Is it illegal to throw away guitar amplifiers?

[EEVIAC]

I've got a guitar amp that's old and it weighs 47 pounds.  The local electronics recycling center charges 30 cents/pound for anything that is not a CRT monitor or CRT televistion..

It would cost me about 15 bucks to recycle it... Frankly I'd rather put it in the dumpster at my apartment complex...

[Salmon Trout]

People pay money for stuff like that, especially if it is a vacuum tube amplifier. You could try Ebay or Craigslist or an ad in your local newspaper. Is there a music/guitar shop that would let you put an ad in their window?

In any case, we don't know where you live,      so we can't tell you (even if we knew) what local laws apply to waste disposal in your town or city or state or country. Enquire at your city hall.

[EEVIAC]

Actually, there's a recycling dumpster right next to the trash/garbage dumpster that accepts a variety of stuff including, "small" appliances. 

[BC_Programmer]

Actually, there's a recycling dumpster right next to the trash/garbage dumpster that accepts a variety of stuff including, "small" appliances. 

But... does it pay you for it?

[cruisin702]

That really depends on where you live at. Where I live you can throw away 3 televisions and 10 buckets of paint and nobody would notice. Some cities and states have their own local laws that are more strict. Europe has the WEEE Directive but I'm not sure if it's really law for individuals or just manufacturers.

[Salmon Trout]

Actually, there's a recycling dumpster right next to the trash/garbage dumpster that accepts a variety of stuff including, "small" appliances. 

If you put it in there, how is anybody going to know it was you? (Especially if you do it at night when nobody is about) Or get a friend or relative to drive you to another one some distance away.

[EEVIAC]

@  BC

The amp doesn't work       Otherwise I'd keep it.  It needs new tone/volume knobs soldered into the internal board.  It's not worth fixing to me... If someone else wanted to fix it, I could probably only get like 10 bucks for it... It's not worth it..

[Salmon Trout]

Europe has the WEEE Directive but I'm not sure if it's really law for individuals or just manufacturers.

The WEEE directive imposes the responsibility for the disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment on the manufacturers of such equipment. They impose a duty of care upon the provider towards the end user, who as a result has a disposal route, but no legal obligations under WEEE.

In Britain, if you are an importer, rebrander or manufacturer of new electrical or electronic equipment then it's likely that you'll need to comply with the UK's WEEE Regulations, which in part implement the WEEE Directive. If you do need to comply, then you must register on a producer compliance scheme. You may also have obligations under the WEEE Regulations if you are a business with electrical or electronic equipment to dispose of, or if you sell electrical or electronic equipment.

However, most city, town or county authorities have regulations governing what can be dumped by individuals and where.

[Helpmeh]

@  BC

The amp doesn't work       Otherwise I'd keep it.  It needs new tone/volume knobs soldered into the internal board.  It's not worth fixing to me... If someone else wanted to fix it, I could probably only get like 10 bucks for it... It's not worth it..

It doesn't need to be in working order. Like somehow, the parts for a car can be worth more than the car itself, that may just apply in this situation.

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

At midnight, dump the amplifier on the electronics recycling center's doorstep.

[BC_Programmer]

At midnight, dump the amplifier on the electronics recycling center's doorstep.

And, to add to the confusion, wrap it in a blanket and put it in a bassinet with a tape recorder playing baby sounds.

[patio]

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[Dead Reckon]

It ought to be illegal to throw anything away that's loud enough to annoy thy neighbors 

[harry 48]

you can recycle anything with electric parts in it in the recycling centre free of charge , why dump it some where

[BC_Programmer]

you can recycle anything with electric parts in it in the recycling centre free of charge , why dump it some where

It would cost me about 15 bucks to recycle it