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HVAC News
New California Regulation Requires a
Contractors State Licensing Board ID Upon Recycling Mercury
Thermostats.
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California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has
placed additional requirements on C-20 HVAC and C-21
Demolition contractors and business collecting waste mercury
thermostats through manufacturer sponsored program(s).
Beginning July 1, 2013, these contractors or their
employees, upon delivering a waste mercury thermostat to a
collection location, must provide the location with their
contractors State Licensing Board Identification Number (CSLB)
Alternatively, contractors or their employees may deliver
their waste mercury thermostats in a plastic bag or other
container and print the CSLB number on the bag or on a label
attached to the bag or container. This regulation also
requires manufacturers or their collection program to report
these numbers on an annual basis to the agency. |
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TRC is working with
its collection partners in California to facilitate compliance
with this new regulation and encourages contractors to contact
their local HVAC wholesale distributor to confirm their
participation in TRC’s program. All HVAC wholesale distributers
in California are required by law to act as collection points
for waste mercury thermostats. Distributors who don’t are
prohibited from selling any thermostat and may also be subject
to significant civil penalties.
About Thermostat Recycling Corporation
The Thermostat Recycling Corporation, founded in 1998, is an
industry-funded non-profit corporation supported by 31
manufacturers who historically branded and sold mercury
thermostats in the United States. TRC maintains a network of
more than 3,600 collection sites nationwide and has recovered
more than 1.4 million thermostats since its inception. TRC
assumes all costs to transport and properly dispose of mercury
switch thermostats recovered from service. Learn more about TRC
by finding us on Facebook or following us on Twitter.
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