I find a lot of our buyers are excited about seeing an older refrigerator in a house they're considering purchasing. Their first reaction is, "Let's get the appliance we want for the kitchen after we move in and move this bad boy to the garage/laundry room/wherever as the "Beer Fridge!" 

Maybe it's because we're from the metro area where "The King of Beers" has been brewed since the 1800s, but the feeling about a secondary refrigerator is almost universal here in St. Louis' Illinois suburbs. Even people who don't, uh, "indulge," see the appeal of an ugly duckling fridge in an unseen part of the house for party trays, soda, the Thanksgiving turkey, etc.

But, from time to time there is a refrigeration unit so unsavory or unneeded in a newly acquired home that there is no place of refuge, no corner dark enough to hide it from sight. That's when you're faced with a new question, "What do I do with this old fridge?"

Believe it or not, Ameren, the Illinois utility company, has a solution. Their Act On Energy Refrigerator and Freezer Recycling Program will haul it away for FREE and will pay you $35 for getting rid of it. This works for old freezers too.

Who doesn't want something back from Ameren? Call 866-899-9088 or click on the Act On Energy web site to schedule your free pick up.

Why are they doing this? It seems for every old appliance you turn off in your household, Ameren figures you can save up to $100 in annual energy costs. This could be the gift that keeps on giving.

What are the rules?  You have to be an Ameren Illinois Utilities residential electric customer and the refrigerator or freezer must be in working (cooling) condition. The unit has to have been made before 1993 and be from 10 to 27 cubic feet in size.

So if that Harvest Gold, Avocado or Coppertone appliance has no place in your new stainless-steel kitchen, call Ameren and turn a bad fridge into cold cash.

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7 Comments on How to Turn a Bad Fridge into Cold Cash

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2009
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I hope we have a program like that here in Portland...I am checking today
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I wonder what they do with them when they pick them up. You have to be very careful with used appliances. The safety hazard aspect of it.
11:52am • #2
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We have a program like that in Honolulu.  They will pick up every Friday.  It's very effective and used widely.
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Art and Robert -- Thanks for stopping by the blog. Sounds like a great idea, doesn't it? I figure they send them to some kind of recycling program where they are broken into components, Robert, but that's a good question.
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Hi, Nancy!  We just bought a new house and naturally we didn't want the harvest gold fridge (ugh)anymore.  Ameren picked it up and we ended up with $35 like you said.  It was painless and we didn't have to worry what to do with it--it was great just to get it out of our hands.
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Wow, I wish we had a program like this in the Detroit area.  I can't tell you how many times I've sold homes that included old refrigeration equipment that my Buyers really didn't want.  This program would be idea for them.
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Hey, Yolanda!  Glad to hear the program worked for you. Unbelievable that some of these appliances are still working, isn't it? We have a built-in SubZero installed in 1984 and every day I wonder when the end will come. LOL.

Hi, Doug. Glad to know this is happening in beautiful Hawaii too. Thanks for stopping by the blog.

Tom: Maybe you can point the Detroit utility toward this program as a good example. Sure does solve a lot of problems. Thanks for visiting!
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