Welcome to the ENERGY STAR
Recycle My Old Fridge Campaign!
For
many reasons, the time is right to recycle your old fridge.
Getting started is easy. Just follow the steps below:
Find out how much your old
refrigerator costs to operate
(in energy and dollars).
Relate these costs to those
of a new ENERGY STAR qualified model.
Identify a refrigerator-recycling program in your area
.
Dial or e-mail the program
for participation details.
Get ready… unplug, say good-bye,
and recycle your old fridge. When needed, replace your old unit with a new ENERGY
STAR qualified model.
Energize and encourage others
by sharing YOUR story in the Recycle My Old Fridge Video Challenge. Spread the word!
The ENERGY STAR
Recycle My Old Fridge Campaign is a new, nationwide effort, brought to you
by the U.S. Department of Energy and the government’s ENERGY STAR program. The campaign
encourages every American who owns an old, inefficient refrigerator to save money,
energy, and the environment by recycling old refrigerators and, when a replacement
is needed, to buy a new ENERGY STAR qualified refrigerator.
ENERGY STAR is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy, helping us all save money and
protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices. Results
are already adding up. Americans, with the help of ENERGY STAR, saved enough energy
in 2006 alone to avoid greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those from 25 million
cars — all while saving $14 billion on their utility bills.
The U.S. Department of Energy's overarching mission
is to advance the national, economic, and energy security of the United States;
to promote scientific and technological innovation in support of that mission; and
to ensure the environmental cleanup of the national nuclear weapons complex.
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