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15th Banish Mercury Off the Planet Competition Opens

The ACHR NEWS Editorial Staff
May 3, 2026

With more than 3,600 collection sites across the U.S., Thermostat Recycling Corp. provides a convenient way for contractors and service technicians to safely dispose of thermostats that contain mercury.





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Rheem Reveals Sustainability Goals for 2035

Chris Gray
Chris Gray
February 2, 2026

Rheem is raising the bar on sustainability with a new commitment to train more than a million HVAC contractors and industry professionals worldwide over the next decade.



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Thermostat Recycling Corp. Sees Decline in Mercury Collections for 2024

The ACHR NEWS Editorial Staff
February 9, 2025

The organization collected 531.1 pounds in 2024, marking a decrease of about 21.4% compared with the 676.8 pounds collected in 2023.


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Nortek Air Solutions’ Facility Recognized with Green Business Certification

February 17, 2023

Nortek Air Solutions’ Tualatin, Oregon facility has been recognized for the sixth consecutive year with the Washington County Oregon Green Business Leaders Green Business Certification.


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Single-Use Plastics Bans are Coming for HVAC

Packaging is the target of this growing green initiative, may lead to price hikes
Maria Taylor
Maria Taylor
February 11, 2023
As a user of plastics in packaging materials, HVAC is getting caught up in regulations regarding single-use plastics.
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HVACR Industry Fights Refrigerant Cylinder Changeover

Court brief says EPA overstepped authority in banning disposable cylinders
Matt Jachman
Matt Jachman
May 16, 2022
The first brief was filed in the federal case against the EPA rule that would ban the use of non-refillable refrigerant cylinders and require refillable cylinders to be tracked.
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Carrier’s Indianapolis Site Achieves Zero Waste to Landfill Certification

Milestone marks the beginning of Carrier’s global zero waste to landfill commitment
December 8, 2021

Carrier announced that its Indianapolis manufacturing site has achieved zero waste to landfill certification, which means waste will be converted to energy and other uses. 


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Thermostat-Recycle

October 24 is Recycle Your Mercury Thermostat Day

TRC asks consumers and contractors to safely recycle mercury-containing thermostats
October 21, 2021
TRC urges consumers to examine their thermostats and recycle them if their unit contains mercury on Sunday, Oct. 24.
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TRC Announces 2017 Big Man On Planet Competition Winners

December 7, 2017
Thermostat Recycling Corporation (TRC) announced that Johnstone Supply, Tower Equipment Co. Inc., and Johnson Supply Co. have been named the 2017 Big Man On Planet (BMOP) winners. The annual competition among Heating Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) members recovered 370.946 pounds of mercury from collection bins during the contest period that ran from May 1 to Oct. 31.
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TRC Announces 2017 Big Man on Planet Competition

The sixth annual competition begins May 1
April 25, 2017

Thermostat Recycling Corp. (TRC) announced that its sixth annual Big Man On Planet (BMOP) competition begins May 1, in partnership with Heating, Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI). BMOP will run through Oct. 31, and all HARDI wholesaler members are eligible to participate.


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