NEW YORK— 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.

The dedication of our wholesalers, contractors, utilities, and state programs ensures that we continue to remove these ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thermostat Recycling Corp. (TRC) has announced a decrease in the amount of mercury collected from thermostats in 2024. The organization collected 531.1 pounds in 2024, marking a ...

The Thermostat Recycling Corporation and the Product Stewardship Institute Inc. jointly announced the nationwide rollout of mercury thermostat recycling program via local household hazardous waste ...

Q:I know there's mercury in the old thermostats. Do any of the new thermostats have mercury? How do we dispose of hazardous items such as thermostats? A:I don't know if any new thermostats have ...

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has approved two plans to collect and recycle mercury thermostats, which will reduce the amount of mercury released into the environment. The ...

The Franklin County Solid Waste Management District has expanded its free thermostat collection program. The program accepts wall-mounted mercury thermostats: these are the older, non-digital types ...

We initiated this special day to raise awareness among consumers about the need to identify and recycle outdated mercury thermostats.” — Danielle Myers, Executive Director, TRC NEW YORK, NEW YORK, ...

We coined this celebratory day as a public service effort to educate consumers and highlight the need to identify and recycle these old mercury-containing units.” — Danielle Myers, operations & ...