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How to get rid of an old refrigerator, freezer, washer or other appliance in Salt Lake and Utah counties: who takes them, the refrigerant fees, city pickup, the federal refrigerant rule and haul away when you buy a replacement. Information only.
Key facts
- Salt Lake Valley Landfill charges $20 per Freon containing unit, on top of the load fee, and removes the refrigerant before recycling. (source: Salt Lake County)
- North Pointe in Lindon charges a $15 refrigerant extraction fee per unit for any appliance containing a refrigerant. (source: North Pointe Solid Waste Special Service District)
- South Utah Valley Solid Waste District in Spanish Fork charges an additional $15 per refrigerator. (source: South Utah Valley Solid Waste District)
- Under EPA rules, the final person in the disposal chain, such as a scrap recycler or landfill, must make sure the refrigerant is recovered from a household fridge or freezer. (source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
Questions
- How do I get rid of an old refrigerator or freezer in Utah?: Your options in Salt Lake and Utah counties for an old fridge or freezer, and what each public site charges for refrigerant removal.
- Washers, dryers, ranges and other appliances without refrigerant: Appliances without refrigerant go in as regular loads at Salt Lake Valley Landfill, and Salt Lake City's Call 2 Haul takes them curbside.
Where to take it
- Appliance disposal in Salt Lake County: Salt Lake Valley Landfill's rules for refrigerators, freezers, water coolers and air conditioners, with the fees.
- Appliance disposal in north Utah County (Lindon): North Pointe's Lindon transfer station takes old refrigerators for recycling with a $15 refrigerant fee per unit.
- Appliance disposal in south Utah County (Spanish Fork): South Utah Valley Solid Waste District takes refrigerators as special handling items for an extra $15 each.
Rules
- The federal refrigerant rule for old fridges and freezers: What EPA's safe disposal rule under Clean Air Act Section 608 says about household refrigerators, freezers and window air conditioners.
Replacing it
- Haul away when you buy a replacement (Refrigerate, Affiliated): Refrigerate LLC (Affiliated) says it hauls away your old appliance when it delivers a new one in Utah County. Its own published terms.
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