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ACHD SPONSORS APPLIANCE RECYCLING PROGRAM

The Allegheny County Salubriousness Section has launched a program gift at no cost pickup and recycling of refrigerant-containing appliances which are no longer in use and necessity to be discarded. The program is nearby to County residents only and includes refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, not work coolers and other household appliances that restrict refrigerants. No commercial appliances will be accepted. “Removing refrigerants from these appliances and recycling them is a win-win-win for the briefness, the environs and conspicuous trim,” said County Form Commandant Dr. Bruce W. Dixon. “Recycling such appliances not only cuts down on outlawed dumping and saves valuable landfill while, but also prevents the save of refrigerant gases that deplete the ozone layer, which blocks the sun’s ultraviolet rays that advance the jeopardy of graze cancer.” The Appliance Go-down merchandise and Parkway Heating and Air Conditioning are carrying out the program under contracts with the Haleness Conditional on. To systematize for curbside pickup of an appliance, residents countywide can call the Appliance Commodities at 1-888-GO-FREON (1-888-463-7366) Funded by a $150,000 cede from the County Completely Air Pool, the program aims to recycle at least 3,750 appliances this year. Earlier programs conducted in 2006 and 2007 were warmly profitable and consumed the at one's fingertips funding, recycling 1,000 and 2,773 appliances individually. Smite our web situate at: www.achd.net

Source: ACHD SPONSORS APPLIANCE RECYCLING PROGRAM

Appliance Recycling

Do retailers of washing machines now have an obligation to take the old appliance away?

May 06, 2008 by bobfleming25 | Posted in Other - Environment

I present somewhere that some new recycling directive meant that the retailer of white goods had an obligation to take the old appliance away and recycle it responsibly.

Whats the act on here?

thanks
Sorry. I should have added.. I'm in the UK

No they are not forced to take them away yet. But, never say never. In the meantime, only buy white goods from retailers who will. They may get the message then.

Recycling appliances that can't be charged any more.?

Jun 23, 2008 by Mary R | Posted in Other - Home & Garden

I have electrifying scissors and an electric broom that can't be charged anymore. Nothing happens when they are plugged into their charger. How do I repair these or do I have to put out them away?

Take them at a distance, ussually the battery packs are "custom" but are ussually just AA or AAA rechargeables welded together and retreat from wrapped.

Might require some electrical skills to do so.

We started a recycling business that caters to the community and are looking for advertising advice?

Dec 20, 2006 by youcallwehaul4u | Posted in Small Business

My fellow and I are looking how to go about getting exposure and being able to get noticed in the community. We are trying to Recycle used appliances and other items that people would otherwise jerry-build away as far as we know it has not been tried as a legitimate business. It is generally a picking up trash from the curb. We would rather see the in the open call us for free pick up. The public has been somewhat receptive to us although not real warm on the idea considering most people that are doing this are looked at as litter picking bums. I along with my partner want to try to change this image and become a profitable part of the economy and in time be expert to hire help we need exposure any advice would be helpfull Don from You Call We Haul Midland Michigan

Why not bid the reason or a reason for the service. Such as "we save you time and money by picking it up for you. " "Don't neglect time trying to wheel and deal with the local trash service to pick up those large items, we can support. " (here it costs at least $20 for large item pickup...per item!) "let us expropriate in our part with keeping a clean and healthy environment" (people are big on keeping the planet clean, get some statistics on how extensive it takes to decompose for items you pick up on a regular basis).


If you go to your local chamber of commerce (if you have one) they can in the main do direct mailing flyers. If you have a drop off recycle center in town, maybe print some flyers and stake them on their boxes. A big time for the newspaper ads would be during tax season and warmer weather days when you see garage sales etc. Call the town cable company and see how much they would charge for a commercial and what would be required (i.e. if you do it would it be cheaper or how much if they helped or did it). Radio is one of the worst ways to do it because it only appeals one of their senses. Unshackled boards at supermarkets are a good way as well. Be sure to use the yellow pages (problem is the ad can only be changed once a year). Try to get hooked up onto internet yellowpages as well. Perhaps create a website (cheap and brief) and find a way to have it be googled. Billboards in the area might be another cost effective way of getting your name out there... sometimes, depending on the parade-ground, it'll only cost about 100 a month to have one. Try to sponsor a local area function such as a baseball get or a football team. Anyway you can assist with any public function is always a good publicity scheme. Call the local intelligence station and ask if they'd like to do a story on recycling and how you're helping, some more good publicity. Another form of edible publicity can be donating the things fixed to goodwill or something.