When high-energy partners get together, something good is bound to happen. This month, the Woodstock High School Student Council will team up with ComEd and JACO Environmental, to offer free pickup and recycling of old, energy-inefficient refrigerators and freezers. The program is funded by a ComEd grant and promoted in conjunction with the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County.
If you have an older, working fridge or freezer keeping your soft drinks or ice cream cold, it’s probably costing you more money than you think. On Wednesday, April 21st and again on April 27th, ComEd will pick up that energy-eater for no charge, then recycle it in an environmentally responsible way through JACO Environmental, Inc., a nationally based recycler of home refrigeration equipment.
If you have an older window air conditioner, they'll recycle that as well. AND, as if that’s not enough, it gets better: ComEd will also pay you $25 for turning in that old appliance!
Qualifying appliances must be in working order. Participating homeowners may schedule their free pickup by calling (888) 806-2273 prior to the pickup date. The innovative program is funded by a ComEd grant, with Woodstock High School students helping to promote it and raise public awareness.
For their efforts, the school will receive a $500 check from ComEd to use towards environmental causes, said student council member Paul Dolmand, who wrote the Energy Star grant application with the guidance of his science teacher, Bill Donato. “This is one of those unlikely things that people don’t always think about,” Dolmand said. “These appliances are running all the time, costing them money and wasting energy.”
“A lot of our waste does come from appliances. People just throw them away, and don’t dispose of them efficiently. So a lot of gases (like freon) and toxins just build up in the environment. We want to stop that, and make people aware.”For more information, e-mail Bill Donato or Paul Dolmand at wdonato@d200.mchenry.k12.il.us.
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