Mercury recycling - Page 2

Stats On Mercury Stat Recycling

October 22, 2018

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.

TRC Announces 2017 Big Man On Planet Competition Winners

Johnstone Supply, Tower Equipment Co. Inc., and Johnson Supply Co. take home top honors

December 13, 2017

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This year, 102 members recovered 370.946 pounds of mercury from collection bins during the contest, which ran from May 1 to Oct. 31.

Chittenden County Leads Nation in Recycling Mercury Thermostats

Hennepin and Olmstead counties rank second and third

August 25, 2017

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Chittenden County, Vermont, leads the U.S. in its recycling program for mercury-containing thermostats, according to a recent report from the Thermostat Recycling Corp. (TRC) that measured county recycling efforts.

Chittenden County Leads Nation in Recycling Mercury Thermostats

Hennepin and Olmstead counties rank second and third

August 25, 2017

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Chittenden County, Vermont, leads the U.S. in its recycling program for mercury-containing thermostats, according to a recent report from the Thermostat Recycling Corp. (TRC) that measured county recycling efforts.

TRC Changes Eligibility for 2017 BMOP Competition

Also announces two new contest categories

July 19, 2017

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Thermostat Recycling Corp. (TRC) is switching things up with its 2017 Big Man On Planet (BMOP) competition.

Big Man on Planet Competition Registration Deadline Extended

Registration open through June 30

June 1, 2017

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Due to overwhelming demand, the Thermostat Recycling Corp. (TRC) is extending the 2017 Big Man on Planet (BMOP) registration deadline until June 30.

Big Man on Planet Competition Registration Deadline Extended

Registration open through June 30

June 1, 2017

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Due to overwhelming demand, the Thermostat Recycling Corp. (TRC) is extending the 2017 Big Man on Planet (BMOP) registration deadline until June 30.

Rise Engineering Gains State Recycling Honor

Rise Engineering returned 13 bins of mercury thermostats in 2015

December 12, 2016

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Rise Engineering was the top-performing TRC collection partner in the state in terms of total recycling bins returned (13) and mercury thermostats recycled (1,171) in 2015, which accounted for 53 percent of the state’s mercury thermostat collections for the year.

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.