Recycling Refrigerators and Freezers

• Large appliances cannot be sent to a landfill and must be recycled. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that ninety-five percent of the materials in refrigerators and freezers can be recycled!
• Refrigerators and freezers manufactured before 2003 contain the ozone-depleting compound Freon.
• Refrigerators and freezers must be removed by a certified technician. To locate a certified company to pick up your appliance, contact your local government solid waste department, scrap shops or refrigerator repair shops.
• The EPA website lists recycling centers by zip code (see “Resources”).