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Gidney N Cloyd

(19,824 posts) Tue Dec 9, 2014, 10:26 AM Dec 2014

When you buy a new big appliance and they haul away the old ones, what happens to the old ones?

The delivery guys will haul the old ones away but do they just scrap them or is there some place you can buy the working ones?

I ask because I'm replacing a washer and dryer. Washer's shot but the dryer has some life yet. I put it on Craigslist to give away and got a ton of responses. Some I could tell were just scrappers (which I discouraged in the ad) but others seemed like folks in a real pinch. I went with a volunteer from a halfway house but wished I could have helped a bunch the others.

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When you buy a new big appliance and they haul away the old ones, what happens to the old ones? (Original Post) Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2014 OP

My guess is the ones worth repairing are probably salvaged and resold. In_The_Wind Dec 2014 #1

They put it Turbineguy Dec 2014 #2

I know of at least one place locally... Wounded Bear Dec 2014 #3

Many are sold for scrap and sent overseas for recycling Auggie Dec 2014 #4

My brother got new washer and/or dryer. He left the old ones applegrove Dec 2014 #5

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

1. My guess is the ones worth repairing are probably salvaged and resold.

Reply to Gidney N Cloyd (Original post)

Tue Dec 9, 2014, 10:55 AM

Dec 2014

I plan to buy a used washer from a local small store this spring.

Larger chains may just sell 'em for scrap.

Turbineguy

(37,296 posts)

2. They put it

Reply to Gidney N Cloyd (Original post)

Tue Dec 9, 2014, 11:06 AM

Dec 2014

in a teabagger's front yard.

Wounded Bear

(58,605 posts)

3. I know of at least one place locally...

Reply to Gidney N Cloyd (Original post)

Tue Dec 9, 2014, 12:21 PM

Dec 2014

that sells re-conditioned appliances. So some of them get repaired/rebuilt and resold at least.

There's actually quite a bit to get out of old appliances if you're willing to dismantle them. Most big wholesalers and retailers won't bother, though. But there's steel in the frames/cases and a lot of copper in the motors and wiring.

Auggie

(31,133 posts)

4. Many are sold for scrap and sent overseas for recycling

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Tue Dec 9, 2014, 12:25 PM

Dec 2014

applegrove

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5. My brother got new washer and/or dryer. He left the old ones

Reply to Gidney N Cloyd (Original post)

Tue Dec 9, 2014, 03:23 PM

Dec 2014

outside his house and put an ad on craigslist saying they were free to whomever came first. By the time he got home from work they were gone.

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