Our Work

The Problem

Refrigerants are responsible for over 3 billion tonnes of CO2e each year.

Every fridge, freezer, and AC unit relies on refrigerants to function. But if these gases are released into the atmosphere, they are incredibly harmful greenhouse gases — thousands of times more potent than CO2 at trapping heat.

Unfortunately, when these cooling devices need maintenance or reach end-of-life, the refrigerant waste inside is often released, creating a massive climate impact.

Our Solution

Recoolit's technology captures and destroys harmful refrigerant waste.

Our platform coordinates an ecosystem of partners to capture harmful refrigerant waste and destroy it, permanently preventing environmental impact.

Our work generates high-quality carbon credits, which offer a simple and effective solution for companies and individuals looking to reduce their carbon footprint and contribute to a healthier environment. We cannot do our work without your help!

How It Works

From Recovery to Destruction

1

Recover

First, our awesome technician partners recover greenhouse gases into our reusable cylinders.

Hermawan and Siti recover waste gas from a household unit during maintenance.

Panasonic Serial Number: ZGVMYU70

R-134A
GWP1530
Wt 4.7 kg

2

Process

Next, we process the cylinders at one of our warehouses.

They are weighed, tested to measure global warming potential, and consolidated into larger tanks. The empty cylinders are vacuumed out and returned to technicians for re-use.

3

Destroy

Finally, the gases are safely and permanently destroyed at a partner facility.

This is done in full compliance with local waste management regulations and UN's technical standards.

4

Track

Every step in this process is tracked digitally on our platform, creating a robust audit trail.

Purchasers can follow the gas from a specific device, recovered by a particular technician with a specific recovery machine, through transport and consolidation, all the way to its destruction.

Why Recoolit?

Recoolit creates unique, high-integrity, science-backed carbon credits.

Guaranteed additional reduction in CO2e

These refrigerants would reach the atmosphere immediately without your credit purchase. Our work prevents these emissions and keeps the planet cool.

The biggest question around offsets is additionality: how much less CO2 is in the atmosphere as a result of your purchase? For too many offsets, the answer is murky at best. This is why forestry and renewable energy credits have become so controversial — many buyers won't touch these offsets. Newer technologies like direct air capture and enhanced weathering are promising, but are too expensive for most buyers, face scientific questions about permanence and life-cycle, and not ready for scale-up.

Permanent CO2e removal

When Recoolit destroys refrigerants, they're gone forever. We destroy gas to international standards, and our emissions prevention is permanent and irreversible.

Many offsetting approaches rely on storing carbon for decades, often in an 'open system' like a forest or the ocean. This leads to scientific uncertainty about how long the carbon stays there before being re-released into the atmosphere. Even when the science is clear, measuring and verifying this carbon storage is challenging and leads to long-term risks around reversals.

Fully transparent digital trail

When you buy our credits, you can track the avoided emissions every step of the way. And we've made our registry public, so there's no question of double-selling.

You'll see every detail: from photos of the recovery to a full geolocated chain of custody for the waste gas as it is transported, stored, and destroyed. We're proud to show you exactly how it's done.

Trusted By

Our credits are trusted by sophisticated platforms and buyers.

Your Impact

We've developed an end-to-end process for preventing refrigerant emissions. But we need your help.

Preventing these emissions requires that we buy equipment, provide it for free to technicians, and pay them for the extra time and effort to act sustainably. We also have to pay to transport and destroy these gases in an approved facility. Your purchase funds further capture and destruction of harmful refrigerant emissions.

Consumer

Suggested: $95/mo

15.2 tonnes of CO2e per year
1.0 average American's emissions/year
251 trees (carbon sequestered in first 10 years)
5.4 flights from LAX to NYC

Purchasing carbon credits is an easy way to address your personal emissions and make a big difference in fighting climate change.

Buy credits

Business

Suggested: $300/mo

48 tonnes of CO2e per year
3.2 average Americans' emissions/year
5400 gallons burning gasoline
17.1 flights from LAX to NYC

As a company, you can counteract your own business emissions and keep employees and customers happy by committing to sustainability.