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Older electric products in homes, schools, and workplaces are much less efficient than today’s ENERGY STAR certified models. Continuing to operate inefficient products costs you money and generates excessive greenhouse gas emissions.
Properly recycling electric products permanently removes them from the electric grid, conserves resources, and makes room for more energy-efficient models.