Keith Brown Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Hello all, Not sure if anyone has some advice out there, but we have just had a new Thetford fridge fitted to our motorhome. All was going swimmingly until I tried to get rid of the old one - I took it to the local recycling centre and the gentlemen there watched me lug it over to electrical pile before stating "We can't take those fridges here, you'll have to load it back in" After a conversation it transpires that all the County recycling centre tips have the same rule. They won't take old fridges from Motorhomes / caravans / boats or statics. They suggested I contact a private recycyling centre, which I did. They will very happily recycle it for me, but only after I have paid them £150.00!!! No wonder fly tipping is on the increase - Recycling costs the earth! Has anybody out there got an alternative solution or experienced similar problems? I would appreciate any guidance at all. It sems this might be a looming problem as motorhoming / caravaning is getting more popular and there will eventually be masses of old fridges needing recycling. Thanks a lot for any comments, it is appreciated. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve hill Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Don't know what was wrong with your old one but the parts may still be useable, someone might take the whole thing for spares if you advertise. I have had to replace gas and electric parts over trhe years and trhe fridge still was useable after 25 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witzend Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 But would they have allowed you to leave a ordinary house hold fridge? Our recycling depot have a sign Fridges Here no mention of types when we bought a new freezer last year AO took the old one away for £20 as will several other firms if you buy new from them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Chris Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 I know that our local authority (Derbyshire) only take domestic type compressor fridges and not caravan type absorption fridges because they contain ammonia. Try advertising it ,as Steve has suggested, on Gumtree or your local freecycle for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
747 Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Put it on ebay and it will sell. If a Dealer told you it was no good, he was probably wrong. Been there, got the T shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Grandad Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 I had very similar at our local council recycling a few years ago. I took the old type tv tube out of the casing, and they wouldn't accept because it wasn't in the casing. Crazy !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teccer1234 Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 when we changed our fridge first i took off the PCB then just took ithe fridge to our local council reclamation center, no problem, maybe because nobody was watching me, I put the PCB on Gumtree for £85. (the price for a new PCB was roughtly £400.) and in a week I had a buyer from Germany who bought it without quibble. I didn't realise that Gumtree was also seen in the EU, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vindiboy Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 When I had my new Fridge Freezer fitted to my van I took the old one to our local HWRC with no problem, it did look like a normal big household fridge Freezer however ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vindiboy Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Grumpy Grandad - 2021-07-07 10:17 PM I had very similar at our local council recycling a few years ago. I took the old type tv tube out of the casing, and they wouldn't accept because it wasn't in the casing. Crazy !! That was probably because old Tellies etc are shipped to India and other for reuse, they throw little away there ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Brown Posted July 12, 2021 Author Share Posted July 12, 2021 Thanks for the advice everyone, it is appreciated. I will try my luck on Gumtree / Freecycle and see what happens - I didn't even think about doing that, so greatly appreciated. Happy touring everyone! Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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