EU push for scheme to replace 10-year-old appliances

OUT with the old, in with the new.

That’s the message for anyone hanging on to their decade-old appliances. It has been suggested that replacing all the kitchen appliances in Europe that are more than 10 years old would result in reductions equal to the amount of greenhouse gas generated by five million cars or nine power plants.

The European committee of domestic equipment manufacturers want government incentives to help people throw out old fridges, freezes, washing machines and dishwashers and replace them with eco- friendly models.