Pots and pans in good condition can be donated to selected opportunity and voluntary shops, or Donate Direct who match your items directly to those in need. Damaged pots and pans can go in your hard rubbish collection or general waste bin. Pots and pans are not recyclable in the yellow bin.
Send To The Local Scrap Metal Centre
Your old frying pans are mostly metal materials, and this means they are still useful. A good way to dispose of them is to send it out to those who can repurpose the frying pans. One good example is scrap metal centers. Here, they recycle frying pans and make it into something else.
Broken crockery can be disposed of in the red lidded garbage bin. However if it's in good condition, it may be accepted at local charities. Before you drop off your items, call ahead to ensure that your pre-loved items will be accepted.
Cookware which is damaged or worn out should be disposed of as general waste.
This should be placed in the general waste bin.
A good rule of thumb is to replace them approximately every five years. Look at your pans frequently. When they start to appear warped, discolored, or scratched, be sure to stop using them.
Cooking oil and fat shouldn't be poured down sinks as it can cause blockages. If you do not have access to a food waste recycling service, put it in a sealed container and place in the general waste bin.
Many items such as cookware, glasses and vases can be taken to charity for reuse if in good condition. Otherwise, please dispose of in the appropriate container at your nearest recycling centre.. These types can't be recycled so please put them in your black bin.
Pot and pans are recyclable, but not all recycling companies accept them for this purpose. The reason is that the recycling of metals or their related materials used for pans and pots are only recently beginning to gain ground among recyclers.
Aluminum Pots & Pans – When you are searching through some of your kitchen cabinets for scrap, you may find that you have some old and unusable pots and pans. That's another perfect item you can collect for your pile for the scrap yard.
Pots and pans in good condition can be donated to selected opportunity and voluntary shops, or Donate Direct who match your items directly to those in need. Damaged pots and pans can go in your hard rubbish collection or general waste bin. Pots and pans are not recyclable in the yellow bin.
Another option is to find a manufacturer or national recycling program that accepts used cookware for recycling. While your local recycling center may not be set up to recycle nonstick pans, manufacturers that collect a large amount of used cookware have more options for cleaning and recycling these items.
Ten years ago, the life expectancy of a nonstick pan was two to three years. These days the technology has improved. One can expect five to seven years from a pan with a quality coating, according to Fran Groesbeck, Managing Director of the Cookware and Bakeware Alliance.
Most modern cookware items have a blend of plastic and metal, and special chemical coatings that can't be recycled; some municipalities have additional rules on ferrous metals (those that are magnetic).
Metals – many metal items are classed as general waste. These are things you can't recycle easily and might include anything from a hole punch to pots, pans, and wire coat hangers.
Do not dispose of metal items such as, metal furniture, saucepans, baking trays, garden tools, screws, poles and so on at home. Take this waste to your local recycling centre (RC). Use the metal container. All our recycling centres accept metals.
Bricks/rubble. Gas bottles. Hazardous waste (such as batteries, paint, needles and syringes, low-energy lightbulbs, fluorescent lightbulbs, asbestos) Electrical waste (anything with a plug)
No matter how hard you try, there will always be materials in your waste that cannot be recycled. This rubbish is called general waste, or 'residual waste', and should be disposed of in black bin bags.
You should never pour used cooking oil down any drain, including sinks and toilets. Oil solidifies in water and will cause a clog in the pipes. If the cooking oil reaches the sewer, it can cause clogs in the municipal sewer lines which result in expensive damage that can cost thousands of dollars to fix.
Cooking Oil Disposal Don'ts
There are a few no-nos when it comes to getting rid of used cooking oil. Don't pour oil down the drain or in the toilet. It can clog not only your pipes but also the city sewer mains.
Even though the health consequences of ingesting rust are minimal, it is probably still a good idea to either clean or get rid of that really rusted muffin tin or rusty pan. According to Consumer Reports, the way you clean and care for your cookware depends on the type of material it is made from.
Over time, stainless steel pans can stain and show discoloration. While it doesn't always affect the pan's integrity, be sure to watch for discoloration due to rust. Rust in your food can cause health issues, so it's best to replace of your pans when they start rusting.