Fridge Buyback is an energy efficiency program that actually pays you to help save the environment and reduce your electricity bill. Old fridges are big energy users, consuming up to three times the energy of new fridges. While a second fridge may seem handy, running it adds an average of $190 a year to your electricity bill and puts 1 tonne of greenhouse gas into the environment.
If you live in metropolitan Sydney and have a working second fridge that is at least 10 years old and larger than 250 litres you can participate in Fridge Buyback. By participating you'll save energy, save money AND we'll pay you a rebate of $35 if fridge removal involves 6 stairs or less. The refrigerant gas in your fridge will be properly removed, the metals in it recycled and you'll be reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Fridge Buyback is supported by the NSW Government's Climate Change Fund and local Councils. The program has already collected 3660 fridges in a pilot phase and aims to collect another 19,000 over the next 3 years, reducing NSW's greenhouse gas emissions by over 180,000 tonnes. Opportunities to expand Fridge Buyback to NSW regional towns are being explored.
Time to get rid of your 2nd Fridge!
