RAD Program Webinar
On March 24th, NASEO will offer a
webinar on the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency’s Responsible
Appliance Disposal (RAD) Program.
Please join the webinar to find out
how the RAD Program can help states
reach their energy and climate
goals.
EPA’s RAD Program is a voluntary
partnership that helps to protect the
ozone layer, reduce emissions of
greenhouse gases, and save energy. RAD
accomplishes this by helping make sure
that old, less-energy-efficient
refrigerant-containing appliances are
removed from households and disposed of
using the best environmental practices
available. This helps the environment
in many ways: older appliances like
refrigerators may contain substances
like ozone-depleting refrigerants, oil,
and PCBs, which if not managed properly,
hurt the environment. These older
appliances also typically consume more
energy in the household than newer
models. And if disposed of improperly,
they take up landfill space and prevent
the recycling of metals and other basic
materials that take energy to re-create
from scratch. For all these reasons,
EPA and its RAD Partners believe it is
critical that appliances be handled
properly at their end-of-life.
For more information on becoming a
RAD Partner, go to:
www.epa.gov/ozone/partnerships/rad/ |
