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Mercury Collection Program
Products containing mercury are not accepted curbside for collection or for disposal at CBRM’s Waste Management Facility. Residents who have products containing mercury can bring many of these items for free to CBRM’s Residential Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Site.
Accepted Mercury Containing Products
| LIGHTING | APPLIANCES | THERMOSTATS | OTHER |
| CFL's | Appliance switches (e.g. chest freezers | Thermostats | Barometers |
| Fluorescent Tubes (T5, T8, T12) | Button cell batteries | ||
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Household thermometers
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Loose liquid mercury
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Medical Devices
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| Sphygmomanometers (blood-pressure meter) |