Fridge Buyback is an energy efficiency program that actually pays you to reduce your electricity bill and help save the environment. Old fridges are big energy users, consuming up to three times the energy of new fridges. Running your second fridge 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 or Wollongong and have a working second fridge that is in regular use, is at least 10 years old and larger than 250 litres (8.83 cubic feet) you can participate in Fridge Buyback. Experienced removalists will collect your fridge free of charge from your home if removal involves 20 stairs or less. We'll also pay a $35 rebate* if removal involves six stairs or less. If removal involves 21 or more stairs, a fee will apply. The refrigerant gas in your fridge will be properly removed and safely disposed of and the metals recycled.
Fridge Buyback is supported by the NSW Government's Climate Change Fund and local Councils. The program has already collected 7000 fridges and aims to collect more than 22,000 by 2011, 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!
