appliances · Quebec

Where to donate appliances in Québec City

4 organizations in and around Québec City that take donated appliances — what each one accepts, what it turns away, and which will come and collect it.

Verified 2026-09-24 from each organization's own website. We are not affiliated with anyone listed here, nobody pays to be included, and we receive nothing if you donate to them.

Two things decide what happens when you turn up with an appliance: whether it still runs, and whether it has a sealed refrigerant system — and if it is a fridge, freezer, air conditioner, dehumidifier or heat pump that no longer runs, you are not selling it, you are paying to be rid of it.

How to tell what you have got

Before you call anyone, two minutes with the object settles most of it. None of this needs an expert — it needs a flashlight and a look at the back.

  • A working washer, dryer, dishwasher or range under about ten years oldFind the model and serial plate before you call anyone. On a washer it is usually under the lid or on the back; on a range, inside the storage drawer or along the door frame. Age is the first question you will be asked, and a guess will not do.
  • Dead appliances with no refrigerant — washers, dryers, dishwashers, ranges, range hoodsYour routes are municipal collection, a metal recycler, or a scrap hauler. Call three, ask each whether they charge a trip fee or pay anything for the metal, and get the answer in writing before anything moves.

Rarely worth anything

Not a rule, and not a reason to bin something without asking. These are the things people most often expect to be worth money and find are not.

  • A dead fridge or freezer
  • Any home appliance ten years old or more, as a donation
  • Window and portable air conditioners and dehumidifiers
  • Anything with mould in it
  • A single orphan appliance from a broken-up set
  • The copper and the compressor, to you
Refrigerant must be recovered before an appliance is scrapped, crushed or buried — and the rule that applies to your house is provincial, not federal Canada-wide, set province by province

The Federal Halocarbon Regulations, 2022 reach only systems owned by the Crown, systems owned by a federal work or undertaking such as a railway, port authority, airport, telecommunications company or bank, and systems located on federal or Indigenous lands. An ordinary household is governed by its province's regulation instead. Do not rely on anything written for the United States: their rules, certification and disposal requirements are different.

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No dismantling, recycling, incinerating or landfilling until a certified person has attached a no-refrigerant notice Ontario

O. Reg. 463/10, s. 41(1). The notice required by s. 32 must carry the date, the person's name, their certificate number and expiry, their employer, and a statement that the unit no longer contains refrigerant; only a person certified under s. 34 may make that determination, and a copy must be kept for two years. "Refrigeration equipment" is defined to include air-conditioning, heat pump, refrigeration and freezer units. Note carefully what the section does not say: the duty is on whoever dismantles or buries the appliance, not on you for placing it at the curb. That is why Toronto will collect your fridge while a scrapyard may turn it away untagged.

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4 places in Québec City that take appliances

Centre Ozanam (Société de Saint-Vincent-de-Paul)

Not stated - ask them
TakesMeubles de salon, de chambre et de cuisine en bon état, Matelas propres, Gros électroménagers (cuisinières, réfrigérateurs), Petits électroménagers, Vaisselle, literie, rideaux, valises, outils, Vêtements, chaussures, gants, foulards, Jouets et articles de sport, Livres, romans, BD, dictionnaires, Disques vinyle et systèmes de son, Tableaux
Won't takeProduits inflammables (propane, essence), Produits chimiques et nettoyants dangereux, Peintures et vernis, Pièces d'auto, Matériaux de construction, Meubles abîmés, Stores à cordes, Bassinettes et marchettes, Imprimantes
CollectionCollection is referred to on their site but the terms were not something we could confirm. Ask when you call.
Where860, rue du Roi, Québec, QC G1K 2Y2
Visit their site →418 522-0880

Comptoir Emmaüs

Not stated - ask them
TakesTout type d'objet en bon état, Meubles, Électroménagers, Vêtements
Won't takeNourriture, Articles en mauvais état, Lit électrique, Divan-lit, Téléviseur à écran cathodique, Commodes de 9 tiroirs et plus, Bureaux de plus de 50 pouces, Murs d'unité, Sièges d'auto expirés, Stores à cordes, Laveuses à chargement frontal, Meubles en mélamine instables, Cuisinières au gaz, Liquides inflammables, Tout objet trop lourd à transporter par deux personnes ou posant un risque de sécurité
CollectionCollection is referred to on their site but the terms were not something we could confirm. Ask when you call.
Where915, rue Saint-Vallier Est, Québec, QC G1K 3P9
Visit their site →418-692-0385

SEBV – Service d'entraide Basse-Ville

Will collect, conditions apply
TakesMeubles (sélectionnés selon les besoins de l'atelier), Électroménagers, Vêtements, Articles divers (chute de dons extérieure accessible 24/7)
CollectionCueillette de meubles et d'électroménagers seulement, et uniquement sur sélection: on décrit les articles au coordonnateur de l'atelier des meubles (photo appréciée) et celui-ci détermine ce qu'il ira chercher. Territoire desservi: ville de Québec. Atelier des meubles: 418 683-4083. Leur site précise que l'atelier « ne remplace en aucun cas la cueillette des encombrants de la Ville de Québec ». Source lue: https://sebv.ca/donner/
Where155, av. du Sacré-Coeur, Québec, QC G1N 2W3
Visit their site →418 683-4083

Village des Valeurs

Not stated - ask them
TakesVêtements et chaussures, Linge de maison, Sacs à dos et sacs à main, Équipement de sport, Livres, Jouets, Petits électroménagers, Petits meubles, Électronique
CollectionLa page du centre de dons n'annonce que des heures de dépôt sur place; aucun service de cueillette n'y est mentionné dans un sens ni dans l'autre.
WhereCentre de dons de Sainte-Foy confirmé: 3355, rue de la Pérade, Québec, QC G1X 3V3. Heures de dons: lun–mer 10 h–20 h, jeu–ven 10 h–21 h, sam 9 h–17 h, dim 10 h–17 h. D'autres succursales existent dans la région — utiliser leur localisateur de magasins. Les dons déposés ici soutiennent Entraide diabétique du Québec.
Visit their site →(418) 425-3515

Not sure what you have got?

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