Puget Sound Energy (PSE) is teaming up with Food Lifeline to help feed families this holiday season, and electric customers can help in an unusual way: by simply getting rid of their old, working refrigerators or freezers that are probably using way too much energy.

What do customers need to do?

• Schedule free pickup of their old fridge or freezer by going online or by phone

• Go to pse.com/donate

• Call 1-877-577-0510, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• They’ll earn a $25 rebate once PSE has removed the appliance

• They’ll be asked if they want to donate their rebate to Food Lifeline. If they do, PSE will match it for a total of $50, which is enough to help feed a family of four for two weeks

• The campaign lasts between now and Dec. 15

The fridges and freezers must be clean, empty, defrosted and in working condition. All units are recycled in an environmentally responsible manner and most of the glass, metal, and plastic is collected and reused. Last year, PSE collected more than 44,000 pounds of reusable material.

PSE took in 365 old, working refrigerators and freezers in 2014, and raised $18,250 for Food Lifeline. In addition to helping families who need it, customers also saw another benefit: lower power bills because recycling old fridges and freezers can help save up to $200 a year on energy costs.

• Those taking advantage of the program must be a current PSE residential electric customer

• The customer must own the appliance, and it must be between 10 and 30 cubic feet in size

• The unit needs to be in working, cooling condition and it must be plugged in the night prior to pickup

• There’s a limit of three units per household