"Sky" > wrote in message
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> How does one get rid of electronic appliances (TVs, microwave/toaster
> ovens, computers, monitors, radios, stereos, etc.) in the local community?
>
> Recently, the microwave oven in my kitchen went kaput. The defunct MW is
> something I'd rather not put in the weekly garbage pickup since that's
> destined for the local landfill. About twice a year, my local community
> has a dump-off for electronic appliances, which hopefully is where I can
> get rid of the MW oven. Any other recommendations that don't involve
> storing a dead MW over the next few months?
>
> Sky, who's just curious

Here you have to take them to the dump and pay a fee to have them dumped.
Some cities will have occasional hazardous waste collections and you can
take them there, also for a fee.

My husband and his friend disposed of our old, broken one and then wouldn't
you know that very night the one we were using went dead. So we still have
an bad one in the garage. And it will likely sit there until I can get
either my nephew or my husband's friend over here for another dump run.
They have trucks. I do not.

The dump is not near here. That is why we are waiting until we have enough
stuff to be dumped to make it worth our while.

> > wrote in message
> ...

>> How does one get rid of electronic appliances (TVs, microwave/toaster
>> ovens, computers, monitors, radios, stereos, etc.) in the local community?
>>
>> Recently, the microwave oven in my kitchen went kaput. The defunct MW is
>> something I'd rather not put in the weekly garbage pickup since that's
>> destined for the local landfill. About twice a year, my local community
>> has a dump-off for electronic appliances, which hopefully is where I can
>> get rid of the MW oven. Any other recommendations that don't involve
>> storing a dead MW over the next few months?
>>

Sorry for piggybacking but I lost the original. What I do is offer up
old appliances on Freecycle first because I've found there are many in
my community who either try to fix them, or use parts. I always let
them know if something isn't working.