b"RMC FOR 25 YEARSRefrigerantLe programme ManagementRefrigerant Canada MarksManagement Canada 25 Years fte ses 25 ansBy/par Matthew BradfordI t's the silver anniversary of HRAI's RefrigerantC est lanniversaire dargent du programme Management Canada (RMC) Program. After 25Refrigerant Management Canada (RMC) de years of uniting the HVACR industry on the safe andlICCCR. Aprs 25 ans d'unification de l'industrie responsible disposal of refrigerant waste, programdu CVCAR sur l'limination scuritaire et respon-stakeholders are reflecting on the initiative's success. sable des dchets de fluides frigorignes, les intervenants du HRAI created the RMC in 2000 as a not-for-profitprogramme rflchissent au succs de l'initiative.corporation intent on curbing the emission of chlorofluorocar- LICCCR a cr le programme RMC en 2000 en tant que bons (CFCs) and hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), whichsocit sans but lucratif dont lobjectif est de rduire les mis-were found to be eroding the ozone layer. Canada was alreadysions de chlorofluorocarbures (CFC) et dhydrochlorofluoro-leading the way for this environmental mandate, but there wascarbures (HCFC), qui contribuentdtruire la couche dozone. room to go further. Hence, RMC was formed as an industry- Le Canada montrait dj la voie dans le cadre de ce mandat led solution. environnemental, mais il pouvait aller encore plus loin. Par The whole reason RMC exists is to facilitate the respon- consquent, le programme RMC a t cr comme une solution sible management and destruction of end-of-life refrigerantsmise de lavant par lindustrie.so that they dont impact our environment, says Kathleen Le RMC existe pour faciliter la gestion responsable et OMalley, manager of environmental services with HRAI andla destruction des frigorignes en fin de vie afin quils naient its RMC program. Its an important mission to take on, too,pas dincidence sur notre environnement , explique Kathleen given that the HVAC community is ultimately responsible forOMalley, directrice des services environnementaux de lICCCR ensuring these refrigerants dont do any further harm. et de son programme RMC. Il sagit dune mission importante, 18 InsightSummer 2025"