There are approximately 64 million domestic refrigerator-freezers manufactured worldwide each year. In addition, there are hundreds of millions of domestic refrigerator units in use worldwide. In 1992, Greenpeace initiated the development of the world's first ozone safe refrigerator technology - Greenfreeze. Greenfreeze uses hydrocarbons as the blowing agent for the insulation foam, and for the refrigerant.
Hydrocarbons are completely ozone friendly, and have minimal global warming potential.
Greenfreeze technology has revolutionized the domestic refrigeration industry. It has spread like prairie wild-fire throughout Western Europe and to other parts of the world, such as China and Latin America, with extensive interest from countries such as India, Cuba, Taiwan. Without the action of Greenpeace, the world would now be on a different course, heading for a future in which millions of consumers and businesses would be using chemicals which destroy the ozone layer and which cause global warming.