Ontario's Fridge Pickup Program is dead, but it still has energy savings to deliver, it just needs retooling
 For anyone who has ever bought a house and found an ancient second fridge sitting in a garage or basement you may be familiar with provincial programs that would take that fridge away at no charge or offer a rebate. But if you weren't aware of any those programs, that may be one reason why some of those initiatives are being terminated. Ontario just stopped its saveONenergy Fridge & Freezer Pickup at the end of December, joining Alberta (although it's talking about a new program), Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and PEI. The other provinces have various approaches. Quebec has a low-income fridge replacement program and BC will continue its pickup and rebate progam in 2015, which is similar to Manitoba's, while Nova Scotia and Newfoundland still have rebate programs. While I understand nothing lasts forever I do believe there was still room for.... MORE
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