New Jersey’s largest utility companies have canceled or put their appliance recycling programs on hold after the contractor they were using to pick up the recycled items from homeowners is not operating.
The program, which pays residents up to $50 to recycle old refrigerators, air conditioners and other appliances, has recycled tens of thousands of appliances over the past several years.
It’s unclear whether ARCA Recycling, the Minnesota-based company that did the pickups for PSE&G, JCP&L and other utilities is still operating, but the programs stopped earlier this month. Calls and emails to the company and its officials were not returned.