This being the age of recycling and going green, there are numerous ways to avoid adding to the landfills. The easiest way is thru our community recycle bins at curbside pickup. Not all items are accepted, however, due to material or size. Some of the more common unacceptable items have metal components. More communities around St Louis are offering free metals recycling for these items, such as Manchester City, although it is only once every 60 days:
I have run across a place that pays you for bringing in all types of metals, and they are open 6 days a week! There may be others, but this is centrally located in Valley Park at Hwys 44 and 141:
It is pretty easy to weigh and unload your scrap. Unfortunately, they do not take TVs. In fact, it is hard to get rid of those anymore. The Manchester dropoff charges $30 for CRT types under 33inch, and will not accept larger sizes at all. Flat screens will be taken for free if not cracked, and $15 charge if cracked.
Here is the link to St Louis County tips on metals recycling:
Follow up from last week’s appliance review – I was quickly notified by two recipients of my email, that there have been several reported cases of Samsung top loading washers exploding. Samsung says it is working on a remedy. The affected machines are certain top-load washing machines manufactured between March 2011 and April 2016 (ours was newer, thank goodness). “In rare cases, affected units may experience abnormal vibrations that could pose a risk of personal injury or property damage when washing bedding, bulky or water-resistant items.” Samsung is recommending that consumers with affected models use the lower speed delicate cycle when washing bedding, bulky or water-resistant materials. There have been no reported incidents when using this cycle. Click here for more details, and to check your model: https://pages.samsung.com/us/top_load_washer/index.jsp
Happy scrapping!
Gary Hoeferkamp, Broker - Owner of Hoeferkamp Real Estate 