Recover.
Reclaim.
Recycle.
Return.
T&K is a Nationwide Refrigerant Recovery, HVAC Recycling, and Regulated Material Accountability Infrastructure. Our program is not about HVAC contracting — it's about recovering what the industry has been throwing away: refrigerant, copper, silver, and every other recoverable material in the HVAC waste stream.
Techs joining the network need an EPA Section 608 certification (federal — valid in all 50 states) and where required, a handyman or general labor license for the physical decommissioning work. No HVAC contractor license required for recovery and recycling operations.
EPA 608.
Handyman License.
That's It.
There is a critical distinction that unlocks the entire national expansion. HVAC contractor licenses are required for installing, servicing, and repairing live HVAC systems. They are not required for decommissioning, refrigerant recovery, or scrap material collection — which is what T&K's recovery program does.
Recovery techs are removing dead equipment, recovering refrigerant from decommissioned systems, and collecting recyclable materials. That falls under demolition and material recovery — a completely different regulatory category. In most states, a handyman or general contractor license covers this scope of work alongside EPA 608.
Every Step
of the HVAC
Waste Stream.
EPA-certified recovery from all HVAC and refrigeration equipment. Every pound documented with full chain-of-custody. Sent to certified reclaimers. Returned to market as ARI-700 certified reclaimed refrigerant.
Empty cylinders collected, logged, and exchanged. Paid per bottle. Tanks enter the recovery network for re-use. Stop stockpiling and start getting paid.
Full unit removal from the job site. Copper, silver, steel, and aluminum sorted and weighed. Paid at current market rates. Full compliance documentation provided.
Copper and silver — both U.S. Critical Minerals — recovered and returned to domestic supply chains. Assessed by purity. Paid at market rate.
Cardboard, pallets, and packaging materials recovered alongside equipment. Nothing from an HVAC job site ends up in a landfill under a T&K recovery program.
Every job logged in the FACE portal. Chain-of-custody documentation for every pound of refrigerant and every material recovered. EPA compliance records delivered with every payout.
Recycle. Reclaim.
Recover. Save
American Resources.
Reduce Emissions.
The HVAC industry generates one of the largest and most valuable waste streams in America. Refrigerants with GWP thousands of times more potent than CO₂ are being vented. Copper and silver — U.S. Critical Minerals — are being landfilled. The T&K recovery program exists to stop both — at national scale, through a network of EPA-certified technicians deployed remotely across every state.
This is not an HVAC contracting business. This is a regulated material accountability and recovery infrastructure — built for the nation, powered by certified technicians, and open to any HVAC company, facility, or independent tech that wants to be part of it.