Repurposing old refrigerator parts

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My 17 year old refrigerator  has bit the dust. New one ordered.
Since ĺearning a lot from the talented people on Hometalk, what would you do with the shelves (Glass) the wire rack and plastic  bins for produce and in the door. I know there useable. 
How would you recycle them .

Johnchip · Answer

Back of pantry or cabinet doors.

JEWEL C · Answer

I'm keeping the old fridge and turning it in to a gun safe. Shelves and drawers for ammo and  gun cleaning kits. Any left overs to my sewing room for organizers.

Sue Konitz Cerasa · Answer

We use ours as a smoker

Sue Konitz Cerasa · Answer

Beer kegs fit great with taper mounted to the door

B. Enne · Answer

I have reused drawers in deep cabinets and for basement storage.  The door bins, if like mine can be used as cleaning/ condiment/craft caddies.

Bernadette Staal · Answer

I reused the vegetable / fruit containers for pet food and other pet related products.  They fit between the top of my kitchen cupboards and the ceiling.  I also used the freezer trays as storage in my waldrope on the thin top shelf above the clothes hanging area.  It doubled my storage area.

Laraine Hicks · Answer

Kept shelves and added to nervous fridge!

Laraine Hicks · Answer

That's new fridge! This thing sometimes assumes my words!

J · Answer

I kept the old deli drawer and added it to the new refrigerator.  The rest of the parts are still in the garage waiting for some inspiration :)

Nadine Kilmer · Answer

Used a couple of door bins to organize smaller things in the freezer.

Mary · Answer

I used the vegetable bins to store my stock of light bulbs. My bins had covers which is nice. I put the bins on top of storage carts in the basement, and with it being 'clear' plastic, I can see what's in the bins.

Kristin · Answer

We used the drawers to tidy up under the bathroom sink and make items on the shelves in the bathroom more accessible. We also stripped the long magnet strips out of the doors and used them on the back of frozen juice can lids  the kids had decorated for fridge art. There are also many other uses for the magnet strips.

Karen · Answer

Hi- If the local trash pick won't take you old one away for you, or even if it does, and you haven't come up with a new venue for it, consider donating your old unit to a school or college that offers a repair class. They always need more used ones  practice on or to actually repair and sell to make money for the school.

Mary · Answer

I used one of the drawer in my upright freezer   to  dump ice in . My son uses  the ice in his work cooler to keep water and gaterade because he works out side a lot.

Linda · Answer

Thanks everyone some excellent ideas.

Liz · Answer

Here's a pin from a few days ago.....http://pin.it/6n6ylSX

Ixchel · Answer

We contacted the electric provider and they recycled ours.   See if your electric provider recycles appliances....

Pat Ruge · Answer

My tenants once broke the glass which sits just above the veggie drawer and I had to go to ebay to buy a new one for $25 plus shipping. You can also find the drawers there on ebay for any where from 25-45 ea. So you might consider salvaging them by listing. My ice maker broke down and they want some where around $70 - I ended up taking the one from the garage & putting it in the kitchen fridge.  It so happens that the shelves were compatible so I added a shelf or two for better arrangement. I saw on hometalk, someone took the basket from the freezer, weaved some ribbon or fabric thru it to make an attractive storage ben. Just to add to the already excellent ideas presented already.

DeForest Ray Sparks · Answer

How this idea, do you or a friend do a lot of BBQ'ing , if so. take out the compressor,  after you remove the freon , it would be best to get a AC Tech. to evacuate the freon out. After getting the freon out and removing all the compressor components and all the wiring you can. Build a wood box that will enclose the fridge with a bottom in  it, with the idea of the fridge laying on it,s back, add some legs , you now have a very nice size Ice Chest to keep next to you BBQ pit , you can keep drinks in it and any meats can be put in it and keep them cool and ant insects away , also a good place to keep foods like potato salads or any foods that need to be kept cool, between people serving them selves , it would be a good Idea to fix up  a drain of some sort in the former back now bottom of fridge to have a constant drain of the water from the ice as it melts.

Kyralee · Answer

I actually love the really old coated metal ones for storing and moving potted plants.  But I think these ones would work well too.   Upside-down the clear ones might make a nice little greenhouse for seedlings.  The bins could be used in the bathroom as well.  I'm sure I'd figure out something!

Kathy Schmidt · Answer

I use the plastic coated drawers on top of my refrigerator to hold water bottles, tea pitchers  in one and snacks (chips, popcorn, etc) in the other.

Arlene Ellerbrock · Answer

I took the bins that are in the doors (mine were attached with a plastic latch that locked onto the door frame), drilled small holes and then mounted them inside cabinet doors as extra storage.  You'll just need a 'stubby' screwdriver! I use one on the inside of the kitchen cabinet to hold my soaps and scrubbies. In the bathroom, they hold stuff that you use daily but don't want out where all can see!

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