Free collection of old household appliances – across Lithuania
Buying a new appliance or replacing an old one with a new one often seems more important than responsibly saying goodbye to the old one. That’s understandable, because a household needs everything for comfortable living. Electronics make life easier. But what if an old item, such as a fridge, stands next to the working one, or has been pushed into a corner, hallway or storage room with great effort? In that case, removing old household appliances can seem just as important as buying a new one, especially when you live in a city where living space is rarely ever enough.
You can hand in electronic toys together with the old fridge
Is removing unused, not-worth-repairing household appliances that only take up space really such a hard task that it has to be put off? Unfortunately, it is the opposite. Saying goodbye to an old large appliance is easier today than buying a new one. Free household appliance collection in your city, using the services of licensed e-waste collectors and handlers, has been a successful practice in Lithuania for more than a decade. And it is not only free appliance collection in Vilnius, where several organisations offer their services.
For more than a decade now, the Distributors of Electronics Association (EPA), which represents the interests of electronics producers and distributors and implements the principle of extended producer responsibility, has been providing a free home collection service for bulky e-waste across Lithuania. On request, the EPA team comes to your home and safely carries out of your living space an old washing machine, electric cooker, dishwasher, fridge, extractor hood, television or other electronic appliance. Small electronics, batteries and gas-discharge lamps can be handed in together with the bulky e-waste. So collecting large old appliances brings a double benefit – it helps you get rid of both space-consuming items and small unneeded ones.
The same service – in big cities and in villages
Household appliance collection in Vilnius is routine. And in Kaunas? The practice of disposing of large electronics in this and other Lithuanian cities is identical. Free appliance collection in Klaipėda, Šiauliai, Panevėžys or other smaller towns and district centres is no different. Appliance collection in Klaipėda, as well as in Jurbarkas, Mažeikiai or Vilkaviškis, follows the same procedure. Just call +370 695 55111 or register free collection of bulky e-waste on www.epa.lt.
It must be admitted that free appliance collection in Vilnius or another larger Lithuanian city offers more alternatives than in smaller towns. This is explained by the greater number of bulky-waste collection sites and special containers for large e-waste placed next to shopping centres. It is no secret that the capital or another large city has more big shopping centres that support social responsibility practices and environmental ideas.
If you are looking for a place where you can bring bulky e-waste yourself, a list of such places can be found on the website www.epa.lt.