Options & restrictions

Refrigerators, Freezers

Description:

Appliances used for cooling or freezing foods.

Options & Restrictions:

In general, King County does not accept major appliances for disposal because they can be recycled or reused. Major non-CFC appliances that are 50% or more plastic, such as some dishwashers, are accepted for disposal at any transfer station. Some appliances, such as refrigerators, freezers, water coolers and air conditioners also contain chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), which are regulated under the federal Clean Air Act: these items cannot be disposed and must be recycled or reused. Recycling these appliances helps ensure that CFCs and other refrigerants are safely removed for recycling or disposal and are not released into the atmosphere. Sometimes appliance replacement makes sense and sometimes a simple repair will do the trick. Read this Seattle Post Intelligencer article to learn about appliance repair.