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Recycle Your Old Clothes Washer; Replace When Needed with ENERGY STAR®
Has your clothes washer been around for years? You’ve had it so long, it sounds like a
marching band when it runs?
There’s no better time than the present to recycle your time-worn clothes washer. If your washer
is more than 10 years old, you’re paying about $145 more each year on your utility bill than you
would if you owned a new, ENERGY STAR qualified model. You’re also wasting 30 gallons of
water per load of laundry—equivalent to almost two times the amount of water used in an
average shower.
[IF YOUR STATE ENERGY OFFICE IS CURRENTLY OFFERING NEW ENERGY STAR
PRODUCT REBATES, PLEASE ADD DETAILS HERE, AND DELETE THE PARAGRAPH
AFTER THIS ONE.] So when you’re ready to say goodbye, be sure you replace your old
energy and water-hogging washer with a new ENERGY STAR model. Visit the ENERGY STAR
Make a Clean Change: Recycle Your Old Washer Campaign at www.energystar.gov/recycle
for additional information.
[IF YOUR STATE ENERGY OFFICE DOES NOT OFFER
NEW ENERGY STAR PRODUCT REBATES, USE THIS
ALTERNATE PARAGRAPH AND DELETE THE
PARAGRAPH IMMEDIATELY ABOVE.] So when you’re
ready to say goodbye, be sure you replace your old
energy and water hogging washer with a new ENERGY
STAR model. Visit the ENERGY STAR Make a Clean
Change: Recycle Your Old Washer Campaign at
www.energystar.gov/recycle to find recycling options and
learn about recycling and learn about special deals in your
area, if available.
In addition to the immediate energy and water savings from unplugging your old unit, some
utilities, cities, and counties are paying consumers to get their old washers off the grid, and to
properly recycle the steel and other materials they contain. Visit www.energystar.gov/recycle for
more information.
When you go searching for a new unit, be sure to look for the blue ENERGY STAR label, which
are 40 percent more energy and water efficient than the minimu