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Mercury & Mercury-Containing Products

Mercury & Mercury-Containing ProductsMercury & Mercury-Containing Products

Hazardous
Banned From Garbage

A highly toxic metal found in many commercial products, mercury is sometimes invisible to the user. Minnesota law prohibits disposal of mercury and mercury-containing products in the trash. For some businesses, additional requirements for managing mercury-containing wastes may apply (see Minnesota Statutes §115A.932 and §116.92).

 

Common Mercury-Containing Wastes from Businesses

 

  • Auto hood and trunk switches
  • Barometers and manometers
  • Blood pressure equipment
  • Dental amalgam
  • Fluorescent lamps, including compact lamps
  • Freezer door switches
  • Gas-fired appliances with concealed pilots
  • High Intensity Discharge (HID) lamps
  • Laboratory chemicals & reagents
  • Neon signs
  • Pressure, level, position or temperature control switches
  • Relays controlling high current loads
  • "Silent" wall switches
  • Thermometers
  • Thermostats
  • Turf pesticides

Consider an AlternativeConsider an Alternative

Mercury-free alternative products are available. Before purchasing products that usually contain mercury, ask the manufacturer or retailer for mercury-free alternatives.

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Success StoriesSuccess Stories

Saying No To Mercury Virtually eliminating mercury from its facilities was the best way for Park Nicollet Health Services to avoid employee, patient and environmental exposure to this neurotoxin. Avoiding exposure to mercury helps Park Nicollet further its mission to support health and healing.

To accomplish mercury elimination by 2005, Park Nicollet educated employees about mercury hazards and using alternative, mercury-free products. On track for 2005, it has eliminated 75 percent of the mercury from its facilities. Author: Minnesota Technical Assistance Program (Mn TAP)


Disposal InformationDisposal Information

Businesses that recycle used products containing elemental mercury (such as thermometers, switches, and fluorescent bulbs) are exempt from most hazardous waste regulations. However, mercury compounds and waste contaminated with mercury (for example, spill skits) must be handled according to the full hazardous waste regulations.

For more information on how to manage mercury wastes, call your county environmental office or the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) at (651) 296-6300.

 

Mercury Recycling Facilities

The following businesses recycle mercury and mercury-containing wastes. Call first for specific wastes accepted. Ask how the business manages waste materials, and request documentation.

 

For more information on each facility, including a list of other items accepted, click on the facility name.

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Facility Notes Services
1
Green Lights Recycling
10040 Davenport St. NE
Blaine, MN, 55449
United States
See map: Google Maps
p:
763-785-0456

Mercury & Mercury-Containing Products   
2
Heritage Environmental
1705 Radisson Road NE
Blaine, MN
United States
See map: Google Maps
p:
763-792-4300

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3
Maguire & Strickland Refining Inc
1290 81st Ave NE
Spring Lake Park, MN, 55432
United States
See map: Google Maps
p:
763-786-2858

Mercury & Mercury-Containing Products  Recycling and disposal of dental amalgams, amalgam traps and separator filters, dental film and lead. 
4
Parnell Enterprises Inc
5275 Geneva Ave
Oakdale, MN, 55128
United States
See map: Google Maps
p:
651-779-7076

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5
Recycle Technologies
4000 Winnetka Ave. N
New Hope, MN, 55427
United States
See map: Google Maps
p:
763-559-5130

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6
Retrofit Companies
2960 Yorkton Blvd
Little Canada, MN, 55117
United States
See map: Google Maps
p:
651-766-7422

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7
Safety Kleen Systems Inc. - Blaine
9261 Isanti St NE
Blaine, MN, 55449
United States
See map: Google Maps
p:
763-780-1332

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8
Safety Kleen Systems Inc. - Eagan
3227 Terminal Drive
Eagan, MN, 55121
United States
See map: Google Maps
p:
651-688-6975

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9
Veolia Environmental Services Rolling Hills Landfill
175 County Road 37 NE
Buffalo, MN, 55313
United States
See map: Google Maps
p:
800-963-3158

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10
Waste Management LampTracker
2007 West County Road C-2
Roseville, MN, 55113
United States
See map: Google Maps
p:
651-628-9370

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