Where to dispose of a mercury switch?

[acemcmac]

I just upgraded my thermostat and now I have a mercury switch with ~10ml of the stuff. I want to dispose of it as environmentally friendly as possible. Where should I take it?


locked because the thread is 4 years old -DrPizza

 

[j00fek]

local playground

 

[fbrdphreak]

I would google for recycling center in your county, most places have a specific recycling center where you can take stuff like that. If not, try to get a number to some kind of county recycling program and ask them.

 

[Pepsi90919]

as environmentally as possible? lol

 

[Unheard]

pour it down the drain

 

[kingtas]

Wrap in a blanket with a note pinned to stating that you are sorry but really can't care for it, then leave it on the steps of your local hospital.

Or just throw it in a dumpster like others choose to do.

 

[acemcmac]

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
as environmentally as possible? lol

says the man who doesen't realize that ethernet is clearly referring to Cat5/6

 

[Jeff7]

Send it up with the next probe to study the sun.

 

[funboy6942]

I would bet that at most of these "eco" frendly places take the crap in and put it all in a big ass dumpster in the back to go to a oland fill.

 

[Andy22]

Originally posted by: j00fek
local playground

:Q

 

[FoBoT]

send it to me!!

i love playing with mercury
i got in big trouble as a kid for breaking open several thermometers to play with the mercury

 

[Qianglong]

drink it, it will bring you to nirvanna

 

[Rubycon]

Text

 

[Patt]

Thanks for reminding me ... I've got to do that too

 

[cirthix]

keep it, they're cool to look at

 

[Ramma2]

Break it open and play with the mercury for a while. Me and my siblings would spend hours playing with the stuff when we were little.

 

[SphinxnihpS]

Extract the mercury and drink it like kings of old!

 

[moshquerade]

You really had no reason to resurrect this thread.

I saw ace's name as the author and under the circumstances, it makes me sad.

 

[Leros]

You really had no reason to resurrect this thread.

I saw ace's name as the author and under the circumstances, it makes me sad.

This thread is just a reminder that acemcmac was a good guy.

 

[Joemonkey]

You really had no reason to resurrect this thread.

I saw ace's name as the author and under the circumstances, it makes me sad.

couldn't have said it better myself

 

[SphinxnihpS]

You really had no reason to resurrect this thread.

I saw ace's name as the author and under the circumstances, it makes me sad.

It came up on page 1 when I logged on.

 

[moshquerade]

It came up on page 1 when I logged on.

That's very strange as the threads are in chronological order all the time.

 

[ravana]

Thankfully it's a necro thread, I thought someone else registered as him!

 

[SphinxnihpS]

That's very strange as the threads are in chronological order all the time.

I dunno. I had to log in twice. I looged in, saw this thread, did a quick reply, got an error that said I didn't have permission to comment, checked, was somehow not logged in, re-logged in, back back back, reply, voila! I agree it was strange. I don't go looking for 2000 year old posts.

 

[Unheard]

I noticed I had posted in the thread, when I came in I realized it was an ace thread. *raises a glass to ace*