ROSSLYN, Va. - The Thermostat Recycling Corporation (TRC) announced that it has recovered 2,215 pounds of mercury from 250,000 used mercury-switch thermostats returned by HVAC contractors since it began operating in January 1998. The TRC collected approximately 65,000 thermostats and processed almost 626 pounds of mercury in 2003. That represents an 18 percent increase in the amount of mercury collected over 2002.
In addition, the TRC processed an additional 38,000 thermostats with nearly 300 pounds of mercury in 2003 from participating companies.