[BNM] removal of fridge [OT]

[Jason Bailey]

<http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/index.cfm?request=c1120981>

> t's something to do with the environmental damage done by the gases being
> released if the elements of a fridge, freezer or fridge/freezer are just
> thrown in a dump and broken as opposed to (presumably) carefully being
> dismantled.
>

We dumped our (broken) fridge (not freezer but nobody checked for 
differences if that's important) recently at the tip on Wilson Avenue (just 
down from the BMX track). Recently being about 1 month ago. It may be that 
the law has changed *very* recently (i.e. after 5th April -I don't know). 
It was free to dump and we just had to leave our name and address so it 
could be checked that we weren't dumping a fridge a week or something.

I think the fridge mountain was due to the fact that only one company (in 
Germany??) could safely dispose of the the harmful waste. This may have 
changed.

The 33.40 is for collection and dumping so you may be paying for the actual 
collection of the fridge (i.e. a van to come to your house and remove 
fridge). Man-with-van might be cheaper but they won't be allowed into the 
tip area and will have to park just outside and use trollies to get fridge 
into tip.

It might be worth checking with the council to see if it's ok to dump the 
fridge. I could be wrong.

Jas