Distributors Take Top Honors in Banish Mercury Off the Planet Contest

Thermostat Recycling Corp. announced that Johnstone Supply Co., Refrigeration Sales Corp. and Sigler Wholesale Distributors are the 2023 Banish Mercury Off the Planet contest winners.

Overall, wholesale members of the Heating, Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International collected 194 pounds of mercury from 57 companies in 2023, a decrease of 8.5% compared with 2022. In addition, more than 300 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, held Dec. 4 in Phoenix, Arizona. Distributor winners are:

• Johnstone Supply recycled the most pounds of mercury overall at 65.1 pounds
• Refrigeration Sales Corp. recycled the highest average pounds of mercury with 7 pounds
• Sigler Wholesale Distributors had the highest participation rate (for 10 branches or more) with 41%.

In addition, the Top 3 branches for recycling are:

• R.E. Michel Co., Lakeland, Florida, 12.31 pounds
• Refrigeration Sales Corp., Valley View, Ohio, 7.05 pounds
• Johnstone Supply, Pensacola, Florida, 4.22 pounds.