PNM Refrigerator Recycling Rebate

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FRIDGE RECYCLING VIDEO Ever wonder what happens to your old refrigerator once it's been hauled away to the recycling center? Watch the video to find out.

Got an old fridge or freezer in the garage you hardly ever use?

• It could be using 20 percent of your home's electricity.
• Recycle it and PNM will give you a $50 rebate.

How to get a rebate

PNM is working with JACO Environmental to recycle refrigerators and freezers for residential electric customers.

1. Schedule an appointment with JACO Environmental to pick up your old fridge or freezer.
   • Call JACO at 1-877-643-1956.
   • Schedule a pick-up date online (jacoinc.net)
   
   
2. Your fridge will be hauled away to be recycled.
   • You will be given a receipt.
3. Get a rebate check for $50
   • Mailed to you 4 to 6 weeks after pick up.

Refrigerators eligible for a recycling rebate

• Must be in working condition.
• Typical kitchen-sized units
  • 10 to 27 cubic feet in size.
  • Dorm-sized refrigerators do not qualify.
• All makes and models accepted.
• Limit two refrigerators and / or freezers per household.

Did you know?

• Older refrigerators are much less energy-efficient than new ones.
• A 25-year-old refrigerator can use up to three times as much electricity as a new one.
  • 1500 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year, compared to about 500 kWh per year for a new one.
• Remove an older, second refrigerator and don't replace it and you could save about $175 annually on your electricity bill.

Find out how much you can save by replacing or removing an old fridge (energystar.gov)

Business customers

PNM also offers a Refrigerator Recycling Rebate for business customers:

Learn more about how businesses can get a rebate for recycling old fridges