Microwave Recycling in Parkersburg, WV

Microwaves count as a small appliance on WM's Parkersburg bulk list (up to two items a month at no additional cost).

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Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check

3 ways to get rid of a microwave in Parkersburg

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CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · ParkersburgNo haulingWe recycle it for youFrom $90.00
How it works
Book online, set out your microwave and we’ll pick it up and recycle it for you. You see your price before you book and pay only after pickup.
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Parkersburg bulk item collection (WM)Pickup service · ParkersburgParkersburg residentsFree
How it works
Waste Management collects residential trash for the City of Parkersburg under contract. Each household may schedule up to two bulk items per month at no additional cost, collected during the third full week of the month; request at least 48 hours ahead at home.wm.com/muni or (800) 593-9529.
Cost & rules
- Schedule at least 48 hours ahead at home.wm.com/muni.
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West Virginia PSC monthly bulky goods collection (regulated trash haulers)State program · West VirginiaWest Virginia residentsConditions applyCost not listed
How it works
Public Service Commission rules require every regulated solid waste hauler to offer regularly scheduled monthly bulky goods collection to all households in its territory, covering appliances (including refrigerators, washers, dryers and microwaves), TVs, home computers, furniture and tires off the rim. Haulers mail the schedule yearly; ask your hauler. City-run trash services may follow their own rules.
Cost & rules
- For households with a PSC-regulated trash hauler; ask the hauler for the monthly bulky goods schedule.
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West Virginia rules

Every commercial and public landfill must offer one day a month when a non-hauler may dispose of up to one pickup truckload of residential solid waste free of all charges. Source: W. Va. Code §22-15-7: Special provision for residential solid waste disposal (opens in new tab)
The free monthly load is up to one pickup truckload; out-of-state residents qualify only if their state offers West Virginians the same. Source: W. Va. Code §22-15-7: Special provision for residential solid waste disposal (opens in new tab)

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Under Public Service Commission rules, every regulated solid waste hauler must offer monthly bulky goods collection to all households in its territory. Source: Hancock County Commission: Bulky Goods Collection (opens in new tab)

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Checked October 26, 2026

W. Va. Code §22-15-7: Special provision for residential solid waste disposal (opens in new tab) · West Virginia Legislature
- Every commercial and public landfill must offer one day a month when a non-hauler may dispose of up to one pickup truckload of residential solid waste free of all charges. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The free monthly load is up to one pickup truckload; out-of-state residents qualify only if their state offers West Virginians the same. Checked October 26, 2026.
Hancock County Commission: Bulky Goods Collection (opens in new tab) · Hancock County Commission
- Under Public Service Commission rules, every regulated solid waste hauler must offer monthly bulky goods collection to all households in its territory. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Bulky goods service includes refrigerators, washing machines, clothes dryers, microwave ovens and other appliances, televisions, home computers and furniture. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Haulers must mail residential customers the bulky goods schedule once a year; residents should ask their hauler for it. Checked October 26, 2026.
City of Parkersburg: Sanitation & Recycling (opens in new tab) · City of Parkersburg
- Residential trash collection in Parkersburg is provided by Waste Management under contract with the city. Checked October 26, 2026.
City of Parkersburg 2026 Service Guide (WM) (opens in new tab) · City of Parkersburg / WM
- Each household may schedule up to two bulk items per month at no additional cost. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Request bulk service at least 48 hours before the collection day at home.wm.com/muni. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Small household appliances including microwaves are collected. Checked October 26, 2026.

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