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Turn Down the Heat on Mercury Pollution!

The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation has teamed up with Vermont hardware stores to collect mercury-containing thermostats. When mercury products are thrown into the trash, mercury is released into the environment and can end up in the fish we eat. Mercury-containing thermostats, by Vermont law, CANNOT be placed with household trash but instead must be properly recycled.

 

HOW DO I KNOW IF MY THERMOSTAT CONTAINS MERCURY?

  • Lift off the plastic cover from the front of the thermostat.

  • Look for a glass ampoule that contains a silver liquid (see diagram at left).

  • The glass ampoule is sometimes located behind the components, but is still visible.

  • Only thermostats with a glass ampoule containing a silver liquid are mercury-containing thermostats.
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    LIMITED TIME ONLY:
    October 1st through November 30th 2007

    BRING IN YOUR MERCURY-CONTAINING THERMOSTAT (limit 3 per customer)
    AND RECIEVE $5.00 TOWARD THE PURCHASE OF ANYTHING IN THE STORE VALUED AT $5.00 OR MORE.

     

    THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF PARTICIPATING STORES:

    Store Name

    Location

    Town

    Phone

    Miles True Value #3343 178 Chittenden Dr. Arlington (802) 375-2525
    Aubuchon Hardware #049 220 N. Main St. Barre (802)476-5400
    Nelson Ace Hardware 190 N. Main St. Barre (802)476-5700
    J & H Hardware 20 Village Sq. Bellows Falls (802)463-4140
    H. Greenberg & Son, Inc. 321 Main St. Bennington (802)442-3131
    Gilmore Home Center 427 Rte. 4A West Bomoseen (802)468-5676
    Aubuchon Hardware #053 204 Main St. Bradford (802)222-5321
    Aubuchon Hardware #046 10 Center St. Brandon (802)247-6059
    Brown and Roberts 182 Main St. Brattleboro (802)257-4566
    Broughton True Value Hardware 3437 VT Rte. 22A Bridport (802)758-2477
    Huestis Farm Supply 3877 Crown Point Rd. Bridport (802)758-2289
    Martins True Value & Building Supply 68 West St. Bristol (802)453-3617
    Bibens ACE Hill's Hardware 1127 N. Ave., Ste. 60 Burlington (802)862-6068
    Cabot True Value Hardware 3087 Main St. Cabot (802)563-2291
    Lakeshore Hardware and Marine 713 W. Lakeshore Dr. Colchester (802)863-4910
    E.C. Crosby & Sons 49 Mill Rd. Danby (802)293-5111
    Poulin Lumber 3639 US Rte. 5 Derby (802)766-4971
    Aubuchon Hardware #078 33 Depot St. Enosburg Falls (802)933-2972
    Greens ACE Hardware 6 Railroad St. Enosburg Falls (802)933-7500
    Aubuchon Hardware #099 Essex Sq. 90 Ctr. St. Essex Center (802)879-5400
    Aubuchon Hardware #071 Essex Jct. Shopping Ctr., 87 Pearl St. Essex Jct. (802)879-7700
    Aubuchon Hardware #079 Shaw's Plaza Rte. 22A Fair Haven (802)265-3677
    Willeys True Value 7 Breezy Ave. Greensboro (802)533-2554
    Aubuchon Hardware #062 222 Junction Road Box 464 Hardwick (802)472-6600
    Poulin Lumber 439 Wolcott St. Hardwick (802)472-5581
    O C McCuin & Sons True Value 3337 VT Rte. 78 Highgate Ctr. (802)868-3261
    Estey Do it Best Hardware 22 Commerce St. Hinesburg (802)482-2980
    Gervais ACE Hardware 62 Cross St. Island Pond (802)723-6138
    Island Pond True Value 257 Railroad St. Island Pond (802)723-4485
    Aubuchon Hardware #161 4879 Rte. 15 Jeffersonville (802)644-8257
    JeriHill Hardware 249 VT Rte. 15 Jericho (802)899-1277
    Johnson Hardware & Rental 1442 Rte. 15 West Johnson (802)635-7282
    Aubuchon #042 142 Main St. Ludlow (802)228-7900
