Appliance Recycling Centers of America Inc. (ARCA) has been awarded a contract by The Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA) to remove from service and recycle inefficient, non-commercial refrigerators and freezers, targeting AmerenUE customers in the Missouri cities of St. Louis, Jefferson City and Cape Girardeau.
The program, sponsored by AmerenUE and administered by MEEA, runs from
Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, 2005. ARCA picks up and recycles older, non-commercial refrigerators and freezers of area residents who have replaced the units with EnergyStar appliances. Customers will be paid a $50 incentive per refrigerator to participate in the program.
Additional information about the program can be found at
http://www.ameren.com/Residential/ADC_Res_RefrigeratorRecyclingProgram.asp or by calling (866) 706-3996.
According to a press release from ARCA, "In addition to building public awareness of energy-efficient appliances, the MEEA program is aimed at disposing of older inefficient appliances in an environmentally friendly manner and replacing them with an equal number of EnergyStar units."