{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-environmental-conservation-law-27-2909","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 27-2909","heading":"Disposal prohibition","body":"* § 27-2909. Disposal prohibition.\n  1. No transporter shall knowingly commingle mercury-added thermostats\nwith solid waste or recyclable materials.\n  2. No transporter shall knowingly deliver mercury-added thermostats or\nknowingly cause such materials to be delivered to:\n  (a) an incinerator;\n  (b) a landfill;\n  (c) a transfer station; or\n  (d) anyone who the transporter knows or should know will either\ncommingle such materials with other solid waste or deliver such\nmaterials to an incinerator or a landfill for disposal.\n  3. No operator of an incinerator or a landfill shall knowingly accept\nmercury-added thermostats for disposal.\n  4. No operator of a transfer station shall knowingly commingle\nmercury-added thermostats with other solid waste or cause such materials\nto be transferred to an incinerator or landfill for disposal.\n  5. Each landfill and transfer station shall post, in a conspicuous\nlocation at the facility, a sign stating that mercury-added thermostats\nare not accepted at the facility.\n  * NB Repealed January 1, 2027","path":["Environmental Conservation Law","Article 27. Reduction, Collection, Reuse, Recycling, Treatment and Disposal of Solid Waste","Title 29. Mercury Thermostat Collection Act"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/ENV/27-2909","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"f5dddaa3b7633f8389c9c731e01e6e0d061c7b35cc94502fb2103e4fc5cee6c1","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-environmental-conservation-law-27-2907","next":"us-ny/n.y.-environmental-conservation-law-27-3001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}