Fridge /freezer gas collection

[Harry Bloomfield]

I've just had our old, upright freezer, collected by the council. I was surprised to see them cut the pipework and release the gas. I thought scrap dealers etc., were not allowed to collect them, because they had to have the gases recovered, by specialist equipment, before they could be scrapped?

 

[Swwils]

Prohibited in UK and EU.

Also depending on the gas could be a waste of money for them.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Prohibited in UK and EU.

Also depending on the gas could be a waste of money for them.

Mmm, I thought so. I cannot really see the council collection guys taking it upon themselves to deliberately cut the pipes, the instruction must have come from higher up the chain..