Cool-Safe Information

Cool-Safe is New Zealand’s single product stewardship scheme for the safe disposal of refrigerants. It is a voluntary scheme that is accredited by the Ministry for the Environment under the Waste Minimisation Act 2008. We represent all sectors of the New Zealand refrigerant industry. Operating a national refrigerant gas cylinder collection service, Cool-Safe aims to maximise the recovery, reclamation and safe destruction of contaminated, surplus and unwanted synthetic greenhouse gas refrigerants and, in doing so, minimise emissions into our atmosphere. Recovered refrigerants are collected at Recovery Centres located at Patton branches nationwide and transported to a central, secure storage facility where they are processed and/or destroyed using cost-effective, environmentally safe technology. The Cool-Safe recovery service is free to all holders of SGG refrigerants., A bounty of $15+GST per kilo is paid by Cool-Safe to the owners of this refrigerant through the collection network.