disposing of broken washing machine??

[jorja]

hi

we have recently moved to the Auvergne from the UK and brough our washing machine with us. unfortunately 2 weeks after plumbing it in, it blew up and we had to get a new one. the question i have is how do we dispose of the old one? do we just leave it out for the garbage disposal?

thanks

jorja

bergonne

[Lautrec]

Our UK machine became US when the door flew off and disintergrated during a spin. If you have the muscle power and an estate car, you take it to the local decheterie (spelling?) Like a idiot, every village has one!

If you can't carry it you will have to get a friendly neighbour to assist you!

Good luck!

[Mpprh]

Hi

the position here (34) is :

1) dump it in the local dechetterie which accepts old washing machines ...... not all do (we need a card issued by the mairie with the car reg no, validated by a carte grise ..... this entitles us to use the various facilities of 3 dechetteries + more specialised by arrangement)

2)there is a monthly collection of big items such as this. Don't know when, but I see the neighbours putting out big stuff for collection once per month. (I'm sure the Mairie could provide dates , but I use my old van to go to the dechetterie for this)

3)When I replaced my nearly 20 yr old UK mc Leclerc were happy to take the old one away

Bonne chance

Peter

[LesLauriers]

Ask at your Mairie. We had a number of things collected from us by the cummune chaps in their van - we just had to ask, it was quick and free, but not all communes may have the same set up.