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Power Patriot Place 66,000 Times Over With Refrigerators
MASS SAVE® ANNOUNCES 75,000 REFRIGERATORS RECYCLED THROUGH PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM
About the Program:
Mass Save® – Eversource, Cape Light Compact, National Grid, and Unitil – announced a milestone 75,000 refrigerators recycled through a statewide recycling program and energy savings initiative.
In recycling 75,000 refrigerators and freezers, Mass Save and Massachusetts residents have reclaimed up to 1,875,000 pounds of plastic, 75,000 pounds of insulating foam and 224,000 pounds of metal. The reduction in energy use could save up to 105 million kilowatt-hours annually.
The Mass Save® refrigerator recycling program encourages customers to reduce their energy use by recycling old, second refrigerators and freezers. The program offers free pickup of refrigerators and freezers and a $50 reward.
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What Does These Mean for the Foxboro Area?:
Recycled, up to 95% of the refrigerator’s components (including metal, plastic, glass and oil) can be reclaimed for reuse in manufacturing new products or incinerated to generate electricity, while any remaining harmful materials can be safely disposed.
To illustrate the weight of 75,000 refrigerators recycled properly, Mass Save has prepared a series of factoids such as a foam-filled hall of fame, atmospheric towers of soda cans and a Cape Cod landmark powered for over 12,000 years from a single year of energy savings.
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With up to 1,400kWh saved annually for each of the 75,000 recycled refrigerators, Massachusetts has helped save more than 66,000 times more power than the total output of Patriot Place’s newly expanded solar system.
More information about the Mass Save refrigerator recycling program is available online at www.MassSave.com/Recycle.
About Mass Save:
Mass Save is an initiative sponsored by Massachusetts’ gas and electric utilities and energy efficiency service provider. The Sponsors of Mass Save work closely with the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources to provide a wide range of services, incentives, trainings, and information promoting energy efficiency that help residents and businesses manage energy use and related costs. For more information, please visit: www.masssave.com.
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