New York grocery chain wins GreenChill Award for natural refrigerants
DeCicco & Sons’ newest store has been awarded Platinum GreenChill certification — the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s highest sustainability award for food retailers. The new store in Larchmont, NY, has invested in refrigeration systems that use natural refrigerants.
The store installed a Hillphoenix Advansor CO2 Booster System that uses carbon dioxide-based refrigerant with a global-warming potential (GWP) rating of 1. It’s a significant leap in sustainability compared to traditional, hydrofluorocarbon-based refrigerant, which can have a GWP rating as high as 3,985.