"Occasionally food can plug the drain ... slowly or not at all. The Freon moving through the condenser coils also needs to be cooled in order for the refrigerator to work properly." ...

Currently, the landfill accepts refrigerators, relying on a county electrician certified in Freon removal to drain the chemical before a metal recycling company picks up the appliances.

But anyone who has called an air conditioning repairman lately for a freon boost knows prices are up after the federal government banned production of the popular refrigerant.

Currently, the Class III landfill accepts refrigerators, relying on a county electrician certified in Freon removal to drain the chemical before a metal recycling company picks up the appliances.