White
Goods Recycling Program
Appliances, such as stoves, washing machines, dryers, refrigerators,
air conditioners, water heaters, etc. are part of Warwick’s mandatory
recycling program. The City avoids costly tipping fees at the landfill
by recycling appliances and generates income by selling the goods
for scrap metal.
When
recycling appliances here are a few things to know:
- If you don't wish to wait for
curbside pick-up, you may bring your goods to the Warwick Municipal
Recycling Facility -- Monday - Saturday, 7:30 am to 3:00 pm
(residential appliances only; no commercial appliances)
- Once the White Goods are brought
to the Municipal
Recycling Facility, the CFC's (chlorofluorocarbons)
are removed from the refrigerators and air conditioners. These
ozone-depleting chemicals must be separated into special tanks
for resale or reuse before the goods can be sold for scrap.
Eventually the metal in these Goods will be recycled into appliances,
car parts, toasters, etc rather than taking up space in our
landfill.
