Since 1998, Thermostat Recycling Corporation has collected 2.7 million thermostats. This amounts to over 26,000 lbs of mercury which has been safely collected and disposed of from mercury thermostats and mercury bulbs extracted from thermostat housings.
1998
TRC began in 1998 when thermostat manufacturers voluntarily initiated a take-back program aimed at safely collecting mercury containing thermostats.
2004-2007
Between 2004 and 2007, manufacturers halted production of mercury thermostats.
2006
The first mandatory Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) law is passed.
Total collections surpass 500,000, reaching 529,483.
2007
By 2007 thirteen states had passed mandatory EPR laws.
2010
Total collections hit 1.1 million. In 2010, TRC thermostat collections peaked at 200,064.
2015
Total thermostat collections surpass 2.1 million units.
2016
TRC moved to Ft. Washington, PA in 2017.
2017
By 2017, Thermostat Recycling Corporation collected over 2.4 million thermostats.
2019
TRC headquarters moved to New York, NY.
2020
Total thermostat collections exceed 2.7 million.
