Fridge problem: solved!

This weekend, after not hearing any reply upon my complaint, I escalated it. I filed a complaint with the city, via their form for "complaints about official actions" (a copy going to the garbage service). And lo and behold, yesterday I received a phone message and an email with apologies for the slow reaction, and that the previously attempted collection didn't quite go as it should have, if I could please just put my fridge outside with a note attached that it was to be collected the next morning.
And now its gone! Yay! Lots of room back in my home! (relatively speaking, as always ;-)