Keep Cool
Keep Cool, a program of the Clean Air Foundation, is a market transformation campaign that encourages individuals to permanently retire and recycle their old, inefficient room air conditioners and to adopt cleaner more efficient cooling alternatives.

Did you know?

• Over one million Ontario homes that have window or room air conditioners (RAC)? These represent a significant impact on electricity demand.
• Older, inefficient RACs use 30-70% more energy than newer efficient ENERGY STAR® qualified models. The environmental impact of peak demand leads to high concentrations of smog-producing chemicals creating poorer air quality and increased greenhouse gases emissions.
• PickupPal, the global online ridesharing & carpooling Website is partnering with the Clean Air Foundation to help you keep cool and cut your emissions, by helping you rideshare on your way to recycle your old room air conditioners and dehumidifiers! Just locate the participating Canadian Tire or Home Depot nearest you in these regions on the PickupPal page and enter in your starting point.
  
  PickupPal will find a neighbour going your way.
  
  Another win-win for you and for the environment.

Keep Cool is running in the following locations:

TORONTO
This year, the Clean Air Foundation in sponsorship with Toronto Hydro and partnership with The Home Depot Canada are recycling old, inefficient air conditioners for free and giving out a $25 Home Depot gift card in exchange.

Caledonia The Home Depot 825 Caledonia Rd. (416) 780-4730 Curity The Home Depot 7 Curity Avenue (416) 752-5900 Dufferin/Allness The Home Depot 2375 Steeles Ave. West (416) 664-9800 Eglinton East The Home Depot 2911 Eglinton Avenue East (416) 289-2500 Etobicoke The Home Depot 193 North Queen Street (416) 626-9800 Gerrard Square The Home Depot 1000 Gerrard Street East (416) 462-6270

Leaside The Home Depot 101 Wicksteed Ave (416) 467-2300 Morningside The Home Depot 60 Grand Marshall Drive (416) 283-3166 Rexdale (North Etobicoke) The Home Depot 1983 Kipling Avenue (416) 746-1357 Scarborough The Home Depot 428 Ellesmere Road (416) 609-1800 Stockyards The Home Depot 2121 St. Clair Ave. West (416) 766-2800 Yorkdale The Home Depot 90 Billy Bishop Way (416) 373-6000

KITCHENER, CAMBRIDGE, WATERLOO or GUELPH
The Clean Air Foundation has been funded by the Ontario Power Authority’s Conservation Fund to deliver its Keep Cool program in partnership with Canadian Tire. Residents are encouraged to bring in their old inefficient room air conditioners and/or dehumidifiers for free recycling and will be given a $25 instant rebate coupon off of an ENERGY STAR® replacement.

Cambridge 75 Dundas Street, Cambridge 519-621-8180 Cambridge Hespeler 90 Pinebush Road, Cambridge 519-623-3360 Guelph North 10 Woodlawn Road, Guelph 519-821-3414 Guelph Stone Road 127 Stone Road W, Guelph 519-822-9520

Kitchener East 1080 Victoria Street. N., Kitchener 519-744-1153 Kitchener South 385 Fairway Roads S., Kitchener 519-894-6257 Kitchener West 1400 Ottawa Street S, Kitchener 519-743-1113 Waterloo 400 Weber Street North, Waterloo 519-885-1050 Waterloo West 656 Erb Street West, Waterloo 519-884-1255

Environmental Benefits: CLEANER AIR
Air conditioning is largely responsible for the increased demand for electricity in the summer time. Summer peaks in energy consumption mean increased emissions from power facilities that often burn dirty fossil fuels. These increased emissions contribute to higher smog levels which impact your health, and the overall health of the planet.

The average room air conditioner used in homes today generates 1.3 tonnes of carbon dioxide yearly. Carbon dioxide is a known contributor to climate change. In addition, room air conditioners contain ozone depleting substances (ODS), such as CFC/HCFCs which traditionally exhaust at landfill sites, contributing to climate change and ozone depletion.

Check out our Tips to help you cool costs. You can save yourself some money, and help the environment, just by remembering a few easy steps!

Saving Energy
The cost of electricity is going up and the participating utilities are doing their part by making the financial investment to help their customers save on electricity costs through conservation efforts. Old, inefficient appliances, such as room air conditioners, lead to unnecessarily high energy bills. We need to help you reduce that!

Responsible Recycling – And Free of Charge!
When an old RAC sputters its last breath of cool air, what happens to its bulky metals and refrigerants? The Clean Air Foundation will safely and responsibly recycle old RACs in accordance with regulations outlined by Environment Canada.

Find out what happens to your old room air conditioner when it’s retired >>