Thermostat Recycling Corp. Highlights Distributors for Exceptional Efforts at Recycling Mercury-Containing Thermostats

Thermostat Recycling Corp. announced that Johnstone Supply Co., Progress Supply and Allied Refrigeration are the 2022 Banish Mercury Off the Planet winners.

The annual competition among Heating Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Distributors International members recovered more than 211 pounds of mercury from 66-member companies, a slight decrease of about 12% when compared with last year’s total recovery results. In addition, more than 530 branch locations returned collection bins during the contest period, from May 1 to Oct. 31.

TRC released the names of the BMOP winners during HARDI’s Annual Conference Dec. 6 in Houston, Texas.

Distributor Prize Winners are:

• Johnstone Supply recycled the most pounds of mercury overall at 80.5 pounds.
• Progress Supply recycled the highest average pounds of mercury with 1.2 pounds.
• Allied Refrigeration had the highest participation rate (for 10 branches or more) at 52%.