The contest recognizes the efforts of wholesalers within Heating Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) that lead efforts to safely collect thermostats that contain mercury.

Thermostat Recycling Corp. (TRC) is urging consumers to examine their thermostats and recycle them if their unit contains mercury on Monday, Oct. 24: Recycle Your Mercury Thermostat Day.

Thermostat Recycling Corp. (TRC) announced it has launched four pages on its website in the Spanish language. TRC said the webpages, which can all be found at www.thermostat-recycle.org/es, have been developed to enable Spanish-speaking users to learn more about its mercury thermostat recycling program.

Since 1998, the Thermostat Recycling Corp. (TRC) has worked to collect thermostats containing mercury and properly dispose of the harmful substance by using HVAC wholesalers as collection points for contractors. 

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.

US Ecology and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Mercury Collection Project announced the collection and recycling of 665 pounds of mercury in 2014. This was a 210 percent increase over 2013.