One of the reasons that more and more old washing machines and dryers are getting dumped is due to price of buying a new one. Since manufacturing costs have come down, it can be cheaper to buy a new machine than have your old one fixed. No one would want to fix an old machine if they can get a new machine for less. Many people also like to just have the latest and greatest, which means they don’t take proper care of their old machines – if it dies, they’ll just get a new one. Planned obsolescence is another concern – manufacturers may only build something to last a certain time, or they just use poor quality materials because they’re the cheapest. Sadly it seems there’s not much that you can do about it.

There are brands out there that claim to be quality and will last a long time, but they’re usually significantly more expensive, and it is inevitable that they will still be an ‘old’ machine in the near future. One thing you can do is to make sure your old washing machine or dryer have minimal impact on the environment by not sending them straight to landfill. At Dirt Cheap Rubbish Removal, we do everything we can to make sure your junk is disposed of in the most responsible way possible. Old washing machines and dryers are made up of many useful materials and should be recycled – we’ll make sure this happens whenever it can.