Unwanted Fridges Pile Up at Recycling Centres Across England and Wales

Recycling centres in England and Wales are struggling to manage a surge in discarded fridges, with Oxfordshire alone filling nearly three articulated lorries weekly, according to Simon Perry of W&S Waste Management. The Local Government Association has warned that broken appliances are accumulating across facilities as extreme heat damages white goods and consumers increasingly purchase second or backup refrigeration units.

Storage space at recycling centres has become critically constrained by the volume of unwanted fridges, creating logistics challenges for waste management operators across the region.