What happens to your old room air conditioner?
The Clean Air Foundation is committed to ensuring that your old room air conditioner is handled in the most environmentally appropriate manner. This not only includes adhering to all regulations governing refrigerants, but also making sure oils, capacitors, recyclable metals and plastic are taken care of.

Here’s what happens to your old room air conditioner:

Step 1: The air conditioners are placed on skids at the participating stores. Plugs are cut to ensure the units are not sold for re-use and then shipped to a main distribution centre.

Step 2: Once consolidated, the units are shipped to a recycling site, managed by Total Home Comfort and ARCA Incorporated, for processing.

Step 3: Total Home Comfort and ARCA Incorporated will safely handle the refrigerants from the donated air conditioners. Using the latest technology, refrigerants (likely R12 or R22) are extracted into containers that safely capture the refrigerants.

Step 4: After recording the B.T.U.s andwatts on the unit, the hulk and shell are sent through a metal and plastics recycling program. The refrigerant containers are then sent through the Refrigeration Management Canada (RMC) www.hrai.ca/rmc program. All refrigerants are sent for re-use or proper disposal by one of Canada’s certified refrigerant management companies.