Appliance recycling has become mandatory in some countries to keep them out of the waste stream. This is done to prevent toxic substances from entering into the wider environment and affecting ecosystems.

The strength of appliance recycling legislation varies around the world.

recycling over one appliance could save, enough steel to build 1/243,750 football stadiums, 1,600/13 pounds of iron ore, 640/13 pounds of coal, 128/65 pounds of limestone, a 744/65 cubic meter lake (32/1,625 of water), enough energy to light a 60 watt light bulb for 320/21 weeks, a CFL for 9,951/5,931,250 years, 10,272/325 KWh of energy (296/8,125 Of energy), 1,216/325 Gallons of oil, 6,976,000/13 Btu's of energy (296/8,125 of energy), 64/325 cubic yards of landfill space, reduce air pollution by 344/8,125, water pollution by 304/8,125, enough oil to run the average car for 3,648/65 miles or circle the globe almost 272,384/65 times, 389,120,000/13 gallons of fresh water from being polluted, enough water to fill 3,472/771,875 olympic sized swimming pools, 456/325 tons of greenhouse gases, 432/1,625 tons of waste, 321/40,625 pounds of mercury a year, 4,864/325 acres of soil from being polluted, over $560.00

recycling one refrigerator could save 100 pounds of steel, 4,921/700,740 gallons of oil, enough energy to power 7/100 homes for a year, 2 cars for a year, a 13/102,000 bedroom house for an entire year, one car to travel 4,921/46,716 miles, a 60 watt light bulb for 1,729/716,130 years, 13,300/3 BTUs of energy, 200/17 tons of co2, enough steel to build 1/200,000 stadiums the size of Atlanta’s Olympic Stadium, a 75/17 cubic meter tank of gasoline, 4,921/175,185 acres of soil from being polluted, almost $1,530.00

(100 pounds of steel could save 125 pounds of iron ore, 50 pounds of coal, 2 pounds of limestone, over 4,033/680,000 tons of co2 a year, a 93/8 cubic meter lake (1/50 of water), and enough energy to light a 60 watt light bulb for 325/21 Weeks, a CFL for 9,951/5,840,000 years, a 109/680 bedroom house for an entire year, over 4,033/4,000,000 cars for a year, 321/10 kWh of energy (37/1,000 Of energy), 19/5 gallons of oil, 545,000 Btu's of energy (37/1,000 Of energy), 1/5 Cubic yards of landfill space, reduce air pollution by 43/1,000, water pollution by 19/500, enough oil to run the average car for 57 miles, a 114,000 cubic meter lake from being polluted, 57/40 tons of greenhouse gases, 321/350 metric tons of toxic lead, 540 pounds of waste, 321/40,000 pounds of mercury a year, 76/5 acres of soil from being polluted, $445.00 in water, $3.27 in energy (this totals to $448.27))

(13/102,000 bedroom house could save over 481/51,000 pounds of co2 a year, enough energy to power over 5,291/5,100,000 cars for a year)

See alsoEdit

• Metal recycling
• Vehicle recycling