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Can you put other appliances in a dumpster?

Covers: Other appliances (stoves, ovens, dishwashers)

Usually, for an extra fee

Short answer: Often yes, sometimes with an appliance fee. Stoves and ovens are commonly accepted, but many states push large appliances to recycling.

Why

Dumpsters.com lists stoves, ovens and ranges as commonly accepted appliances. Dishwashers with digital panels are on its check-first list. About 22 states ban white goods from landfills (NERC 2020).

What to do with them instead

Scrap metal recycler, retailer haul-away or city white-goods pickup.

What changes by location

  • state: white-goods bans
  • hauler: fees for appliances

States that restrict disposal of major appliances

NERC 2020 state tables show white-goods (major appliance) disposal bans or restrictions in:

States that restrict disposal of major appliances
StateDetail
CAall facilities
FLlandfills
HILF, WTE
ILwith mercury switches, CFC refrigerant or PCBs
INcontaining refrigerant
IAmust be demanufactured before landfilling
LAlandfills
MElandfills
MAall facilities
MNmajor appliances
MOlandfills
NEall facilities
NYlandfills
NCall facilities
NDall facilities
ORlarge home and industrial appliances
PAincinerators only
SCLF, TS
SDlandfills
VTrefrigerators, washers, dryers, ranges, water heaters, dishwashers, freezers
VACFCs/HCFCs and PCBs must be removed first
WImajor appliances (microwaves OK if capacitor removed)

State lists are state-reported to the Northeast Recycling Council as of July 2020. Check your state's current rules.

Sources

  1. Dumpsters.com - Accepted Items
  2. Dumpsters.com - What Can't You Put in a Dumpster? (Prohibited Items)
  3. NERC - Disposal Bans & Mandatory Recycling in the United States (PDF)
  4. MassDEP Waste Disposal Bans

Checked October 2026. Rules change; your hauler's prohibited-items list is the final word.

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