Participate
Switch the 'Stat connects home and business owners with local contractors and wholesalers to install energy-efficient programmable thermostats and to collect older mercury-containing thermostats.
By participating in Switch the 'Stat, you will help ensure that mercury is prevented from contaminating the environment! And at no cost – participation is free!
Participating contractors and wholesalers will also be featured on the Summerhill Impact website as responsible industry leaders.
How you can get involved with mercury thermostat recycling:
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1. Contact a participating Contractor
The Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) and Summerhill Impact work with over 1,300 heating and cooling contractors to deliver the Switch the 'Stat program. Find a participating contractor near you.
2. Switch to a new programmable thermostat
Financial incentives and rebates for switching to programmable thermostats are available year-round for home and business owners. Newer programmable thermostats can cost between $70 and $300 but there is no cost to participate in Switch the 'Stat and ensure the collection, transportation, and safe disposal of the older mercury-containing thermostats.
3. Give your old mercury-containing thermostat to your contractor for responsible disposal
If you choose to replace your thermostat on your own, you can still contact any participating contractor in your area to drop off your mercury-containing thermostat for safe disposal.
4. Send thermostat by mail
If there are no participating contractors near your home or business, you may wish to send your intact thermostat directly to the recycler. Please select the “send back” option as the Type of Business on the Registration Form.
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1. Contact a participating contractor
The Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) and Summerhill Impact work with over 1,300 heating and cooling contractors to deliver the Switch the 'Stat program. Find a participating contractor near you.
2. Switch to a new programmable thermostat
Financial incentives and rebates for switching to programmable thermostats are available year-round for home and business owners. Newer programmable thermostats can cost between $70 and $300 but there is no cost to participate in Switch the 'Stat and ensure the collection, transportation, and safe disposal of the older mercury-containing thermostats.
3. Give your old mercury-containing thermostat to your contractor for responsible disposal
If you choose to replace your thermostat on your own, you can still contact any participating contractor in your area to drop off your mercury-containing thermostat for safe disposal.
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1. Register for Switch the 'Stat
Fill in the Registration Form
2. Receive Switch the 'Stat program materials
Summerhill Impact will send you a collection container and a pre-paid return Purolator waybill.
3. Collect old thermostats
Bring the collection container with you on jobs. When you replace old thermostats with new programmable thermostats, place the old, intact mercury thermostat in the collection container.
4. Schedule a pick-up for your collection container
When the container is full, or when you are requested to send it in, call Purolator and ship the container using the pre-paid waybill.
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1. Register for Switch the 'Stat
Fill in the Registration Form
2. Receive Switch the 'Stat program materials
Summerhill Impact will send you a collection container and a pre-paid return Purolator waybill.
3. Collect old thermostats
Keep the collection container for contractors and the general public to drop off their old intact mercury thermostat in the UN approved collection container.
4. Schedule a pick-up for your collection container
When the container is full, or when you are requested to send it in, call Purolator and ship the container using the pre-paid waybill.
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