Recycling Program Helps ComEd Customers Find Creative Ways to Stay Environmentally Conscious and Save Money
April 04 2014 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
200,000 refrigerators and freezers recycled
through ComEd’s Smart Ideas® program
ComEd’s Smart Ideas® Fridge & Freezer Recycling program
helps ComEd customers save green and earn green in a big way.
Through this program, ComEd will pick up a customer’s old, working
refrigerator or freezer for FREE, recycle it in an environmentally
responsible way and send customers $35 for participating.
Additionally, ComEd announces it recently achieved a milestone of
recycling its 200,000th unit through the program.
Created in partnership with JACO Environmental, which operates a
local recycling facility in Addison, Ill., this program provides
customers an easy way to recycle their old refrigerator and
freezer, save money on wasted electricity and help the environment
all with one simple action.
Old refrigerators and freezers can consume as much as three
times more energy than newer models and could cost customers up to
$150 a year in electricity. In addition, recycling these appliances
helps prevent oils and refrigerants from escaping into the
environment. Recycling also reduces the amount of glass, metal and
plastics that could end up in landfills. Since the start of the
program in 2008, more than 13,000 tons of metal, 2,500 tons of
plastic and 500 tons of glass have been kept out of local landfills
and put toward the production of useful products such as laptop
computer cases and building supplies.
“We understand the extremely important role we play in
preserving the environment and communities in which we operate,
which is why we’ve created our Smart Ideas programs to equip our
customers with the right tools and knowledge to help them make
smarter energy decisions,” said Val Jensen, senior vice president
of Customer Operations at ComEd. “We’re proud of the significant
milestone we’ve reached with our customers through this program,
which demonstrates our continued commitment to providing those we
serve with opportunities to save energy and money, and give back to
the environment.”
In addition to working refrigerators and freezers, ComEd will
also reward $10 for a working room air conditioner when it’s picked
up at the same time as a fridge or freezer.
The Fridge & Freezer Recycling program is among a wide
variety of programs, tools and resources ComEd offers through its
Smart Ideas energy efficiency programs to help its customers stay
environmentally conscious, conserve energy and save money. Now in
its sixth program year, ComEd’s award winning Smart Ideas have
helped customers save more than $700 million on their electric
bills and more than seven million megawatt hours of energy savings.
This is equivalent to the energy required to power nearly 760,000
homes for one year.
To schedule a free pickup and to learn more about ComEd’s Fridge
& Freezer Recycling program, customers can call 855-433-2700 or
visit ComEd.com/FridgeRecycling.
For additional Smart Ideas tools and tips on how to save energy
and money, visit ComEd.com/HomeSavings for residential customers
and ComEd.com/BizIncentives for business customers. Customers can
also follow ComEd on Facebook and Twitter for additional updates
and ways to save.
Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) is a unit of Chicago-based
Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC), the nation’s leading competitive
energy provider, with approximately 6.6 million customers. ComEd
provides service to approximately 3.8 million customers across
northern Illinois, or 70 percent of the state’s population.
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