Articles Tagged with ''mercury thermostat collection''

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.


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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.


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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.


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Massachusetts HVAC Contractors Now Required to Recycle Mercury Thermostats

Mercury Thermostat Bill Establishes New Requirements for the HVAC Industry
September 15, 2014
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A new law in Massachusetts requires any person or contractor who replaces a mercury-containing thermostat to deliver it to an appropriate collection site to be recycled. It also mandates that no HVAC wholesale distributor shall sell or distribute any thermostat unless the wholesaler participates as a collection site to recycle mercury thermostats.


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Free Mercury Collection Program Offered in Michigan

Program Offers a Solution for Easily Collecting and Recycling Mercury-Containing Devices
August 12, 2013
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EQ-The Environmental Quality Company is partnering with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Mercury Collection Project. This is an ongoing effort to collect and properly recycle mercury. 


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TRC Awards ‘Big Man on Planet’

November 19, 2012
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Thermostat Recycling Corp. (TRC) named Johnson Supply (Houston) the 2012 ‘Big Man On Planet’ (BMOP), an annual award given by TRC in partnership with HARDI to honor the HARDI member who has done the best job promoting the TRC mercury thermostat collection program.


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