Refrigerator Recycling in Buena Park, CA

Refrigerators are accepted in Buena Park’s free EDCO bulky pickup; call (714) 522-3577 two days ahead.

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Acceptable items: furniture, scrap metal, stoves, refrigerators, air conditioners, microwave ovens, water heaters, and one television or computer monitor; tires are not accepted. (EDCO (Buena Park): Bulky Item Pickup (opens in new tab))

Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check

2 ways to get rid of a refrigerator in Buena Park

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CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · Buena ParkNo haulingWe recycle it for youFrom $140.00
How it works
Book online, set out your refrigerator and we’ll pick it up and recycle it for you. You see your price before you book and pay only after pickup.
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EDCO / Park Waste and Recycling bulky item pickup (Buena Park)Pickup service · Buena ParkBuena Park residentsA detail isn’t confirmedFree
How it works
Free curbside pickup of up to six large items, three times a calendar year, for Buena Park residential refuse customers; call (714) 522-3577 at least two days before trash day.
Cost & rules
- Up to six items, three times a calendar year; call at least two days before your weekly trash day.
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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.

More about refrigerators and freezers

California rules

Refrigerants (CFCs, HCFCs and replacements) in refrigeration and air-conditioning units are materials that require special handling. Source: DTSC: Certified Appliance Recycler (CAR) Program (opens in new tab)
DTSC says universal wastes (batteries, electronic waste, CRTs, lamps, mercury wastes, non-empty aerosol cans and PV modules) must go to a designated handler or recycler and cannot go in household trash or landfills. Source: DTSC: Universal Waste (opens in new tab)

More California rules (5)

It is illegal to dispose of household hazardous waste in the trash, down the drain, or by abandonment; it must go to a household hazardous waste facility. Source: DTSC: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
DTSC lists antifreeze, batteries, e-waste, household cleaners, paints, pesticides, pool cleaners, solvents, used oil and mercury wastes among common household hazardous wastes. Source: DTSC: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
Many cities and counties run household hazardous waste collection programs; DTSC keeps a map of HHW facilities. Source: DTSC: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
Many HHW facilities keep set days and hours, some cap daily amounts, some only hold events once or twice a year, and many require an appointment. Source: DTSC: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
CalRecycle says it is illegal to dispose of hazardous waste in the garbage, down storm drains or onto the ground. Source: CalRecycle: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)

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Checked October 26, 2026

EDCO (Buena Park): Bulky Item Pickup (opens in new tab) · EDCO
- Up to six large items at the curb, free to all Buena Park residential refuse customers, three times a calendar year; call Park Waste and Recycling at (714) 522-3577 two days ahead. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Residents may use the program up to three times each calendar year. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Acceptable items: furniture, scrap metal, stoves, refrigerators, air conditioners, microwave ovens, water heaters, and one television or computer monitor; tires are not accepted. Checked October 25, 2026 (automated check) · not yet confirmed.
DTSC: Universal Waste (opens in new tab) · California Department of Toxic Substances Control
- DTSC says universal wastes (batteries, electronic waste, CRTs, lamps, mercury wastes, non-empty aerosol cans and PV modules) must go to a designated handler or recycler and cannot go in household trash or landfills. Checked October 26, 2026.
DTSC: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · California Department of Toxic Substances Control
- It is illegal to dispose of household hazardous waste in the trash, down the drain, or by abandonment; it must go to a household hazardous waste facility. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DTSC lists antifreeze, batteries, e-waste, household cleaners, paints, pesticides, pool cleaners, solvents, used oil and mercury wastes among common household hazardous wastes. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Many cities and counties run household hazardous waste collection programs; DTSC keeps a map of HHW facilities. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Many HHW facilities keep set days and hours, some cap daily amounts, some only hold events once or twice a year, and many require an appointment. Checked October 26, 2026.
CalRecycle: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · CalRecycle
- CalRecycle says it is illegal to dispose of hazardous waste in the garbage, down storm drains or onto the ground. Checked October 26, 2026.
DTSC: Certified Appliance Recycler (CAR) Program (opens in new tab) · California Department of Toxic Substances Control
- Refrigerants (CFCs, HCFCs and replacements) in refrigeration and air-conditioning units are materials that require special handling. Checked October 26, 2026.

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