Appliance Recycling

Want another cool way to save money? Recycle that second refrigerator or freezer you have running in your garage or basement. If it’s more than 15 years old, it’s using up to four times more energy than today’s refrigerators and could be costing you $150 a year in electricity.

Let Consumers Energy help you eliminate this extra expense, and we’ll give you a $30 rebate. We’ll pick up your second refrigerator or freezer at no cost, recycle it in an environmentally safe way and give you $30 just because you’ve chosen to recycle. It’s that easy to save.

How the program works.

Consumers Energy has teamed up with JACO Environmental, a leading appliance recycling company, to ensure refrigerators and freezers are handled responsibly. In 2009, pick up areas are limited to Consumers Energy service territories in and around Flint, Saginaw, Jackson, Battle Creek and Kalamazoo, but the program will be expanding to all Consumers Energy electric customers in 2010.

How you can qualify.

All Consumers Energy residential electric customers within the designated pickup territory are eligible. Refrigerators and freezers must be in working condition, cleaned out and between 10 cubic feet and 30 cubic feet in size. Limit two units per residence, per calendar year. Someone age 18 years or older must be present to sign and release the unit at pickup.

How to get started.

Click on the link below and you’ll be redirected to the Web enrollment pages established for Consumers Energy by JACO Environmental. There you’ll learn if you are in an eligible service area and can schedule a pick-up date that’s convenient for you. JACO will pick-up your refrigerator or freezer at the appointed time, and then send you a rebate in four to six weeks.  Or, call (877) 270-3519 to schedule a pick up.