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While mercury is a useful element with many applications, it can pose a threat to human health and the environment if thrown in the trash or flushed down a sink. While the amount of mercury in common household items is small, the cumulative effect is significant when thousands of these items end up in landfills or wastewater treatment facilities. All county residents are encouraged to turn in any household items that contain mercury to the following drop-off locations. Mercury should be triple-bagged in a sealed zip-lock bag, or sealed tightly in a plastic container prior to delivery. Drive carefully during transport. This program is for residents only. Businesses with mercury to dispose must do so through a licensed hazardous waste disposal company. Fluorescent bulbs are not accepted at these locations. For a list of fluorescent bulb recyclers, visit our Recycling Directory for Business and Industry. Use the drop-down box to highlight “Fluorescent Bulbs.” Prices for disposal range from $0.65-$1.00 per bulb. Also, The Home Depot recently announced a national compact fluorescent lightbulb (CFL) recycling program. At each The Home Depot store, customers can simply bring in any expired, unbroken CFL bulbs, and give them to the store associate behind the returns desk. Guidelines for cleaning up a mercury spill.
Beachwood Fire Station Cuyahoga County Board of Health North Royalton Fire Station Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
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The Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District provides a free mercury disposal program for household mercury items. These items include mercury fever thermometers, thermostats, switches found in appliances, and liquid mercury.
