How does CFC gas emit from a refrigerator?

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CFC's are ozone depleters, each CFC molecule can destroy thousands of ozone molecules. Ozone protects us from high levels of UF light. High UV can cause cataracts, skin cancer, DNA damage. read more

Refrigerators do not produce CFC. Old equipment contains these materials as they were the refrigerant of choice before the Montreal Protocol. The old equipment lost the CFCs to the atmosphere due to leaks and gasket failure. read more