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Michigan Offers Free Mercury Collection

Program Will Run Through Sept. 30, 2014

March 17, 2014

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Mercury Collection Project and The Environmental Quality Co. (EQ) have again partnered to facilitate the collection of mercury.

NY Enacts Thermostat Recycling Law

New Law Mandates Mercury Thermostat Recycling

January 20, 2014

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed a bill that requires any person or contractor who replaces a thermostat that contains mercury to deliver it to an appropriate collection site to be recycled.

Jan. 15, 2014: New York HVAC Contractors Now Required to Recycle Mercury Thermostats

New York Mercury Thermostat Bill Establishes New Requirements for the HVAC Industry

January 15, 2014

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed into law a bill that requires any person or contractor who replaces a mercury-containing thermostat to deliver it to an appropriate collection site to be recycled.

New Law Requirements for N.Y. Distributors

January 8, 2014

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New law requires New York distributors to collect mercury thermostats.

Johnstone Supply Wins 'Big Man On Planet' Award

Company Recycles More than 11,000 Mercury Thermostats

January 6, 2014

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Thermostat Recycling Corp. honored Johnstone Supply as the winner of its 2013 Big Man on Planet competition, an annual award given by TRC in partnership with HARDI.

Dec. 9, 2013: Johnstone Supply Garners Award for Mercury Thermostat Collection

TRC Presents Award in Partnership with HARDI

December 9, 2013

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Thermostat Recycling Corp. (TRC) announced that Johnstone Supply has been named the 2013 Big Man On Planet (BMOP), an annual award given by TRC in partnership with Heating, Air-conditioning, and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI).

An employee from Terryâs AC & Heating, Richmond, Texas, recycles a used mercury thermostat at one of Houston-based Johnson Supplyâs 24 thermostat collection points.

Industry Backs Mercury Recycling Efforts

Programs Encourage Distributors, Contractors to Collect Mercury-Containing Thermostats

Jen Anesi

September 23, 2013

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While having mercury thermostats in homes and buildings across the U.S. is not necessarily a bad thing, controlling what happens to those thermostats after they’ve been pulled off the wall is vital in keeping the powerful neurotoxin out of the environment.

California Enacts New Mercury Thermostat Recycling Policy

Policy Affects Contractors and Businesses Collecting Waste Thermostats

July 8, 2013

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The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has placed additional requirements on C-20 HVAC and C-21 demolition contractors and businesses collecting waste mercury thermostats through manufacturer-sponsored programs, the Thermostat Recycling Corp. (TRC) reports.

Thermostat Recycling Required for HVAC Contractors, Technicians

April 22, 2013

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A new law in Connecticut requires all mercury thermostats removed from service by HVAC contractors and technicians be recycled.

Honeywell Supports Thermostat Disposal

January 14, 2013

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Honeywell is partnering with distributors and contractors to collect thermostats nationwide to support the Thermostat Recycling Corp.’s (TRC) efforts to recover and properly dispose of mercury thermostats.