Yes, Best Buy will take your old stove, typically for a fee, and ensure it gets responsibly recycled.
We make it easy to get rid of old products
If you're ordering a new TV, major appliance or piece of fitness equipment, we can haul away your old product for a small charge. If you're not purchasing a product, you can order our Standalone Haul-Away service.
The Fine Print: Available Only with Delivery: Appliance removal is only available when you purchase a new appliance and choose Home Depot's delivery service. Not Free: Haul-away services typically cost $25–$40 per appliance. Condition Matters: The old appliance must be disconnected, empty, and accessible for pickup.
Common E-Waste Items You Should Never Throw Away
Yes. They disconnect your old stove from gas line, move it aside and connect new one to gas and electricity. You can pay extra if you want your stove be moved away from your home.
Selling or giving away an old stove can free up space in your house and keep useful appliances out of landfills. You can post it for free or at a low price on community boards like Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace, or Nextdoor. These platforms help connect you with residents nearby who might be happy to pick it up.
Freecycle
It prevents the waste and disposal of these items in landfills across the world. For items that would normally end up in a tip to head to landfill, someone may find use and be in need of your unwanted goods. You can find anything from materials to whole appliances, all without waste!
Common household items that typically cannot be recycled include Styrofoam (polystyrene), greasy pizza boxes, and plastic films/bags. These materials damage sorting machinery or contaminate recycling batches, making them unsuitable for standard curbside recycling programs.
Small electrical items (like toys, kettles, and cell phones) and IT equipment (including tablets) are the most common types of e-waste that end up in landfills.
Permanent Dumpster
Appliance haul away refers to the removal and disposal of old appliances. Haul away is an additional cost during an appliance purchase. For Pros, haul away is free with product purchase only. Add haul away at checkout.
The "7-minute rule" at Home Depot refers to the attendance grace period, which dictates that you can clock in up to 7 minutes after your scheduled start time without being marked tardy. If you clock in at the 8-minute mark or later, you will receive an attendance occurrence (or half-point penalty).
Haul Away is the removal and disposal of your old item by the delivery team. It is available in select areas. Items eligible include: Appliances*, Boxed Mattresses*, Innerspring Mattresses*. Any installed and/or commercial items are not eligible.
Contact your council, or charities or social enterprises in the area to see if they provide a collection service. If you're buying a microwave, the retailer should take your old one back. Find your nearest drop-off or collection point for electricals by entering your postcode in our recycling locator.
Best Buy does pay you for old electronics, but they compensate you with Best Buy e-Gift Cards, not cash.
1. Municipal Bulk Trash Pickup Programs. Many cities and counties offer free trash pickup for large or bulky items through municipal waste programs. This option can be a helpful way to dispose of furniture, mattresses, yard waste, or old appliances without paying a fee, if you're willing to wait.
Appliances often have batteries, screens and other electronic materials and chemicals in them that should not be put in a dumpster. Don't throw oil-based paint, lead-based paint, paint thinner and other similar products in with the regular garbage.
By avoiding these common mistakes, choosing the wrong size, poor placement, overfilling, tossing in restricted items, skipping safety precautions, misjudging timeframes, or booking too late, you'll save time, money, and headaches.
Never put old electricals in your general waste or recycling bins. Like anything with a plug, battery or cable a toaster can be recycled. That means it can be refurbished for reuse or broken down for parts and valuable raw materials. To find your nearest recycling point, pop your postcode in our locator.
According to some researchers, plastic water bottles could take upwards of 450 years to decompose. That's equivalent to 5,400 months, or 21,600 weeks, or 1,971,000 days just for one single plastic bottle to decompose.
No, you cannot put a laptop in a skip. Electronic waste is not permitted in landfills due to the hazardous nature of the components. When old laptops are left outside to break down, the elements they're made up of release chemicals into the surrounding environment, endangering wildlife and contaminating the soil.
Several common household and commercial items are not recyclable through standard collection programs, despite appearing to be made of recyclable materials. The most frequent offenders include greasy pizza boxes, disposable coffee cups, plastic-coated paper, bubble wrap, and small electronics.
Specialised Recycling
Bedsheets & Linen in good condition are often collected in door-to-door collection drives and cash for trash events. Items that don't meet their quality standards may be rejected or sent for incineration.
Ziploc-brand bags and other sandwich bags can be recycled with other types of film plastic, including shopping bags, dry-cleaning bags and produce bags. The best place to find recycling centers for these products is your local grocery store. Many retailers offer bins right inside the door that collect film.