Home > Tip of the Week > Out With the Old Icebox

Tip of the Week

By Solvie Karlstrom | All Posts

Out With the Old Icebox

Filed under: Energy efficiency, Refrigerator
3:39 pm - March 25, 2008

Photo: Out With the Old Icebox

If your refrigerator is more than ten years old, chances are it's about 40 percent less efficient than newer, Energy Star-qualified models and may guzzle enough power every year to light a typical household for up to four months. Fortunately, Energy Star's Recycle My Old Fridge campaign is making it even easier to replace the old icebox. In addition to walking you through recycling steps, the site also gets you motivated by doing the math on how much you stand to save by switching to a more efficient model. Check out Energy Star's refrigerator fact sheet for more fridge energy saving tips.

© The Green Guide, 2008

Email this post

Discuss this blog


Consume more to be green?
posted by Gedis on 2008-05-06 08:35:36  

Do you think to produce new fridge and properly recycle old one will cost less then that 40% extra you are paying for electricity? So.. do you want to be green or just a new fridge?


Green Gab is for registered users only. If you are not a registered user and would like to join the discussion, register today.

Already registered? Log in here:
Username: Password:
If you have forgotten your password, click here.