TRC Launches 2024 Banish Mercury Off the Planet Efforts

WASHINGTON — Thermostat Recycling Company (TRC) is launching its thirteenth annual Banish Mercury Off the Planet competitors (BMOP).

The competition acknowledges the work of wholesalers inside Heating Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors Worldwide (HARDI) that lead efforts to securely accumulate thermostats that comprise mercury.

HARDI is the most important commerce affiliation of HVACR distributors within the U.S.

“We’ve got monumental appreciation and reward for our companions at HARDI for his or her steadfast dedication to amassing mercury-containing thermostats,” mentioned Danielle Myers, the TRC govt director, in a press launch. “Their unwavering dedication and resilience are pivotal in advancing our shared mission of fostering a cleaner atmosphere, thermostat by thermostat.”

The BMOP competitors formally started Could 1 and runs by way of Thursday, Oct. 31. HARDI members are routinely enrolled upon returning thermostats collected by way of TRC’s designated bins, that are positioned on the department places of HARDI members nationwide. With branches in each state, HARDI members supply handy drop-off factors for HVACR contractors, enabling straightforward disposal of mercury thermostats.

The Banish Mercury Off the Planet contest, beforehand generally known as the Huge Man on Planet, acknowledges winners throughout three distinct classes: 1) the distributor that recycles the best poundage of mercury total; 2) the distributor that collects the best common kilos of mercury per department location; and, 3) the distributor that demonstrates the best participation charge (for distributors with over 10 places).

TRC will publicly acknowledge the winners of every class at HARDI’s annual convention, scheduled for December in Atlanta, Georgia.