Yes, recycling is pretty good in EU too. (There&#x27;s a law for it - WEEE Regulations <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Waste_Electrical_and_Electronic_Equipment_Directive" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Waste_Electrical_and_Electroni...</a> )<p>Still, a washing machine should last 10 years not 5.  And many of them would, if manufacturers didn&#x27;t build in obsolescence.  Washing machines often have a bearing in the drum that fails.  That bearing can be replaced if the drum is contained in a shell - &quot;tub&quot; - that opens.  Many of the tubs on the drums are now molded shut, which means this cheap bearing can&#x27;t be replaced, the whole tub needs to be replaced, which means the machine gets scrapped.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.washerhelp.co.uk&#x2F;forums&#x2F;topic&#x2F;1178-whats-wrong-with-sealed-tubs&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.washerhelp.co.uk&#x2F;forums&#x2F;topic&#x2F;1178-whats-wrong-wi...</a><p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ukwhitegoods.co.uk&#x2F;help&#x2F;buying-advice&#x2F;washing-machine&#x2F;2974-washing-machine-washing-machine-sealed-tubs-a-why-you-should-care&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ukwhitegoods.co.uk&#x2F;help&#x2F;buying-advice&#x2F;washing-mac...</a>