April 1, 2010
Media contact: Nora Doyle, Community & Media Services specialist, (253) 502-8117
A lucky Puyallup family unveiled their sparkly clean, professionally organized garage yesterday after they won a Tacoma Power recycling contest, the prize for which was a free room reorganization.
What did it take to make it happen? Truckloads full of items for donation, multiple trips to the recycling center, and the plan of a professional organizer who happens to carry a drill in her purse because you never know when you might have to assemble some shelves on the fly.
The Luoma family and Monica Del Giudice, owner of organization service DECOTACOMA, have spent dozens of hours in the Luoma garage, picking through years’ worth of household items, family memorabilia and holiday decorations, deciding what to keep, what to toss and where it should go.
“My garage was in desperate need of reorganization,” said Luoma, who’s lived in his home for seven years. “It was a lot of work to get organized, but it was worth it.”
Through Tacoma Power’s refrigerator recycling program, utility customers can arrange to have their old, working fridge or freezer picked up for free. In return, they’ll get $30, and 95 percent of the old fridge will be recycled. They can call 1-877-577-0510 or visit jacoinc.net to schedule a fridge or freezer pick-up date, and they can visit KnowYourPower.com for more information about refrigerator recycling and other ways to save energy and money.
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Tacoma Power serves 168,000 customers in Tacoma, University Place, Fircrest and portions of Fife, Lakewood, Federal Way, Steilacoom, Fort Lewis, McChord Air Force Base and other portions of Pierce County. The utility includes five divisions: Transmission and Distribution, Generation, Rates, Planning and Analysis, Power Management and Click! Network. www.tacomapower.com
