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All Utilities electric customers can recycle a qualifying refrigerator/freezer.

No, but if you do, look for the ENERGY STAR® label to lower your electric bills.

No. The program reduces electricity use by disposing of older refrigerators and freezers that are now in use. Contact the Larimer County Landfill for information on safely disposing non-working appliances.

A pre-1989 refrigerator uses up to four times the electricity of a new refrigerator. Federal standards for refrigerator and freezer efficiency changed in 1989, 1993, 2001, 2004, 2008 and 2011. Each time the standard changes, appliances become more efficient.

The Refrigerator/Freezer Recycling Program is part of a broad effort to reduce electrical energy consumption as part of the City’s ambitious climate goals. See the City's Our Climate Future Plan for details.

The recycling process de-manufactures the appliance, recovering about 95 percent of materials. The program recovers the primary refrigerant, recycles non-hazardous materials (such as metal, plastic, glass and oil), and destroys hazardous materials (such as mercury and PCBs) and ozone-depleting CFC-11 contained in the foam insulation.


Did You Know?

When warm enough, you can save ~50 cents/load by hanging your laundry on a clothesline. Clotheslines are allowed everywhere in Fort Collins.

Changing your hot tub setting to "economy mode" can save energy and money. 

You can receive a rebate for purchasing a rain sensor.