The Great Refrigerator Roundup
The Great Refrigerator Roundup is a program designed by the Ontario Power Authority to remove older, inefficient refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners from our electricity system. Most often, these older appliances are secondary units such as “the beer fridge” or “the over flow” found in garages or basements. They are usually plugged in but not used on a regular basses, and will typically use 2 to 3 times more energy than newer appliances do.
The Great Refrigerator Roundup program offers an opportunity for people to have older refrigerators and freezers picked at no cost to Ontario home owner (they also pick up window air conditioners and dehumidifiers). The Ontario Power Authority has also pledged to fully decommission the used appliances in an environmentally friendly manner. When they are finished recycling and reclaiming the materials, very little of the inefficient refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners will be sent to our landfills
Why would you want to participate in this great program?
Well there are several great reasons to participate, by allowing the Ontario Power Authority to remove your old refrigerator or freezers (free of charge!), first off you could save around $150 per year off of your electricity bill by eliminating a major electricity waste. You will also be helping the environment by reducing the amount of electricity that needs to be generated, your appliances will be decommissioned with environmentally responsible methods. It costs you nothing, you will be free of hassles as a professional comes to your house to remove your old fridge/freezer, window air conditioner. This will also help to ensure that old appliances like these are not resold and put back onto the market for others to use and continuing to wasting more of our valuable energy.
For more info on the Great Refrigerator Roundup program contact the Ontario Power Authority [1-877-797-9473] or visit their web site
I like this concept. Many homes are still using the same old referigerators that has no CFC’s labels. They consume more electricity than new one’s. And by doing this, environment is surely affected.
By removing these old appliances, at least some effort is made to reduce emission of CFC’s, thus harming the ozone layer to a lesser extent.
I LOVE the look of my new fridge. It’s unique. I love having 2 separate handles for each of the freezer compartments. Stores a ton more stuff than it looks. Keeps the food very cold. In fact, I had to dial down the cold air on several occasions when I first got the fridge, esp. in the winter.
thanks, yes I would have to agree some older fridges will cost you more to run then if you actually bought a new one, thanks to the increase in technology and efficiency. The new fridge would pay for itself before you know it. I had an old beater in my garage for beer, and actually had it removed for free and opted for a cooler with ice, since I really didnt always need cold beer on hand (although it was nice!).