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. The Residential Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Site address is:
CBRM's Residential Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Site
345 Gulf Crescent
Edwardsville, Nova Scotia
B2A 4V2
Accepted Mercury Containing Products
LIGHTING |
APPLIANCES |
THERMOSTATS |
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CFL's |
Appliance switches (e.g. chest freezers |
Thermostats |
Barometers |
Fluorescent Tubes (T5, T8, T12) |
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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) |