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Disposal of Old AC, HVAC Unit New York

America throws out some six million window air conditioners every year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. If yours will be joining those ranks as the summer winds down—maybe it’s broken, maybe after all this heat you’ve resigned to moving to the Yukon before June rolls around again—you should know that tossing an AC is not as simple as hauling the unit to the curb. In fact, it’s actually illegal to smuggle your AC to a landfill with the rest of your trash

How to Dispose of an Old Air Conditioner

Air conditioners, regardless of type, all contain some form of cooling refrigerant. According to the Environmental Protection Agency:

Many window air-conditioning units and dehumidifiers contain hydrochlorofluorocarbon 200 (HCFC) refrigerant. CFCs and HCFCs are ozone-depleting substances (ODS) that, if released to the environment, destroy the ozone layer. Moreover, CFC and HCFC refrigerants are also potent greenhouse gases. Their release contributes to global climate change.

Even those air conditioners that do not contain ODS must be carefully handled because they contain greenhouse gases.

This means that it is illegal to simply put your air conditioner out with the trash or drop it off at the dump. Instead, you will have to take the time to learn about options and then properly dispose of your air conditioning unit.