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Originally Posted by SAMIAM
I don't think it's wise to charge for appliances and small amounts of demolition.....anyone on tough times is going to dump in the woods......or even worse, in the lake. I found a dishwasher dumped on our road last summer and took it to the Meredith transfer station.....I explained the situation but the attendant still charged me. Every spring we take my tractor out to collect bottles and cans beside the road........In case anyone wants to know, Bud lite and Mikes Hard lemonade are the favorites of ice fishermen. We usually get 3-4 bags in 2/3 mile of road.
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Sam, I could not agree more regarding the appliance and small demo charges. If you have ever driven the Road to Hana on Maui, you will quickly understand why charging a fee to dispose of these items is bad. Granted a different set of challenges there, but we counted over 25 cars and 17 appliances on that one road, everywhere there was a turn in, it was packed with all kinds of junk.
The other issues with towns charging for appliance disposal is this. Any appliance with "Hard" metal in them, dryers, stoves, washing machines, etc, get you a refund at the recycling plant in Concord (over 400lbs needed). Most towns charge for these appliances and then when the pile is big enough they go collect some more money at the recycling center. Frigs cost only $10 at the recycling center as well. Most towns double dip. When I was in property management we would stock pile our appliances that needed to go to the scrap yard until we had a truck and trailer load and go directly to Concord with it, we saved on average $3,000.00 per year by bypassing the town dump and that includes getting money back on certain items instead of paying out. 240 low income apartments generated alot of appliance turnover.