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Recycled Refrigerators Could Create 480 Mile Tower Of Cans
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 Worcester 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 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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You could stack the 6.3 million cans made from the metal of 75,000 recycled refrigerators at the front door of Worcester’s EcoTarium and they would reach over 480 miles high, just above the Hubble Space Telescope. At over 112 tons, the can tower would weigh as much as two large dinosaurs.
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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