Mercury-containing products toolkit for HHW program managers

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Mercury Removal

Any mercury in your home can pose a risk for accidental spills, poisoning and home contamination, especially putting children and pets in harm’s way. Mercury-containing items are to be properly disposed of through local household hazardous waste collection programs. Prevention is the best policy for safety!

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency offers this Toolkit for HHW program managers, educators and communication staff to easily adapt in order to promote removal of toxic household products and better protect kids and pets from exposure. Alternative products are also provided to encourage reduced purchase of any items containing mercury.

Publications with messages and resources

Don't throw burned-out fluorescent bulbs in the trash (compact-fluorescent-lamps-handout)

 

Recycle products containing mercury handout (mercury-containing-products-handout)

 

Keeping mercury out of your home (keeping-mercury-out-of-your-home-tool-kit)

 

Cleaning Up Spilled Mercury in Your Home (hhw-mercuryspills)

 

CFLs - Frequently Asked Questions (cfl-frequently-asked-questions)

 

Fluorescent light bulbs - Use them, recycle them (w-hhw4-31)

 

 

Images of mercury-containing products

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