Disposal Ban

• Thermostats, thermometers, switches, appliances, gauges, lamps, medical or scientific instruments, fluorescent or high intensity discharge lamps, and electric relays
• No ban on batteries

Labeling

• Retailers selling fluorescent lamps must post at point of sale a notification in minimum 36 point type, as follows: "Fluorescent bulbs save energy and reduce environmental pollution. Note: Fluorescent bulbs contain a small amount of mercury and must be recycled at the end of their use. Contact your county or utility for recycling options."
• Thermostats, thermometers, switches other than in a car, appliances, medical and scientific measuring instruments: electric relays; fluorescent or high intensity discharge lamps, individually or as part of another product
• No labels for batteries, products with batteries, and cars with switches
• Labels for lamps approved by another IMERC State shall be considered in compliance with MN requirement
• Lamp Wholesalers must provide information on spent lamp management

Product Ban

• Ban on mercury thermostats, medical measuring devices, and mercury diostats.
• Mercury content in BCs not to exceed 25 mg

Manufacturer Collection/Recycle

• Required for high intensity discharge lamps, products with displacement relays
• Thermostat manufacturers must provide incentives for proper management (implemented through the Thermostat Recycling Corporation)
• Utilities that serve more than 200,000 must provide system for collecting spent fluorescent and high-intensity discharge lamps from households and from small businesses

Notification

• None

Statute

• Chapter 16b Title 24 General Authority
• Chapter 115a Waste Management
• Chapter 116 Pollution Control Agency
• Chapter 325e Title 125 General And Special Purpose Battery Requirements
• Chapter 325E.127 - Notice for Fluorescent Lamps Containing Mercury