Filet-O-Fridge Event Highlights Refrigerator Recycling Program
GAHANNA, Ohio, April 21, 2015 – AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), demonstrated its refrigerator recycling program today at Freedom Elementary School in Lima to talk about the benefits of recycling older, inefficient appliances. The school also received a new ENERGY STAR-certified refrigerator from AEP Ohio to help reduce annual energy costs.
“You can save up to $150 a year because old refrigerators can use up to three times more energy than newer, energy-efficient ones,” said Deanna Gilliland, AEP Ohio representative. “We are glad we can educate the students on our refrigerator recycling program and explain the importance of energy conservation.”
The “filet-o-fridge” demonstration reveals the variety of materials that make up a refrigerator, some of which are harmful to the environment if not safely disposed. More importantly, it showed students the many ways those materials are recycled and repurposed. Recycling one fridge returns 95 percent of the unit, and on average 188 pounds of refrigerator materials such as foam, glass and metal, back to the manufacturing stream.
AEP Ohio customers can schedule a free home pickup by calling 1-877-545-4112, or by visiting AEPOhio.com. Program participants receive a $50 incentive and can save up to $150 in reduced energy costs annually.
Refrigerators and freezers to be recycled must be in working order, clean and have an inside volume of between 10 and 30 cubic feet. A check for $50 will arrive within four to six weeks, and a maximum of two units per household per year will be accepted. Units to be recycled are picked up and transported to an appliance recycling facility operated by JACO Environmental. JACO safely removes and recycles materials from the energy-guzzlers.
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AEP Ohio delivers electricity to nearly 1.5 million customers of AEP’s subsidiary Ohio Power Co. in Ohio. AEP Ohio is based in Gahanna, Ohio, and is a unit of American Electric Power. News and information about AEP Ohio can be found at AEPOhio.com.
American Electric Power is one of the largest electric utilities in the United States, delivering electricity to more than 5 million customers in 11 states. AEP ranks among the nation’s largest generators of electricity, owning nearly 38,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the U.S. AEP also owns the nation’s largest electricity transmission system, a 40,000-mile network that includes more 765 kilovolt extra-high voltage transmission lines than all other U.S. transmission systems combined. AEP’s transmission system directly or indirectly serves about 10 percent of the electricity demand in the Eastern Interconnection, the interconnected transmission system that covers 38 eastern and central U.S. states and eastern Canada, and approximately 11 percent of the electricity demand in ERCOT, the transmission system that covers much of Texas. AEP’s utility units operate as AEP Ohio, AEP Texas, Appalachian Power (in Virginia and West Virginia), AEP Appalachian Power (in Tennessee), Indiana Michigan Power, Kentucky Power, Public Service Company of Oklahoma, and Southwestern Electric Power Company (in Arkansas, Louisiana and east and north Texas). AEP’s headquarters are in Columbus, Ohio. News releases and other information about AEP can be found at AEP.com.
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