N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 27-2909: Disposal prohibition

* § 27-2909. Disposal prohibition.

1. No transporter shall knowingly commingle mercury-added thermostats

with solid waste or recyclable materials.

2. No transporter shall knowingly deliver mercury-added thermostats or

knowingly cause such materials to be delivered to:

(a) an incinerator;

(b) a landfill;

(c) a transfer station; or

(d) anyone who the transporter knows or should know will either

commingle such materials with other solid waste or deliver such

materials to an incinerator or a landfill for disposal.

3. No operator of an incinerator or a landfill shall knowingly accept

mercury-added thermostats for disposal.

4. No operator of a transfer station shall knowingly commingle

mercury-added thermostats with other solid waste or cause such materials

to be transferred to an incinerator or landfill for disposal.

5. Each landfill and transfer station shall post, in a conspicuous

location at the facility, a sign stating that mercury-added thermostats

are not accepted at the facility.

* NB Repealed January 1, 2027