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Companies that Accept Elemental (free flowing) Mercury

COMPANY NAME SERVICES OFFERED & SPECIAL CONDITIONS

Adrow Chemical
2 Lines Avenue
Wanaque, NJ 07465
Phone: 201/839-2372
Fax: 201/244-9448

Mercury devices, lamps, etc. will accept various other wastes on a case by case basis.

Fee required for less than 25 pounds.

Advanced Environmental Recycling Corp.
2591 Mitchell Avenue
Allentown, PA 18103
215/797-7608
800/554-2372

Charge $5-$10/lb to accept elemental Hg. Do not pay for product. Company requires shipment on Haz Waste Manifest with Haz Waste Transporter. Will make arrangements to ship for large amounts. NOTE: Make arrangements by phone before sending any amount.

Contact: Sandra Smith/Jane Buzzard

Bethlehem Apparatus
890 Front Street
P.O. Box 4
Hellertown, PA 18055
610/838-7034

Charge customer $76 for Hg flask and shipping kit that holds 76 pounds. UPS will ship liquid Hg as co-product. Contaminated Hg is considered Haz Waste. Over 200 pounds, company will pay $.50/lb, but customer must pay freight. NOTE: Make arrangements by phone before sending any amount.

Contact: Bruce Lawrence, Owner

Chemical Analytics
29959 Beverly Road
Romulus, MI 48174
734/326-9400

Accepts Elemental Hg that is >98% pure from residential sources. NOTE: Make arrangements by phone before sending any amount.

Clean Harbors
2940 Independence Rd.

Cleveland, OH 44115
Phone: 216/429-2402
Fax: 216/429-2713

Mercury-containing wastewater.

Contact: Rachel Frumkin

D.F. Goldsmith Chemical & Metal Corp.
Evanston, IL (Chicago)
708/869-7800

Accepts no less than 25 pounds. UPS shipping kit costs $65. Customer must pay freight. More than 100 pounds (7-8 gallons), Goldsmith will pay $.50/lb, but customer must pay freight & packaging. NOTE: Make arrangements by phone before sending any amount.

Contact: Mr. Goldsmith, Owner/Mr. Jim Moran, V.P.

Drug and Lab
331 Broad Street
Plainwell, MI 49080
616/685-9824

NOTE: Make arrangements by phone before sending any amount.

Contact: Kevin Berhuis

Environmental Enterprises, Inc.
10163 Cincinnati-Dayton Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45241
Phone: 800/453-7230
Fax: 513/782-8950

All forms of mercury except fulminates; including wastewater, lab-pack, activated carbon, lamps, switches, salts, organics, etc.
Environmental Recycling
527 E. Woodland Circle
Bowling Green, OH 43402
800/284-9107
Accepts fluorescent lamps, ballasts, batteries and other Hg-containing devices.

Hill Company
2734 W. Eleven Mile Road
Berkley, MI 48072
810/543-1555

 

Ingham County Health Department
517/887-4312

NOTE: Make arrangements by phone before sending any amount. Contact: Martha Knorek

JC Brothers Trading Co.
1211 Huntington Dr., Ste. E
South Pasadena, CA 91030
213/259-8268

Can recycle various mercury containing equipment generated at hospitals.

LEI, Inc.

46257 Morris Road

P.O. Box 2962 (70404-2962)

Hammond, LA 70401

Phone: (985) 345-4147 or (800) 309-9908

Fax: (985) 345-4775

Website: http://www.lei-inc.net

Contact: Larry Fannaly, Sr. Account Executive

lfannaly@lei-inc.net

Offers nationwide mercury recycling, and universal waste and hazardous waste recycling services. Provides nationwide transportation solutions for hazardous materials, and hazardous and industrial waste management services. Accepts all types of mercury waste including dental amalgam waste containing mercury, fluorescent lamps, HID lamps, elemental mercury, debris and devices, contaminated soils, compounds, sludge, etc. Also accepts wet and dry-cell batteries, ballasts, transformers and other PCB and NON PCB wastes, and E-Waste.

MRS (Mercury Recovery Services)
700 5th Avenue
New Brighton, PA 12205
Phone: 412/843-5000
Fax: 412/843-5353

Manufacturing, development and consulting for on-site mercury waste treatment and recovery systems.

Macomb County Health Department
810/469-5236

NOTE: Make arrangements by phone before sending any amount. Contact(s): Bob MacDonald or Cole Shoemaker

Mercury Distributors
Houston,TX
713/433-2418

Hg must be clean, free flowing. This company does not recover Hg from oils or debris. This company does not pay for Mercury. NOTE: Make arrangements by phone before sending any amount.

Contact: Gary Pyburn, Owner

Mercury Waste Solutions, Inc.
1700 W. Highway 36, Ste 801
St. Paul, MN 55113
Phone: 612/635-0080
Fax: 612/628-9371

Accepts any metallic mercury-containing wastes, e.g. lights, thermostats, switches, etc.

Minimum order is $50.00

Contact: Tom Kimmel

Michigan State University
Chemistry Department

517/355-9715, ext. 398

NOTE: Make arrangements by phone before sending any amount.

Contact: Dave Voss

Recyclights, Inc.
401 West 86th Street
Bloomington, MN 55420

 

NOTE: Make arrangements by phone before sending any amount. Call for details at hospitals.

Contact: Mr. Joe Bester

Other Locations:

  • Tallahassee, FL 850/878-2259
  • Lakeland, FL 941/668-9105
  • Columbus, OH 614/276-3000

Salesco Systems USA, Inc.
5736 W. Jefferson
Phoenix, AZ 85043
Phone 800/368-9095
Fax 602/415-3030

Retort / Distill

Contact: Customer Service

Wayne State University
Hazardous Materials Manager:
313/577-1200

NOTE: Make arrangements by phone before sending any amount.

Contact: Jim McEvers

Greater Detroit Resource Recovery Authority (HHW)
Drop-Off Center
313/876-0144

Accepts Elemental Mercury at the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center from Detroit residents. There may be slight fee for drop off.
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