VATIS UPDATE Article

Concepcion Industrial Corporation (CIC), Philippines, through its subsidiary Concepcion-Carrier Air Conditioning Company (CCAC) has partnered with Meralco, Philippines, in promoting responsible air conditioning unit disposal and recycling with its Aircon Trade-in Program. Most people with old air conditioners continue to use their own units without knowing that they actually consume as much as 50 percent more electricity.

There are also those who resort to selling their old units to junk shops without thinking about the negative impact to the environment brought about by the harmful chemicals. With CIC’s AC Trade-in Program, the harmful chemicals contained in old air conditioning units are carefully extracted by a DENR accredited agency and turned over to the DENR for proper disposal. Metal and plastic parts are also appropriately recycled by the same DENR accredited agency.

With CIC’s AC Trade-in Program, customers also get to enjoy discounts on new, environmentally balanced AC models by trading in their older units. They simply have to present the AC Trade-in Program coupon sent with their Meralco electricity bills along with old air conditioners of any brand to accredited service centers, where they will receive cash vouchers which they can use to get discounts on selected window-type air conditioning products.