TRC公司報告：2006年水銀恒溫器收集記錄說明這一收集計劃在家庭中的加熱應用和產(chǎn)品制冷分布渠道已有明顯的增長。在一年里TRC收集了近113,600個自動調節(jié)裝置含有1080磅水銀，2006年和2005年分別增長了29.3%和32%。最近宣布收集計劃將擴展到HHW收集，TRC則希望在2007年或是以后實現(xiàn)更大效果。 2006年收集率排名前五位的州分為別：佛羅里達州、明尼蘇達州、加里福尼亞州、馬里蘭和賓夕法尼亞州。溫度調節(jié)裝置收集在許多州都已經(jīng)興起，都已收到了喜人的效果，如俄勒岡州（223%）、緬因州 （226%）, 內布拉斯加州（234%）, 肯塔基州（544%）, and 北卡羅來納州（544%）.俄勒岡州的增長將引起更多的州參與此項計劃，提供財政激勵承包人進行再循環(huán)，但是在印地安那州施行的收集計劃，是同樣的引領人，卻只增加了5％。 TRC是一個私人企業(yè)是由以下所列的溫度調節(jié)裝置生產(chǎn)商們組成，分別為霍尼韋爾、通用電氣、White Rodgers和Nordyne有限公司（今年剛加入企業(yè)）。計劃是自愿地，行業(yè)發(fā)啟計劃就是不論其品牌為水銀開關恒溫器的適當處理提供機械裝置。 每一個加入此計劃的批發(fā)商或是承包商，將收到防護貯存柜，一個的工作成本為25美元（額外的柜子也是同樣的價格）。當柜子滿了，參與者將其送到TRC回收中心，在那里專業(yè)人員去除開關，運送它們去水銀回收設備房中。從1998年1月開始，TRC計劃已收集了534,477水銀開關溫度調節(jié)裝置，從而為國家的費氣中去除了49,000磅水銀。 TRC關注傳統(tǒng)和批發(fā)商和承包商，是因為他們出售和安裝大量的溫度調節(jié)裝置，工業(yè)上也已經(jīng)在基礎架構上支持這種有效的收集計劃。通過擴展HHW設備，計劃現(xiàn)在可以為獨立的私家房房主有者在許多地方提供再循環(huán)利用。一些當?shù)卣呀?jīng)劃分區(qū)域來支持回收溫度調節(jié)裝置計劃。私家房房主可以聯(lián)系當?shù)氐腍HW管理處。 更多關于TRC計劃信息，可撥打（703）841-3249或發(fā)送郵件至mar_kohorst@nema.org與執(zhí)行主任Mark Kohorst聯(lián)系，或登錄http://www.nema.org/trc original text [COLOR=#708090]TRC Records 29% Rise In Thermostat Collections In 2006 （ROSSLYN, VA） - The Thermostat Recycling Corporation （TRC） reported record collection of mercury thermostats for 2006, evidence that the program is increasing its visibility and reach within household heating and cooling product distribution channels. The TRC collected more than 113,600 thermostats containing over 1,080 pounds of mercury during the year, representing increases of 29.3% and 32%, respectively, over 2005 results. With its recently announced expansion to local household hazardous waste （HHW） collection facilities, the TRC is poised to realize even more dramatic results in 2007 and beyond. The top five states in terms of pounds of mercury recovered in 2006 were Florida, Minnesota, California, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. Thermostat collections rose in most states, with impressive gains recorded in states such as Oregon （223%）, Maine （226%）, Nebraska （234%）, Kentucky （544%）, and North Carolina （544%）. Oregon’s increase may have resulted in part from that state’s participation in a pilot program that provided financial incentives to contractors to recycle, but collections in Indiana, which conducted a similar pilot, rose only 5%. The TRC is a private corporation funded by the following founding members – thermostat manufacturers Honeywell, General Electric, and White Rodgers – and Nordyne Inc., which joined as a corporate partner this year. It is a voluntary, industry-sponsored program that provides a mechanism for the proper disposal of mercury switch thermostats, regardless of brand. Approximately 1,400 wholesale suppliers of thermostats and 225 heating, ventilation, and air conditioning （HVAC） contractors participate in the TRC program （full lists of participants are provided at http://www.nema.org/trc）. HVAC contractors can participate provided they have at least seven contractors or technicians in the firm, or are located in a rural county. Each wholesaler or contractor that joins the program receives a protective storage bin for a one-time cost of $25 （additional bins are available at the same price）. When the bins are full, participants send them to TRC’s recovery center, where industry personnel remove the switches and forward them to a mercury recycling facility. From its inception in January 1998 through the end of 2006, the TRC program collected 534,477 mercury-switch thermostats and thereby removed almost 4,900 pounds of mercury from the nation’s waste stream. The TRC has focused traditionally on wholesalers and contractors because they sell and install the majority of thermostats and the industry already has the infrastructure to support an effective collection program. By expanding to HHW facilities, the program is now able to offer a recycling option to individual homeowners in many localities. Some local governments have separate programs in place to manage recycling or disposal of used thermostats directly from homeowners. Homeowners can contact their local hazardous waste management officials for locations in their area. For more information about the TRC program, contact Executive Director Mark Kohorst at （703） 841-3249 or mar_kohorst@nema.org, or visit the TRC website at http://www.nema.org/trc.[/COLOR]