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MERCURY Alternative Products
Universal Waste Schedule 2007
These materials that are unacceptable for the landfill or curbside
collection have scheduled times that Brewer Residents can dispose of
them.
•Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) - The City will be participating in
a regional HHW Program at a later date in October. This program will
provide for disposal of gas, antifreeze, kerosene, oil, oil-based paint,
turpentine, brake fluid, paint removers and thinners, linseed oil,
varnish, transmission fluid, chemical fertilizer, fungicides, rat
poison, chemicals, herbicides and pesticides. More information will be
provided later this summer.
•Mercury containing products (computers, monitors, TV’s, fluorescent
tubes, rechargeable batteries, thermometers, thermostats and ballasts) –
deliver to the Universal Waste Recycling Building at the City’s
Wastewater Treatment Plant located on Oak Street on a scheduled open
time. Materials are not accepted from businesses.
For question regarding Universal Waste call Lou Colburn at 989-5417.
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The State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MEDEP) now requires
all Maine municipalities to collect and recycle Universal
Waste.
Universal
Wastes are wastes that may contain hazardous amounts of toxic materials such as
mercury, lead, and PCBs. They include:
 CRT’s-
Cathode Ray Tubes (computer monitors, TV’s)
Fluorescent
light bulbs (a.k.a. “lamps”)
Mercury-containing
thermostats
Non-leaking
PCB lighting ballasts
Certain
batteries- Lithium (Li), Mercuric Oxide (HgO), Nickel Cadmium (NiCd), Nickel
Metal Hydride (NiMH), Silver Oxide (AgO)
Mercury
thermometers
In
the past, these wastes have been co-mingled with other solid wastes.
The
City of Brewer is proud to announce that they are now able to provide for the
management of Universal Wastes from households. (Brewer businesses are not
eligible)
The City of
Brewer is proud of
the fact that they have provided
for the management of Universal Wastes from households (Brewer
businesses are not eligible) since
2002.
The
City constructed a building in
early 2002 and
on May 4, 2002, the City started
collecting, storing and recycling the Universal Waste items listed
above. In
2002 Brewer residents recycled 15,000 pounds of Universal Waste,
however in 2004 residents recycled a amazing 45,000 pounds and we
expect even higher weights in 2005.
Brewer residents have done a
outstanding job recycling Universal Waste so keep up the great work.
Remember the recycling of Universal Waste is free to Brewer
residents. The program is funded by the City Solid Waste budget so
there is no out of pocket costs when you deliver the material to the
Universal Waste building.
The
building is located at the City’s
Water Pollution Control Facility at the end of Oak
Street in South Brewer.
If
you have any questions regarding the program call Ken Locke or
Lou Colburn at
989-5417.
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