Receive A Gift Card For Recycling A Thermostat At A Hennepin County Drop-Off Facility

POSTED 8/27/10

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Programmable thermostats save money and energy.

Hennepin County and Covanta Energy Corporation are encouraging residents to save energy by replacing a traditional thermostat with a programmable thermostat. Homeowners can save about $180 a year by using a programmable thermostat. Old thermostats contain mercury and must not be placed in the trash, but should be recycled. 

As a thank you for recycling those old thermostats, Covanta Energy is offering a $5 Menards gift card to residents to help reduce the cost of purchasing a programmable thermostat. This offer is available Sept 7 through Dec 31, 2010, while supplies last. Offer extended through March 31, 2011 while supplies last.

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Mercury-containing thermostat

To participate in the program, county residents should bring a mercury-containing thermostat to a Hennepin County Drop-off Facility for recycling. Residents will complete a contact information form and Covanta Energy will mail them a gift card. There is a limit of one gift card per household.

Hennepin County drop-off facilities are located at 1400 W 96th St in Bloomington, and 8100 Jefferson Highway in Brooklyn Park. The facilities are open: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 10 am to 6 pm; Wednesday, 10 am to 8 pm; and Saturday, 8 am to 5 pm.

For more information on the program, call Hennepin County Environmental Services at 612-348-3777, or visit www.hennepin.us/dropoffs

Conserving energy and recycling is making Hennepin a Cool County. Learn more at www.hennepin.us/coolcounty

 

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