Energy Star "Recycle My Old Fridge" Campaign

Today I was reading an article on Google's Haunted House page that focuses on ways to save energy around your house. I was mainly focused on saving energy using appliances and what people can do to recycle their old appliances. A couple links later and I found myself on the Energy Star "Recycle My Old Fridge" website where I picked up some very valuable tips. The good people over at Energy Star started a campaign in April of 2008 to get people to recycle their refrigerators. The bonus to this is of course people will use less energy by purchasing a new refrigerator and also by cutting down their carbon footprint in the household.

I will highlight the steps you will need to take to estimate just how much energy your current appliance is using, and then point you in the right direction on which Energy Star appliances will work best for your needs.

Step 1. Find out how much your current refrigerator costs to operate

Step 2. Relate these costs to those of a new Energy Star Approved Refrigerator

Step 3. Find a refrigerator recycling program in your area

Step 4. Call up or email your state's program department

Step 5. Say goodbye to your old fridge and find an Energy Star Approved Refrigerator

Step 6. Share your story and motivate your friends to do the same!

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.