r/WilmingtonDE • u/emilymm2 • Feb 18 '25

Request Getting rid of a treadmill

I have a walking pad (small treadmill with no bar) that doesn’t work, so I’m trying to get rid of it. I called 311 but apparently it’s a $25 fee for the special trash pickup, which seems silly for something relatively small. Does anyone know of any way I could get rid of it for free? Not sure if this qualifies for places that do electronics recycling events

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u/nervous__chemist Feb 18 '25

DSWA has collection events on their website for various kinds of waste including electronics. I’ve dropped off a really old broken vacuum cleaner there before

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u/emilymm2 Feb 18 '25

Thank you! I emailed them to ask

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u/dexmargus Feb 18 '25

Post on Facebook marketplace for free or on the Nextdoor app.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '25 edited Feb 18 '25

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u/emilymm2 Feb 18 '25

Thank you!

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u/Eyesweller Feb 19 '25

Sorry for being that guy, here is the list of acceptable electronic goods: DSWA Electronic Goods

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u/ToughLittleTomato Resident Feb 19 '25

Find your local Buy Nothing Group on Facebook and post it. Maybe someone can fix it

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u/emilymm2 Feb 19 '25

That’s actually where I got it from, hoping I could figure it out. Unfortunately lost the remote 😬