Recycling old appliances question

if you have a metal recycling center near you, they'll probably give you 10-20 bucks for it

Yep, we bought a new washer and dryer a few years back. I asked the appliance company if they would haul the old ones off. They said it would be a $50 charge. I then called the local metal recycling yard and asked if they took washers and dryers, they said yes. I was more than happy just to get rid of them without having to pay anything. But when I pulled into the yard they made me cross the scales and after unloading them they had me cross the scales again then handed me a check for $50. So the appliance company was going to make $100 to haul them off.

OP asked about a dishwasher. Dishwashers these days are a lot of plastic, would they still take them and payout by weight?

Definitely keeping the recycling in mind when I have to replace washer/dryer