Usage and Safety 
refrigerator and freezer recycling program

Rethink. Recycle. Reward.

Get $30 for your old working second fridge or freezer
and save up to $150 a year on energy.

Start your spring cleaning in a big way – recycle that older refrigerator or freezer in your basement or garage. We will pick it up for free, you pick up $30, and you’ll keep harmful materials out of landfills. Best of all, you could save up to $150 a year on your energy costs. Talk about a clean sweep!

Plus we'll give you 6 compact fluorescent lights FREE when we pick up your old unit!

Eligibility and Requirements:
You must be a residential NYSEG electric customer and own the unit to be recycled.
The refrigerator or freezer must be:

  • Between 10 and 30 cubic feet in size
  • Clean, empty and in working order at time of pickup
  • Accessible with a clear path for removal
  • A secondary unit for at least 6 months (not the primary refrigerator)


>> Click here to schedule your pickup, or call 1.877.691.0021.

Limit two units per residential address per year. Cannot be combined with any other offer.
Your rebate check will be mailed within 4 weeks of your old refrigerator or freezer being picked up.