EnerGuide Appliance Directory 2005

Appliance Recycling

If you're shopping for new major appliances, you may have old items that are ready for disposal. Be sure to choose an environmentally friendly option.

Appliance recycling programs are available in many Canadian communities; consult your Yellow Pages or call your municipality to find out what programs exist and how appliances are collected. Ask if CFCs, or chlorofluorocarbons, are removed before appliances are crushed for recycling. CFCs are the gases that cool refrigerators and freezers. If not recovered properly, CFCs escape and damage the atmosphere's ozone layer.

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