    Lyndonville Hardware 583 Broad St. Lyndonville (802)626-5461
    May Store 158 Broad St. Lyndonville (802)626-9366
    Wheeler True Value 152 Church St. Lyndonville (802)626-5102
    Aubuchon Hardware #091 Manchester Shopping Center, Rte. 11 & 30 Manchester Ctr. (802)362-7000
    R. K. Miles, Inc. 618 Depot Street Manchester Ctr. (802)549-5680
    Aubuchon Hardware #063 Village Cour., 40 Court St., Unit 2 Middlebury (802)388-1400
    Martin's Hardware 859 Rte. 7 South Middlebury (802)388-9500
    Sticks & Stuff 13 Gallagher Rd. Middlesex (802)223-6393
    Aubuchon Hardware #100 Milton Plaza RFD #1 Milton (802)893-2500
    Aubuchon Hardware #045 40 Main St. Montpelier (802)223-1700
    Independent
    Fred I. Somers & Sons Co., Inc. 42 Main St. Montpelier (802)223-3211
    Aubuchon Hardware #057 925-A Brooklyn St. Morrisville (802)888-2800
    Country Home Center 85 Center Rd. Morrisville (802)888-3177
    W.W. Building Supply 7 Loop Rd. Newfane (802)365-4333
    Pick & Shovel 54 Convetry St. Newport (802)334-8340
    Bibbins Home Center 362 River St. North Springfield (802)886-2288
    Aubuchon Hardware # 102 63 Plaza Dr., Unit 2 Northfield (802)485-5000
    Kenyon's True Value 93 N. Main St. Northfield (802)485-9676
    Fogg's Hardware 301 Rte. 5 South Norwich (802)649-2958
    Evansville Trading Post 645 Evansville Rd. Orleans (802)754-6305
    J.B. Colton 66 Min St. Orleans (802)754-6600
    Independent
    Plainfield Hardware Farm Market 4723 US Rte. 2 Plainfield (802)454-1000
    Williams True Value 51 Main St. Poultney (802)287-5791
    Leonards 7358 Rte. 7 Pownal (802)823-4070
    Aubuchon Hardware #086 107 Rte. 12 South Randolph (802)728-6545
    Central Supplies 893 Rte. 12 South Randolph (802)728-9531
    Richmond Home Supply 68 Railroad St. Richmond (802)434-2887
    The Hardware Store at Rochester Rte. 100 Main St. Rochester (802)767-4200
    Aubuchon Hardware #047 122 West St. Rutland (802)773-2830
    Noble ACE Hardware 261 N. Main St. Rutland (802)773-2758
    Aubuchon Hardware #072 204 Swanton Rd. St. Albans (802)524-9855
    St. Albans ACE Hardware 133 N. Main St., Ste. 25 St. Albans (802)527-7007
    Sticks & Stuff 4 Lower Newton St. St. Albans (802)524-2136
    Aubuchon Hardware #025 664 Memorial Dr., Ste. 2 St. Johnsbury (802)748-4400
    St. Jay Hardware 74 Eastern Avenue St. Johnsbury (802)748-8495
    Aubuchon Hardware #173 50 Shelburne Shopping Park Shelburne (802)985-3349
    Aubuchon Hardware #098 Commerce Sq., Hinesburg Rd. South Burlington (802)658-4900
    South Burlington ACE Hardware 1961 Williston Rd. South Burlington (802)864-1847
    Welches True Value 3626 Rte. 14 South Royalton (802)763-8140
    Stowe Hardware 151 S. Main St. Stowe (802)253-7205
    Aubuchon Hardware #076 26 Canada St. Swanton (802)868-7884
    Swanton Lumber 11 N. River St. Swanton (802)868-5701
    Aubuchon Hardware #083 113 Unit F Monkton Rd. Vergennes (802)877-6700
    Bisbee's ACE Hardware 109 Mad River Green Waitsfield (802)496-3635
    Kenyon's Variety 3337 Main St. Waitsfield (802)496-3922
    Waitsfield True Value 5121 Main St. Waitsfield (802)496-2496
    Aubuchon Hardware #051 Aubuchon Plaza 149 South Main St. Waterbury (802)244-7800
    Waterbury True Value 838 Waterbury/Stowe Rd. Waterbury (802)244-8905
    Deerfield Valley Supply 211 Rte. 9W Wilmington (802)464-3364
    W.W.Building Supply Rte. 100 Wilmington (802)464-3022
    Welchs of Woodstock 5244 Rte. 4 Woodstock (802)457-2443
    Woodstock Home and Hardware Route 4 Woodstock (802)457-3291

     

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