Refrigerators are one of the highest energy users in residential homes, and cost British Columbian residents up to $100 a year to operate. If all second operating fridges in BC were recycled, enough electricity would be saved to power the BC legislature for 159 years.
Since 2002, more than 175,000 fridges have been picked up and recycled by BC Hydro Power Smart’s Refrigerator Buy-Back Program. This program provides the resources to safely recycle the ozone-depleting refrigerant and metal in fridges by using environmentally sound methods—and BC Hydro pays $30 per fridge.
If all fridges that have been picked up by BC Hydro since 2002 were laid down head to toe they would cover a distance of over 320 kilometres (based on the average fridge being 182.88 cm high). They would cover the highway distance from Burnaby to Manning Park.
British Columbians can arrange for the free pick-up of a second operating household fridge by calling 604.881.4357 or 866.516.4357 for residents outside the Lower Mainland.
To learn more about ways to conserve energy in everyday life, as well as BC Hydro’s Power Smart residential programs such as mail-in rebates, ENERGY STAR® windows, PST exemptions and Power Smart New Homes, visit www.bchydro.com/powersmart.
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