Recycling Facilities

The Appliance Rebate Program requires consumers to remove their old appliance from the home. Consumers generally have two appliance recycling options: recycling the old appliance through their retailer or proper disposal by the consumer. Consumers will identify on the rebate application how their old appliance will be recycled.

The goals of the Appliance Rebate Program are to save energy, help protect our environment and save natural resources. Materials from a recycled appliance can be remanufactured into other products, so fewer raw materials have to be utilized.

Most old appliances can be collected by retailers upon delivery of the new product. Certain fees for recycling may apply from the retailer due to the proper recovery and treatment of refrigerant, foam removal and mercury switches from the old appliance. Refrigerants must be properly recovered using EPA-certified refrigerant recovery equipment.

If the retailer does not provide a recycling and appliance removal service, consumers must find a local recycling facility, landfill or transfer station that will accept the old appliance. These service providers will recycle old appliances and meet all federal, state and local waste management laws. A list of steel recyclers in Montana is available at:
http://deq.mt.gov/recovery/energy/whitegoodrecyclers.mcpx