NIPSCO will partner with American Recycling Centers of America to offer a free appliance recycling scheme that will be offered to residential electric customers.
Beginning next Tuesday, the new programme will allow customers of the utility wanting to get rid of their older, redundant freezers and refrigerators schedule a free pickup. In exchange, NIPSCO will hand out a $35 reward as incentive as part of its recycling initiative.
Older freezers and refrigerators typically take at least 700 to 1,600 kilowatt hours per year to operate. By replacing an old refrigerator with a more efficient new one, householders can save up to 1,200 kwh each year. According to the utility that is the equivalent of roughly $100 annually in electricity charges.
Senior vice president for customer engagement at NIPSCO, Guy Ausmus said that the free delivery service is run by professional trained pick-up crews so that all units will be dismantled and recycled safely and in an environmentally sustainable way.
American Recycling Centers of America will take responsibility for the in-home collections, hauling away qualifying freezers and refrigerators for free. Each unit will be properly disposed of at one of their recycling centres. The programme anticipates that more than 95 per cent of all materials will be recycled and kept from entering the waste stream.
To participate in the programme, residents must be a NIPSCO electric customer, appliances must be in working order, and the refrigerator or freezer must be 10 cubic feet to 30 cubic feet in measurements.
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