How do I get rid of an old thermostat?

[GoingUp]

I just replaced my old thermostat with a digital one to better control my house temp. The old one has one of those mercury modules, so I can't just throw it in the trash.

Can anyone give me some good suggestions on where to dispose of it? I'm in SE Michigan.

Thanks!

 

[SpongeBob]

I actually have the same question, and am in SE Michigan also.

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

Put it in a basket
Place the basket on the doorstep of your local fire department
Ring the doorbell
Run away


Or just throw it in the trash.

Edit: From the michigan department of environmental quality

Tells you everything you need to know if you break the little bulb but doesn't say a word about what to do with it after you clean it up. :laugh:

"Map" of Mercury recycle locations... :laugh:

Hey! Actual contact info!

 

[jiggahertz]

Throw it in the trash.

 

[compuwiz1]

Mercury is fun to play with. As a kid, our family dentist would give us a little bit of it in a pill bottle. I remember bringing it to school and pouring the ball of mercury on my desk, then taking a razor blade and cutting it into two balls, which I rolled around on the desktop. When you brought them back together, they would reintegrate. Very cool.

 

[ultimatebob]

Originally posted by: compuwiz1
Mercury is fun to play with. As a kid, our family dentist would give us a little bit of it in a pill bottle. I remember bringing it to school and pouring the ball of mercury on my desk, then taking a razor blade and cutting it into two balls, which I rolled around on the desktop. When you brought them back together, they would reintegrate. Very cool.

I did that as well when I was a kid... yet somehow avoided getting brain damage or any other health problems from it. Amazing!

Just throw the damn thing away. There are probably far worse things than mercury in your trash that you throw out every day.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Often your county dump will have the ability to handle toxic waste like mercury.

 

[MrPickins]

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy
Put it in a basket
Place the basket on the doorstep of your local fire department
Ring the doorbell
Run away


Or just throw it in the trash.

Edit: From the michigan department of environmental quality

Tells you everything you need to know if you break the little bulb but doesn't say a word about what to do with it after you clean it up. :laugh:

"Map" of Mercury recycle locations... :laugh:

Hey! Actual contact info!

http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3307_29693_4175-11691--,00.html

 

[Rage187]

Originally posted by: jiggahertz
Throw it in the trash.

 

[KK]

go dig a hole and throw it in,

 

[Kristi2k]

Originally posted by: DonVito
Often your county dump will have the ability to handle toxic waste like mercury.

Same here.

 

[FilmCamera]

C4

 

[MichaelD]

Originally posted by: compuwiz1
Mercury is fun to play with. As a kid, our family dentist would give us a little bit of it in a pill bottle. I remember bringing it to school and pouring the ball of mercury on my desk, then taking a razor blade and cutting it into two balls, which I rolled around on the desktop. When you brought them back together, they would reintegrate. Very cool.

OMG...Terminator!!! :shocked: RUUUNN!!!!!!!

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: Gobadgrs
I just replaced my old thermostat with a digital one to better control my house temp. The old one has one of those mercury modules, so I can't just throw it in the trash.

Can anyone give me some good suggestions on where to dispose of it? I'm in SE Michigan.

Thanks!

Send it to me. I'll throw it in my neighbor's trash.

 

[biggestmuff]

Save the old thermostat, then use it to replace the new one when you move.

 

[FoBoT]

just leave it in the basement, let the next owner figure it out

 

[Eli]

What the fsck is wrong with you people telling him to throw it away in the trash or bury it in the yard? WTF?!?! :|

Go fsck up someone elses planet, assholes! :|

 

[PottedMeat]

Originally posted by: Kristi2k

Originally posted by: DonVito
Often your county dump will have the ability to handle toxic waste like mercury.

Same here.

Chances are you have other hazardous crap to get rid of - go dig around your basement/garage for old paint/stripper/chemicals and make one trip.

 

[KK]

Originally posted by: Eli
What the fsck is wrong with you people telling him to throw it away in the trash or bury it in the yard? WTF?!?! :|

Go fsck up someone elses planet, assholes! :|

Yeah, you tell them.

 

[jiggahertz]

Originally posted by: Eli
What the fsck is wrong with you people telling him to throw it away in the trash or bury it in the yard? WTF?!?! :|

Go fsck up someone elses planet, assholes! :|

So what planet did the mercury come from?

 

[bctbct]

Originally posted by: jiggahertz

Originally posted by: Eli
What the fsck is wrong with you people telling him to throw it away in the trash or bury it in the yard? WTF?!?! :|

Go fsck up someone elses planet, assholes! :|

So what planet did the mercury come from?

:laugh:

 

[cbuchach]

I just threw my old one away; I am in West Michigan.

 

[darkswordsman17]

Originally posted by: cbuchach
I just threw my old one away; I am in West Michigan.

They'll be by shortly to detain you.

 

[randomlinh]

Originally posted by: jiggahertz

Originally posted by: Eli
What the fsck is wrong with you people telling him to throw it away in the trash or bury it in the yard? WTF?!?! :|

Go fsck up someone elses planet, assholes! :|

So what planet did the mercury come from?

it's from the future, haven't you seen terminator. the robots went into space and found it.