Aging appliances spell sales opportunities. There are approximately 107 million old appliances still in use. Help consumers save energy and money, and protect the environment from the beginning of a product's life to the end.

Replacing old, inefficient appliances reduces the amount of electricity needed to power them and, therefore, the amount of indirect greenhouse gas emissions released, helping to protect the environment. In addition, recycling durable materials from appliances prevents indirect GHG emissions associated with the generation of electricity, which would have otherwise been needed to produce virgin materials.

Properly recycling appliances ensures that:

• Refrigerant is recovered and reclaimed or destroyed;
• Insulation foam is recovered and destroyed, or the blowing agent is recovered and reclaimed;
• Metals, plastic, and glass are recycled; and
• Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), mercury, and used oil are recovered and properly disposed of.