Who Can Get a New Refrigerator Under Cash for Appliances?
Anyone is eligible to cash in on Cash for Appliances. Unlike the Cash for Clunkers car rebate program which required a trade in, Cash for Clunker Appliances includes no such stipulation. Consumers could theoretically buy a second refrigerator (or freezer) for the home or could sell an old refrigerator being replaced (although critics note that this defeats the Obama idea). On the flip side, many buyers have no need for older or broken refrigerators, and the Cash for Appliances program requires states to have a recycling plan in place. In fact, most merchants both deliver new appliances and haul away old refrigerators, so appliance disposal will not likely be a big concern for consumers. For refrigerator buyers who do their own pick up, most towns and cities provide some type of free pick up service for old appliances covered by tax monies.
