White goods recycling for Brisbane businesses

Sell old appliances for recycling, collected from your site

Old appliances pile up after an install, a fit-out or a renovation. White goods are mostly steel, with copper and aluminium in their motors, compressors and pipes, so they are worth recycling, not sending to landfill. Forge Recyclers buys scrap white goods from businesses in Brisbane and across South East Queensland, and we pick them up from your site. Appliance installers, property managers, builders, shopfitters, hotels and rental operators can send photos of the units and get a quote.

Types of white goods we buy

• Washing machines, dryers and dishwashers

  Front and top loaders, dryers, dishwashers and commercial laundry machines.

• Ovens, cooktops and rangehoods

  Electric and gas cooking appliances, freestanding or built in.

• Fridges and freezers

  Upright, chest, bar and display fridges and freezers.

• Air conditioners

  Split system indoor and outdoor units, window units and packaged units.

• Hot water systems

  Electric and gas storage units from replacement jobs.

• Appliance parts

  Motors, compressors, drums and other metal parts from appliance repairers.

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• Commercial kitchen gear

  Stainless benches, sinks and equipment from cafe and restaurant refits.

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Fridges, freezers, air conditioners and heat pump dryers hold refrigerant gas. If a unit still has its gas, tell us when you send photos.

Why sell your white goods to Forge Recyclers

• Collected from your premises or site. Washers, ovens and fridges go without a trip to the tip.
• Priced on the metal inside. Units with copper pipe, motors or compressors hold more valuable metal.
• A quote from a count and photos. Tell us how many of each kind and we quote the lot.
• Mixed with your other scrap. One pick-up can take the appliances with the steel, copper and cable from the same job.

Scrap white goods prices: how we quote appliances

Most appliances are mainly steel, so we price them on weight and the steel market on the day. Units with copper pipe, motors or compressors hold more valuable metal. A count of each kind, with photos, lets us quote the whole lot at today's price.

A few steps lift the price and keep the pick-up simple:

• Take out glass shelves, plastic drawers and loose parts.
• Drain the water from washing machines and dishwashers.
• Leave compressors and pipes in place. Cutting them can release refrigerant.
• Group the units in one spot with clear access, such as a loading bay or a shed.

Who sells us white goods

Appliance installers and retailers take away old units when they fit new ones. Property managers and landlords' agents clear out appliances at the end of a lease or during an upgrade. Builders, renovators and shopfitters remove kitchens and laundries during renovations, fit-outs and strip-outs. Hotels, motels and holiday rental operators replace appliances room by room.

We work with construction and demolition and site clearance businesses, and with tradies such as air-conditioning installers.

Where your old appliances go

Recyclers shred white goods and use magnets to pull out the steel, which goes to steel mills to become new steel. The copper and aluminium from motors, compressors and pipes go to their own smelters, and fridges and air conditioners have their gas recovered first. Recycling them keeps bulky waste out of landfill and puts the metal back to work. For property managers and builders, it also gives a clear answer when a client asks where the old units went.

Whitegoods collection from the Sunshine Coast to the Gold Coast

We collect appliances from business premises, building sites and hotels from the Sunshine Coast to the Gold Coast, including Logan suburbs such as Springwood. One pick-up can mix appliances with the steel, copper and cable from the same job. The process starts with photos and a count, then a quote, then the pick-up. Read about business scrap pick-ups and the areas we cover.