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

These materials are also available as hard copies in the Mercury Recycling Packet. Please contact Gabriela Castro at mcastrob@wisc.edu or Elaine Andrews at eandrews@wisc.edu to request a copy.

Memorandum about the Mercury Recycling Packet

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  Español

Specific Sectors

WI Department of Natural Resources Mercury Reduction Program

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

• 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

• Mercury: In Your Community and the Environment
• 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

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

• Household Thermostat Recycling, An Environmental Fact Sheet
• Mercury Thermostat: Reduction and Recycling Pledge Program for Wisconsin HVAC Contractors

• Annual Survey - Mercury Collection Facilities in Wisconsin - PDF format - - Word format

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

• 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

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