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Nortek Air Solutions’ Facility Recognized with Green Business Certification

February 17, 2023

Nortek Air Solutions’ Tualatin, Oregon facility has been recognized for the sixth consecutive year with the Washington County Oregon Green Business Leaders Green Business Certification.

Single-Use Plastics Bans are Coming for HVAC

Packaging is the target of this growing green initiative, may lead to price hikes

Maria Taylor

February 11, 2023

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As a user of plastics in packaging materials, HVAC is getting caught up in regulations regarding single-use plastics.

A production line at Worthington Industries Inc.

HVACR Industry Fights Refrigerant Cylinder Changeover

Court brief says EPA overstepped authority in banning disposable cylinders

Matt Jachman

May 16, 2022

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The first brief was filed in the federal case against the EPA rule that would ban the use of non-refillable refrigerant cylinders and require refillable cylinders to be tracked.

Carrier’s Indianapolis Site Achieves Zero Waste to Landfill Certification

Milestone marks the beginning of Carrier’s global zero waste to landfill commitment

December 8, 2021

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Carrier announced that its Indianapolis manufacturing site has achieved zero waste to landfill certification, which means waste will be converted to energy and other uses.

October 24 is Recycle Your Mercury Thermostat Day

TRC asks consumers and contractors to safely recycle mercury-containing thermostats

October 21, 2021

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TRC urges consumers to examine their thermostats and recycle them if their unit contains mercury on Sunday, Oct. 24.

TRC Announces 2017 Big Man On Planet Competition Winners

December 7, 2017

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Thermostat Recycling Corporation (TRC) announced that Johnstone Supply, Tower Equipment Co. Inc., and Johnson Supply Co. have been named the 2017 Big Man On Planet (BMOP) winners. The annual competition among Heating Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) members recovered 370.946 pounds of mercury from collection bins during the contest period that ran from May 1 to Oct. 31.

TRC Announces 2017 Big Man on Planet Competition

The sixth annual competition begins May 1

April 25, 2017

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

DOE Launches New Manufacturing Institute Focused on Recycled Materials

January 6, 2017

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As part of the Manufacturing USA initiative, the Department of Energy announced its new Reducing Embodied-energy and Decreasing Emissions (REMADE) Institute, which will be headquartered in Rochester, New York and led by the Sustainable Manufacturing Innovation Alliance.

Oct. 2, 2014: SCAHACC, Recleim Join Forces to Help HVAC Contractors Dispose of Retired Units

South Carolina HVAC Contractors Reap Financial Rewards While Helping Preserve the Environment

October 2, 2014

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Recleim LLC, a recycling services provider, and the South Carolina Association of Heating and Air Conditioning Contractors (SCAHACC) are working together to offer contractors across the state a convenient and environmentally-friendly solution to dispose of retired HVAC equipment.

C.C. Dickson Co. Joins TRC Program

Distributor chooses thermostat recycling to help make doing business easier for its customers.

June 20, 2013

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C.C. Dickson Co. has partnered with Thermostat Recycling Corp. (TRC) to enhance its recycling efforts and provide its customers additional means to recycle mercury thermostats.