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Got an old mercury-containing thermostat?
Don’t trash it.
Cash it!
It is illegal to dispose mercury-containing thermostats in solid waste in Vermont.
In 2008, mercury thermostat collection legislation was passed requiring thermostat manufacturers to provide a financial incentive of $5.00 for turning in a mercury-switch thermostat for recycling. Bring your mercury-switch thermostat to any Thermostat Recycling Corporation (TRC) collection location in the state and receive either an in-store credit (at retail locations) or a coupon that can be mailed in to receive payment by check.
TRC collects mercury-switch thermostats at all heating and cooling wholesalers in Vermont and at many thermostat retailers. All District transfer stations are participating in this program and have TRC coupons.
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