The refrigerator is a reliable household appliance, which can serve for more than 10 years, but if the time of using equipment exceeds 7 years, the reason arises to think about the feasibility of its use in the household. Old refrigerators lose their former tightness, and this contributes to the unimpeded air penetration from the outside, the formation of sustainable unpleasant odor and reproduction of bacteria. And the materials from which the unit is made are begin to emit harmful volatile chemicals to the environment. Let's figure out how you can dispose of a fridge if it's time to replace it.
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The first solution to this task is to make the unit to the nearest trash can, but the refrigerator is a fairly big thing, and for this you will need helpers, and near your home there should be a special platform for collecting large-sized waste. It is important to know that the technique for the export of such garbage leaves on a specific schedule. Call the communal service at the place of residence and agree on all questions regarding the export of your old thing.
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Working old refrigerator You can transfer to the use of to whom the functional properties will be above the appearance. Place an ad in the newspaper or via the Internet about gratuitous donation (or selling) of your item, and the new owner will come and take the equipment unnecessary to you. In this case, you do not have to make any financial costs.
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Contact the company engaged in the disposal of old household appliances. Some will do it for a small fee (after all, such an equipment is made of non-human raw materials and for its disposal requires expensive technologies), but there are also those who will take out the refrigerator for free, because for them it is an additional opportunity to get iron and non-ferrous metal.
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Repair organizations can pick up your assembly on spare parts. The workers of the service center will take out the refrigerator for free, and some money will be offered for a working device.
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Review the existing shares from stores and household appliances manufacturers. Free utilization programs offer the exchange of old equipment to a new one. Employees of the enterprise will take out the served technique for free, and in return will be offered a substantial discount on the purchase of a new thing.
Now you know how to dispose of the refrigerator properly, without harming the environment.