What is the Phoenix Fridge Project?
The Phoenix Fridge Project is a world-first - an innovative approach to tackling the inefficiency of household fridges which are major contributors to ozone depletion, climate change, waste disposal and landfill limitations.
Phoenix Fridges takes fridges donated from all across Melbourne and recycles, repairs, and retrofits them to make them more energy efficient. The project also achieves great outcomes for the community by providing training and employment for people who are unemployed.
The Brotherhood of St Laurence and the Moreland Energy Foundation Limited piloted the Phoenix Fridge project with great green results in 2003. The success of the pilot means that Phoenix Fridges has now opened a major Warehouse and Workshop in Brunswick, Melbourne.
The Phoenix Fridge Project is a partnership run by Brotherhood of St Laurence and Moreland Energy Foundation. The project is supported by TRUenergy, the Adult Multicultural Educations Service and the Sustainability Fund, A Victorian Government Initiative, managed by Sustainability Victoria.
