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Fridge and whitegoods removal in Canberra
In Canberra, a fridge, washing machine or television cannot go in a household bin. The free route is the Mitchell or Mugga Lane resource management centre: televisions and computers under the national scheme, and anything more than 80 per cent metal through metal recycling. A booked bulky waste collection takes white goods from the kerb, free.
Sources ACT Recyclopaedia: electrical itemsACT Government: bulky waste collectionACT Government: hazardous wasteRecyclopaedia — the ACT A to Z guide to recycling, reuse and disposal
What is free?
Free- The Mitchell or Mugga Lane resource management centre, for televisions, computers and metal appliances.
- A booked bulky waste collection, which takes white goods from the kerb at no charge.
Disposal details: electronics & screens, batteries.
What is cheap?
Low cost- The retailer taking the old unit away when the new one is delivered.
What does paying get you?
Paid- Collected from inside the house, including the fridge nobody can lift.
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Is there a free fridge drop-off in Canberra?
White goods and electrical items that are more than 80 per cent metal go free into the metal recycling area at the Mitchell and Mugga Lane resource management centres. Other electrical items attract a disposal fee. A fridge can also go on your free annual bulky waste collection, which accepts white goods.
Can white goods go on the ACT bulky waste collection?
Yes. White goods, electrical items, metal, televisions and computers are all on the accepted list for a booked bulky waste collection. Two trucks attend, one for reusable items and one for landfill waste. The item has to be somewhere the crew can reach it, not in a garage, behind a gate or under a carport.
What about batteries and small appliances in the ACT?
Battery-powered items must never go in any household bin in the ACT, and electrical items must not go in the recycling bin. Loose batteries and battery-powered items go free into the hazardous waste area at Mitchell and Mugga Lane, within the published per-visit limits. Small electrical items that are not mostly metal attract a disposal fee.
What if the appliance still works?
Goodies Junction, inside both ACT resource management centres, takes electronics with reuse value, including televisions, computers and gaming systems, along with hardware and tools. A working appliance is worth more to somebody else than it is to a metal recycler. Wipe and reset anything holding an account or storage before it leaves the house.
Do you do this job in Canberra?
Removalists, recyclers, skip operators, clearance teams and organisers can apply for a labelled sponsored listing.