Do you have an old, energy-hogging refrigerator or freezer plugged in at your home, garage or shed? Avista wants to know and if so, they say you could be spending up to $100 a year on electricity just to keep it running.

It's time to take advantage of their Refrigerator Recycling Program, where you can earn $30 to recycle that old refrigerator or freezer. Older refrigerators and freezers, especially those built before 1990, consume up to four times more energy than new, more efficient models.

Once picked up, the old units are transported to a recycling facility, operated by JACO Environmental. The units are dismantled and recycled through a process that returns up to 95 percent of each unit back into the manufacturing stream. Here’s what you need to do:

Be an Avista electric customer

Own the appliance you want to recycle

Make sure your unit is in good working condition

See if it was manufactured in 1995 or earlier

Call 1-877-577-0510 for more information or to schedule a free pickup. Avista also offers participants the opportunity to help those in need. After recycling your older unit, customers can donate their $30 rebate to Project Share. Project Share is a customer, community and Avista funded program that provides one-time emergency energy assistance to families in our region.

One hundred percent of every dollar donated is forwarded for distribution to those who qualify. Energy assistance is provided without regard to the source of heat. Recipients do not need to be Avista Utilities customers. When calling to schedule your refrigerator pick-up please let the customer representative know your desire to donate your rebate to Project Share.

Read more about the program HERE.

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