What to do with your old appliances: sell, trade in, recycle, or donate

Angi runs through the practical choices for an appliance you’re replacing: sell it for cash, trade it in toward a new purchase, recycle it (sometimes for a utility rebate of $50 or more on an old working fridge), or donate it for a tax write-off. Each path returns a different amount of money and effort, and the right one depends entirely on the unit’s condition and remaining life.

That’s the judgment call OwnWise sharpens. A working, recent appliance is worth listing for resale; a tired but functional one might net more through a recycling rebate than a lowball marketplace offer; and a unit that’s “broken” may just need a cheap part to jump from scrap value to resale value. OwnWise tells you which bucket yours is in — what’s wrong, what a fix would cost, and what the working unit is worth — so you choose the path that actually pays the most.

Angi lists the options; OwnWise tells you which one is worth the most for your specific appliance.