ECL 27-2909 · Title 29. Mercury Thermostat Collection Act
Disposal prohibition
Text — Law content up to date as of October 30, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
* § 27-2909. Disposal prohibition.
1. No transporter shall knowingly commingle mercury-added thermostats with solid waste or recyclable materials.
2. No transporter shall knowingly deliver mercury-added thermostats or knowingly cause such materials to be delivered to:
(a) an incinerator;
(b) a landfill;
(c) a transfer station; or
(d) anyone who the transporter knows or should know will either commingle such materials with other solid waste or deliver such materials to an incinerator or a landfill for disposal.
3. No operator of an incinerator or a landfill shall knowingly accept mercury-added thermostats for disposal.
4. No operator of a transfer station shall knowingly commingle mercury-added thermostats with other solid waste or cause such materials to be transferred to an incinerator or landfill for disposal.
5. Each landfill and transfer station shall post, in a conspicuous location at the facility, a sign stating that mercury-added thermostats are not accepted at the facility.
* NB Repealed January 1, 2028
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- Law content up to date as of October 30, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
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- https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/laws/ENV27-2909
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- The Senate's note "Repealed January 1, 2028": in force until then.
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