Mercury is found in common household items such as:
- Fever and cooking thermometers
- Thermostats
- Fluorescent light bubs
- Rechargeable batteries
- Steam irons with automatic shut-off
- Neon lamps
- “Silent” wall switches
- High pressure sodium and metal-halide lamps
- Some skin-lightening creams
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Bring intact mercury-containing items to The Recycling Zone. It is illegal to place mercury-containing products in the garbage.
If mercury is spilled in your home, do not vacuum it up. Call the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency at 651-649-5451 or go to their Web site for guidelines for proper mercury spill cleanup. Or, you can visit the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency web page on mercury spills. |
Information on this page applies to households ONLY. Different rules may apply to businesses in Dakota County.