Refrigerator Recycling in Prescott, AZ
Prescott's Transfer Station and the City bulk pickup only take refrigerators with a licensed professional's certificate or invoice showing the Freon has been removed. Disposal at the Transfer Station is charged by weight ($20 minimum).
See all 3 optionsChecked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check
Before you go
- Refrigerant must be removed by a certified technician; ask whether the operator handles that and what it costs.
- Empty and clean it, and ask whether doors must be removed or taped shut.
- Check for utility appliance-recycling rebates before paying for disposal.
Arizona rules
- ADEQ states that household hazardous waste from the public is exempt from solid and hazardous waste regulation. Source: ADEQ: Lead-Acid Batteries (opens in new tab)
- ADEQ advises residents to check their city's recycling program first and, if none, to see whether their county offers a recycling drop-off service. Source: ADEQ: Composting, Recycling & Household Hazardous Waste FAQs (opens in new tab)
Where this information comes from (10)
Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- City of Prescott: Transfer Station (opens in new tab) · City of Prescott
- Prices are by weight: solid waste $125.00/ton with a $20.00 minimum. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Appliances containing CFCs (Freon) are not accepted unless accompanied by a licensed professional's certificate that the Freon has been evacuated. Checked October 26, 2026.
- City of Prescott: What Goes Where? (How to dispose of...) (opens in new tab) · City of Prescott
- Refrigerators and similar appliances require a professional CFC (Freon) removal invoice for disposal. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Washers, dryers, stoves and certain other appliances are recycled; fee $125/ton, $20 covering up to 300 lbs. Analog TVs are accepted at the same rate. Checked October 26, 2026.
- City of Prescott: Residential Waste Collection (opens in new tab) · City of Prescott
- Each residential trash customer qualifies for one complimentary bulk collection per calendar year. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Commercial businesses and communities on dumpsters are not eligible. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Appliances that contain or contained CFCs (Freon) must be accompanied by a licensed professional's certificate that the CFCs have been evacuated. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Not collected: items over 50 pounds, tires, oil, propane tanks, automobile batteries. Checked October 26, 2026.
- ADEQ: Lead-Acid Batteries (opens in new tab) · Arizona Department of Environmental Quality · effective August 4, 2025
- ADEQ states that household hazardous waste from the public is exempt from solid and hazardous waste regulation. Checked October 26, 2026.
- ADEQ: Composting, Recycling & Household Hazardous Waste FAQs (opens in new tab) · Arizona Department of Environmental Quality · effective October 28, 2025
- ADEQ advises residents to check their city's recycling program first and, if none, to see whether their county offers a recycling drop-off service. Checked October 26, 2026.
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