How to Dispose of an Air Conditioner

Intermediate 10 min 12 steps 22178 views Rating: 4.9/5 Published: 2026-01-21

Navigate to an eco-recycling website that serves your area.. Do a web search for A/C recycling and use a wide search area.. Contact the listed recyclers and choose your best option.

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Navigate to an eco-recycling website that serves your area.

Step 1

Navigate to an eco-recycling website that serves your area.

2

Do a web search for A/C recycling and use a wide search area.

Step 2

Do a web search for A/C recycling and use a wide search area.

3

Contact the listed recyclers and choose your best option.

Step 3

Contact the listed recyclers and choose your best option.

4

Load up the A/C and deliver it to the recycler.

Step 4

Load up the A/C and deliver it to the recycler.

5

Contact your local sanitation provider to see if it handles A/Cs.

Step 5

Contact your local sanitation provider to see if it handles A/Cs.

6

Ask your utility company if it provides rebates and/or pickups.

Step 6

Ask your utility company if it provides rebates and/or pickups.

7

Call appliance retailers and ask if they recycle old A/Cs.

Step 7

Call appliance retailers and ask if they recycle old A/Cs.

8

See if you can get old A/C pickup with new A/C delivery.

Step 8

See if you can get old A/C pickup with new A/C delivery.

9

Sell or donate an old A/C that still functions.

Step 9

Sell or donate an old A/C that still functions.

10

Pay for a private junk hauler that does A/C recycling.

Step 10

Pay for a private junk hauler that does A/C recycling.

11

Think twice before putting your A/C out for scrappers.

Step 11

Think twice before putting your A/C out for scrappers.

12

Do not illegally trash your old A/C.

Step 12

Do not illegally trash your old A/C.

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