US EditionUp to 90% of air-con units can be recycled, including greenhouse gas refrigerant
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Up to 90% of air-con units can be recycled in Singapore, including greenhouse gas refrigerant
Did you know that your old air-con unit is not just bulky e-waste but packed with valuable materials that can be recycled? In Singapore, as much as 90 per cent of an air-conditioning unit can be recycled, including the refrigerant gas inside. This process is already in action at Gain City’s dedicated recycling facility in Sungei Kadut, which operates under the National Environment Agency’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme introduced…
Jakarta - In the basement of a Jakarta residential complex, surrounded by pipes from the air conditioning system, Ari Sobaruddin carries out a little glamorous but inspiring work: capturing the cooling gases in order to combat climate change. Together with his colleagues, the 30-year-old technician recovers the refrigerant gas from air conditioners to prevent this climate "superpollutant", thousands of times more powerful than carbon dioxide, fr…
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