mercury thermostat collection

Thermostat Recycling Corp. Launches Annual “Banish Mercury Off the Planet” Contest

Contest works to honor wholesalers that lead at collecting mercury-containing thermostats

May 3, 2021

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Thermostat Recycling Corporation (TRC) has launched its 10th annual "Banish Mercury Off the Planet" competition.

TRC Applauds Illinois’ New Mercury Containing Thermostat Regulations

January 7, 2019

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The amended guidelines acknowledge that the original numerical collection goals calling for a specific number of mercury containing thermostats were unrealistic moving forward. The regulation modified both collection targets and added a series of programmatic activities to complete annually.

Thermostat Recycling Corp. Celebrates 20th Anniversary

Organization has collected more than 2.4 million thermostats and removed 11 tons of mercury from the environmental stream

Ryan Kiscaden

October 25, 2018

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TRC partners with more than 3,600 business or community locations across all 48 contiguous states.

Thermstat Recycling by the Numbers Infographic - The ACHR News

Infographic: Thermostat Recycling by the Numbers

October 22, 2018

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Thermostat Recycling Corp. has collected 2.4 million mercury-containing thermostats since its founding.

Stats On Mercury Stat Recycling

Maria Taylor

October 22, 2018

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Actually finding the mercury-containing culprits can be a bit of a riddle, partly because there’s no way to know exactly how many are still out there or where they are located.

Thermostat Recycling Corp. Celebrates 20th Anniversary

October 15, 2018

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TRC has contributed to the effort by collecting 2.4 million thermostats and prevented 11 tons of mercury from entering the environmental stream.

Rise Engineering Is Recognized for Its Thermostat Recycling Efforts

Was the top-performing Thermostat Recycling Corp. collection partner in Rhode Island

November 4, 2016

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Thermostat Recycling Corp. (TRC), along with the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources (OER), have formally recognized energy solutions provider Rise Engineering as the top mercury thermostat recycler in Rhode Island in 2015.

TRC Announces 2016 Big Man On Planet Competition

HARDI wholesaler members compete to recycle the most mercury thermostats

April 29, 2016

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Thermostat Recycling Corp. (TRC) announced that its fifth 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.

Top Mercury Thermostat Recycler Named

Distributor recycled 1,865 thermostats

August 24, 2015

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Thermostat Recycling Corp. (TRC) named the Rockford, Illinois, branch of Johnstone Supply the top mercury thermostat recycler of 2014.

Statewide Thermostat Recycling Initiative Begins in Oklahoma

Covanta, Locke Supply, and Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality Team-Up for Program

April 13, 2015

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Covanta Tulsa, Locke Supply, and the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) have partnered to provide a convenient way to recycle mercury-containing thermostats in Oklahoma. Residents and contractors will now be able to deliver old thermostats to any Locke Supply location for recycling free of charge.