9 Refrigerator Recycling Working together toward joint goals of reducing landfill waste, recycling and saving energy, NPPD and NDEQ continued participation in the Refrigerator Recycling Program for 2009. The program is a partnership with refrigerator recycling specialist JACO Environmental, who is responsible for marketing the program and collection of the old units. NPPD residential customers and the customers of its wholesale partner utilities are eligible for the program. To qualify, secondary refrigerators and freezers must be in operating order and measure between 10 and 30 cubic feet in size.
SHARED RESOURCES
In 2009, 1,817 units were collected. Metal, plastic, glass and other material was separated and recycled. Toxic materials, like Freon and mercury, were extracted, rendered harmless and disposed of in a safe manner. The program resulted in the following types and volumes of material for recycling:
An example of units collected during the 2009 refrigerator recycling program
• Steel – 181,700 pounds • Aluminum – 5,451 pounds • Plastic – 36,340 pounds • Tempered glass – 2,726 pounds • Refrigerants, oil and mercury switches
In addition, the program has resulted in a lifetime savings of 23,534,511 kilowatt hours of electricity and associated emissions.
NPPD /ND EQ ANNUA L REPORT