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OT: Bathroom fixture disposal?
Posted by: Mark (nonick)
Date: September 26, 2006 08:17AM
I just replaced the porcelain in my bathroom, but I don't know how to dispose of the old sinks? Can they be recycled? Do I need to take them to a dump? I live in NJ, FWIW.

Thanks in advance...
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Re: OT: Bathroom fixture disposal?
Posted by: SteveJobs
Date: September 26, 2006 08:19AM
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Re: OT: Bathroom fixture disposal?
Posted by: Gutenberg
Date: September 26, 2006 08:23AM
You could do as my neighbor down the street did and just leave them in the alley.

Check your town for a couple of nonprofits--one of them is called The Loading Dock, which sells lots of building materials and fixtures for pennies on the dollar. The other is Second Chance, which is more interested in antique stuff. You can get a tax deduction either way.
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Re: OT: Bathroom fixture disposal?
Posted by: papercup
Date: September 26, 2006 08:34AM
My standard curbside pickup allows toilets, sinks and old tile to be picked up as regular waste.

Call your service/city.
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Re: OT: Bathroom fixture disposal?
Posted by: BigGuynRusty
Date: September 26, 2006 08:34AM
Many cities/towns have a "large item disposal" service.

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Re: OT: Bathroom fixture disposal?
Posted by: SteveO
Date: September 26, 2006 08:38AM
Check to see if you have some kind of "recycling" store and donate it there. We have one here called "Habitat Store" -- I think they're connected with the charity.
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Re: OT: Bathroom fixture disposal?
Posted by: MikeF
Date: September 26, 2006 08:40AM
Some plumbing stores buy used items for resale.
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Posted by: TLB
Date: September 26, 2006 09:12AM
I second Habitat for Humanity's Re-Store as an outlet to recycle old fixtures.
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Re: OT: Bathroom fixture disposal?
Posted by: billb
Date: September 26, 2006 09:25AM
I've put fixtures and furniture out at the curb and they magically disappear during the night.
Couches have a tendency to lose just the cushions, though. Picky pickers.
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Re: OT: Bathroom fixture disposal?
Posted by: vicrock
Date: September 26, 2006 09:38AM
We have a business called Waste Not Want Not that will take a lot of stuff like that.
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Re: OT: Bathroom fixture disposal?
Posted by: Jem
Date: September 26, 2006 09:53AM
Our local transfer station charges $5 per item disposal fee. Some of the other suggestions above sound like better solutions if available to you.

I've also heard of people breaking them up and using them as fill (cover in heavy canvas and smash with sledge hammer), though I'd think there would be lots of sharp shards.

Best of luck!
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Re: OT: Bathroom fixture disposal?
Posted by: Plumbking
Date: September 26, 2006 09:54AM
Hammer into little pieces

Eye protection

Gloves

Put in garbage can

China is worthless
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Re: OT: Bathroom fixture disposal?
Posted by: Mark (nonick)
Date: September 26, 2006 12:51PM
Our garbage removal won't take them, and I missed our "junk collection" day this year. I'm going to try the local thrift and charities. Great ideas, all. Thanks.
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Re: OT: Bathroom fixture disposal?
Posted by: outcast
Date: September 26, 2006 01:05PM
Go to [www.freecycle.org] and see if there is a Freecycle chapter in your area. Post it and see if someone can use it.

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Re: OT: Bathroom fixture disposal?
Posted by: Jack D.
Date: September 26, 2006 05:50PM
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Re: OT: Bathroom fixture disposal?
Posted by: Racer X
Date: September 26, 2006 06:33PM
Hey, I would actually buy a very good quality and good condition old-school high flow toilet for our spare bathroom.

Lots of that stuff does have value.
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Re: OT: Bathroom fixture disposal?
Posted by: billb
Date: September 26, 2006 08:32PM
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Racer X
Hey, I would actually buy a very good quality and good condition old-school high flow toilet for our spare bathroom.

Lots of that stuff does have value.

If you lived in Ma., you could come by and take the one in my garage. The black market for old toilets seems to have dried up here. (the water-misers have improved a bit).
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