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Garment care appliances

How to extend the life of garment care appliances

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Examples of garment care appliances

  • Garment steamers and pant presses (household use)
  • Clothing iron
  • Boot dryers 
  • Glove dryers
  • Clothes shavers

How to dispose

There are two ways to dispose of garment care appliances depending on whether they are usable or broken.

Usable garment care appliances

  • Extend the life of this item by reusing, selling, or donating

Reuse working garment care appliances by:

  • Giving to family and friends
  • Posting on online websites like Facebook Marketplace

Donate usable garment care appliances to local charities. Contact your preferred charity to confirm what type of donations they are accepting. Options include: 

Old and broken garment care appliances

  • Take to an electronics recycling drop-off

Take old and broken garment care appliances for free to an electronics recycling drop-off. You can also take these items to a City Eco Centre for free – if you bring with other garbage, charges will apply.

Special instructions

Do NOT put electronics in your blue cart as these items can damage equipment at the recycling facility.

Map of electronics drop-off locations

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