Do you get rid of broken kitchen appliances the right way?
@lookatdesktop (27156)
Dallas, Texas
November 19, 2016 1:37pm CST
There is a right way and a wrong way to dispose of a dead microwave oven or coffee maker machine.
The idea that it's okay just to put the broken down and damaged appliances by the roadside just to let some scavenger drive by and pick them up and get them out of site and out of your mind.
Yea, but what if there was a better way? Would you subject a perfect stranger, a road side junk collector, pick up a potentially dangerous microwave oven that might run with the door wide open? Doubtless, I have to find a better solution to be safe for that other guy and to avoid a lawsuit taboot.
Look at an article about what to do to dispose of dead and broken kitchen appliances the safe way:
From Reference dot com online:
For an ecologically friendly way to dispose of a broken microwave, find a local company that specializes in recycling old appliances. Otherwise, simply throw the microwave out with other normal...
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@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
21 Nov 16
@lookatdesktop Thse are indeed splendid suggestions . Thank you .
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@lookatdesktop (27156)
• Dallas, Texas
21 Nov 16
I was able to take them to a local library years back and they stopped that program for one or other reasons. reading glasses that are broken in that they still have two lenses to look through and at least one half to place over your ear it is likely they could be added to your collections of donated items to your local thrift. Also if your community has a senior center for retired people, maybe they would accept extra broken or old glasses as most of these can be used and are not a total waste. Old people can use them to help them read. some are able to fix them by taking two pair and using the spare parts from both make one good pair from them.
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@lookatdesktop (27156)
• Dallas, Texas
20 Nov 16
It is good that you are doing it that way. You set a positive example to everyone about properly disposing of electronic appliances in your area.
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@lookatdesktop (27156)
• Dallas, Texas
21 Nov 16
@Ronrybs I once got so desperately annoyed by all the trash in the median that I got up and took a trash bag and a device created to be used to pick up trash and spent a good hour picking up all of the liter along the median and around it just so I didn't have to look at it any more. I find that doing this gave me a work out and the results were worth it.
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@Ronrybs (21492)
• London, England
21 Nov 16
@lookatdesktop Sadly my efforts are over whelmed by the number of street side discarded items
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
19 Nov 16
There are places here where you just call and they take all you don´t need from books to old stoves and fridges. They know what to do with it.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
20 Nov 16
@lookatdesktop I bet there areplaces like that everywhere.
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@yukimori (10192)
• United States
19 Nov 16
Uh... they're totally wrong when they suggest throwing a microwave out with normal household trash. Appliances and other electronic waste shouldn't be disposed of in the regular trash because they can contain hazardous compounds.
We'll take microwaves at Best Buy. Not really a common thing that we see brought in, but we take pretty much everything that we sell. Some things, like TVs, we have to charge to recycle, but most things are free to bring in.
Jump to main content US Environmental Protection Agency Search Search Related Topics: Additional Recycling and Donation Resources The following links exit the site Exit Related Information Check out our Secret Life of a Smart Phone infographic. Electronics
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@yukimori (10192)
• United States
20 Nov 16
@lookatdesktop Just thought of something else: some places have electronics recycling bins available. My parents' city has several at a local grocery store for everything from glass and cardboard on up to electronics and TVs. So maybe that would be an option, too.
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@lookatdesktop (27156)
• Dallas, Texas
21 Nov 16
@yukimori I will talk to the Kroger manager and the Walmart manager to see if either store has this service available at their stores. Thanks for the tip.
@RasmaSandra (98106)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19 Nov 16
The roadsides and even sometimes spots in the woods here in Riga, Latvia are full of broken things like kitchen appliances and TVs and such. My hubby knows a lot about electricity and connections so when one of our appliances breaks down he tests it out and sees if he can fix it. He has given a second life to many of our appliances.
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@lookatdesktop (27156)
• Dallas, Texas
19 Nov 16
I need to look into what organizations will pick up my broken microwave oven who will try to use it for spare parts rather than having it occupy a land fill.
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@RasmaSandra (98106)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19 Nov 16
@lookatdesktop take a look at this link
For an ecologically friendly way to dispose of a broken microwave, find a local company that specializes in recycling old appliances. Otherwise, simply throw the microwave out with other normal...
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@lookatdesktop (27156)
• Dallas, Texas
19 Nov 16
@RasmaSandra , Thanks, It appears we both found the same exact article.
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