Turning Up the Heat exposes the dismal results of the manufacturers’ voluntary mercury thermostat collection program. The Thermostat Recycling Corporation (TRC) has collected less than 5% of the approximately 100 tons of mercury from mercury thermostats removed from service in the last decade. The collection program in Rhode Island is below the national average for preventing mercury pollution from thermostats and far behind the national leaders. The report recommends that states adopt strong laws, with financial incentives and performance standards for recycling mercury thermostats, to drastically improve the TRC program and prevent mercury pollution.

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