Mercury Recycling for Households and Very Small Quantity Generators (VSQG)

 

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Why is Mercury Important?

Why is mercury important?
Mercury Issues
Important Health Information for People Eating Fish from Wisconsin Waters

General Information

The Mercury Problem - Fast Facts
Mercury Use Tree
Mercury Best Websites
Mercury in the Environment
Conducting an Internal Mercury Audit for Manufacturing Facilities (Waste Ed. series)
Household Mercury Spill Clean-up Options
Documents and Resources for Mercury - Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable
US EPA Mercury Portal - English | Espanol

Specific Sectors

WI Department of Natural Resources Mercury Reduction Program

Dairy Farms

The Dairy HG Manometer Replacement Project
Mercury Manometer Replacement Program - Does Your Milking System Have a Vacuum Gauge with Mercury In It?

Medical

Sustainable Hospitals
Hospitals for a Healthy Environment
Mercury Thermometers and Your Family's Health
Recycling Amalgam Waste and Other Best Management Practices for Your Dental Office - WDA

Schools

Mercury: In Your Community and the Environment Search on the keyword "mercury"
Mercury in Schools - University of Wisconsin Extension
Mercury in Schools - NC Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance
Mercury: When Fun Turns Into Danger - a comic book by Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable

Switches

WI Department of Natural Resources Auto and Appliance Mercury Switch Recycling Project

Thermostats

Household Thermostat Recycling, An Environmental Fact Sheet, a publication of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Mercury Thermostat: Reduction and Recycling Pledge Program for Wisconsin HVAC Contractors

Wisconsin Mercury Management Data

Mercury Collection and Management 2002-2004

Waste Accepted per Year - PDF format
General Information - PDF format
Comments - PDF format

Mercury Collection and Management 2000

General Information by county- PDF format
Listing by product - PDF format

Contacts

WI Department of Natural Resources Mercury Reduction in Wisconsin Contact List
Mercury Collectors in Wisconsin - Wisconsin Recycling Markets Directory
Mercury Recyclers - Hospitals for a Healthy Environment
List of Mercury Contacts