Fridge recycling venture in Mexico

Archiv – Appliance Recycling Centers of America (ARCA) has set up a joint venture with Mexican corporation Diagnostico y Administracion de Logistica Inversa SA de CV (DALI) to provide refrigerator recycling services to more than 160 appliance retailers and manufacturers participating in a refrigerator replacement programme sponsored by the Mexican government.United States / Mexico | Appliance Recycling Centers of America (ARCA) has set up a joint venture with Mexican corporation Diagnostico y Administracion de Logistica Inversa SA de CV (DALI) to provide refrigerator recycling services to more than 160 appliance retailers and manufacturers participating in a refrigerator replacement programme sponsored by the Mexican government.
Under this scheme, the government offers Mexican residents low-interest financing and a cash rebate of up to 50% of the cost of a new, energy-efficient refrigerator when an old fridge is turned in for recycling. Major retailers of new appliances – including Wal-Mart and Sears – deliver the new appliance to the customer and collect the old unit for recycling.
DALI operates upwards of 40 facilities throughout Mexico dedicated to the processing of old refrigerators. All environmentally harmful substances are removed and properly managed – including CFC refrigerants and oil – while metals, plastics and glass are recovered for recycling. The company expects to open additional recycling centres to meet the demands of the scheme whose funding is geared towards permanently removing some 400 000 working refrigerators from service.
Jack Cameron, ARCA’s President and Chief Executive Officer, says: ’The expansion of our recycling operations into Mexico provides us with the opportunity to permanently remove these appliances from the power grid and lessen the negative impact of appliance disposal on the environment. We are proud to work with DALI to prevent the release of ozone-depleting and high global-warming-potential refrigerants while properly handling the other environmentally-damaging materials found in old refrigerators.’€™