Southern California Edison (SCE) announced that they've now recycled 700,000 refrigerators in the last 15 years since the beginning of their Refrigerator and Freezer Recycling Program. The program has two parts: (1) you get $50 to recycle the fridge, and (2), you get another $50 if you buy a new Energy Star qualified fridge. According to SCE's director of energy efficiency per the Power Plug blog, people spend about an extra $300 a year with older refrigerators. more ›

If you want to waste city resources and money, go ahead and leave your refrigerator on the sidewalk with the door still attached. Don't worry about even doing the minimum acts of kindness like duct taping it shut or at the very least, placing it on the ground with the door on the bottom. Why do this? We do it because little kids tend to play unintentional suicide by getting locked inside fridges. more ›