Recycling Old Appliances
Per my previous post on hacking a washing machine, I had a conversation about what to do with the broken machine. Since it’s not mine, it will likely occupy a cornerof the basement for the foreseeable future. The delivery company offered to take it away, but finding ways to reuse some of the parts and do some self-sustaining recycling seems more interesting. The guys at Vela Creations offer a number of useful suggestions for . They use the metal casing for making the blades on their wind generators (which I believe appeared in an issue of MAKE. The motor becomes a magnet generator. They’ve also got a trick or two for turning aluminum cans into hydrogen through an oxidation process.
oxidation process, recycling, self sustaining, washing machine, wind generators
