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Recycling of Refrigerators

Recycling of Refrigerators . It’s the “cool” thing to do. The Problem. - Energy Usage - CFC release - Maintenance and Safe Usage. Energy Consumption. - Fridges/freezers are the #2 consumption of power in Saskatchewan - Cost approximately $100 - $200 a year to run

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Recycling of Refrigerators

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  1. Recycling of Refrigerators It’s the “cool” thing to do

  2. The Problem • - Energy Usage • - CFC release • - Maintenance and Safe Usage

  3. Energy Consumption • - Fridges/freezers are the #2 consumption of power in Saskatchewan • - Cost approximately $100 - $200 a year to run • - Energy efficient models use approximately $75.00 a year • - Many households use more than one • - Secondary fridges/freezers aren’t utilized for the majority of the time they are run • - Recycling or removing older models reduces the amount of power consumption

  4. Let’s do the math • Each fridge/freezer takes $100.00 a year to run • There are approximately 10,000 extra appliances per year that are run unnecessarily • $100.00/year * 10,000 fridges = $1,000,000 worth of energy consumed • Removing these appliances can significantly reduce the amount of energy that is consumed a year as the demand for more energy is constantly rising

  5. Environmental Impact • - Fridges/freezers that are 15 years or older contain CFCs which are harmful to the environment • - CFCs contribute to the depletion of the ozone layer • - Some fridges contain a refrigerant that is toxic to humans as well as the environment • - Toxic refrigerant is found in the form of sulphur dioxide which is corrosive to the eyes and lungs

  6. CFC Compounds

  7. Environmental Impact • Fridges contain CFCs in more than one form • - Multiple refrigerants contain them as well as the spray foam insulation that was used in many older models • - Many fridges were disposed of in landfills where they degraded and released CFCs into the atmosphere • - Minor impact on the mining industry from the metals used to create them • Extremely old fridges were made of cast iron

  8. Recycling Process • - Completely removes Freon and other CFC carrying refrigerants from the appliance for safe disposal • - Foam insulation is shredded and reused as an oil absorbent • - Reclamation of metals and plastics for recycling • - Compressor oils are also reclaimed for recycling

  9. Conclusion • - Recycling a single fridge or freezer can reduce a households energy consumption by $100.00 per appliance • - Many programs are available and most include a cash incentive • - CFCs are removed from the environment and safely disposed of • - Greatly reduces the overall amount of energy that has to be produced

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