What appliances qualify for the Roundup?
To qualify for an appliance pick-up you must be arranging for the pick up of an appliance from the ‘primary appliance’ category below. If you have at least one primary appliance to be picked up you may include secondary appliances for pickup.
Primary appliance:
- Full sized refrigerators and full sized freezers must be:
- between 10-27 cubic feet
- in working condition
- manufactured in 1994 or earlier
Secondary appliance:
- Window air-conditioners and dehumidifiers must be:
- in working condition
- 10 years old or older
- window air conditioners must be removed from the window prior to pick-up and placed near a power source
The Great Refrigerator Roundup Program is available to:
- Residents of Ontario with appliances located in a single family dwelling, townhouse or a duplex, triplex or fourplex.
- The residence (pick up location) must be easily accessible by paved roads and/or roads that are serviced by municipalities in the winter.
- Single lane driveways/laneways must have enough room for a truck to turn around.
- Doorways into and within the residence must be wide enough for the appliance to be removed.
- The path to the appliance must be of sufficient size and free of clutter so as to permit two people working with an appliance dolly to remove it without undue delay.
- If it is a built in appliance, it must be removed from its secured location prior to pick-up.