13 October 2023 at 4:01PM

Should have said, for our £5 booking fee the council will collect up to six items from a list which includes large electrical items/white goods and wooden furniture. Removing other items like sofas and mattresses costs £12.50 per item.

silvercar · 13 October 2023 at 4:35PM

thanks for all the advice. It is now on freecycle, olio, nextdoor and ebay. It is also outside waiting to be stolen.

EnPointe · 16 October 2023 at 1:27PM

MikeJXE said:

People around my area stick white goods and scrap steel out front and they soon get picked up by someone

not fridges though

EnPointe · 16 October 2023 at 1:27PM

frugalmacdugal said:

Hi,
as you're having a new kitchen installed there might be a skip used for old kitchen units etc, sure you could fit FF in.

and have to pay for another skip and the labour to decant the content that can go into the skip into the new skip

silvercar · 16 October 2023 at 1:30PM

It's gone!

Collected by someone 90 miles away and happened to be near me today. It had been out in the rain all weekend, but he was happy to collect as he needs it for spares.

He found it on Facebook marketplace. As it happened I didn't think he would show up and it would be typical nonsense from that source, but it's gone

Now, anyone want a leather 2 seater sofa....

Crownlyn · 3 September at 6:48AM

I know this is an old post but I have just been quoted £140 to take away a large fridge freezer by Bromley council and they wonder why people fly tip! My parents had 2 fridges so a total of £180 both. I could borrow a van but you get charged to take a van to the skip and they wont fit in our car. They've got you all ways!