Earth Talker - Reuse, Reduce & Recycle

What to do with that old microwave? For the typical user of microwave ovens, we know that they are handy little devices that some how use radiation to warm our foods. But they can get a little scary when we see sparks, flames and smell something burning other than the hot dog.

Luckily, microwave ovens are primarily metal. The NRE will take this tired item and place the glass plate either in the reuse market or into the glass recycling container. The oven is placed into a metal recycling container to later be shredded into metal scrap.

Should you desire to simply replace your working microwave oven because it may be too big or too small or it lacks the “automatic popcorn”  feature, then we can give someone else the opportunity to reuse it. The Community Market is available to a wide variety of household items for reuse.

Here at the Nanaimo Recycling Exchange, we promote the hierarchy of the 3R’s. First we reduce, then we try to reuse, as much as possible, then as a last resort we will recycle the item.

For microwaves and other metal appliances (75% metal content or greater) of any size, the NRE can help discard it in a safe and responsible manner.