Iowa § 455D.16 Mercury — thermostats

Iowa Statutes

§ 455D.16 — Mercury — thermostats

Iowa § 455D.16

Title XINATURAL RESOURCES

Ch. 455DWASTE VOLUME REDUCTION AND RECYCLING

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Iowa Code § 455D.16 (2026).

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1.As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, “mercury-added thermostat” means a product or device that uses a mercury switch to sense and control room temperature through communication with heating, ventilating, or air-conditioning equipment. “Mercury-added thermostat” includes thermostats used to sense and control room temperature in residential, commercial, industrial, and other buildings but does not include thermostats used to sense and control temperature as part of a manufacturing process.

2.Apersonshallnotsell, offerforsale, orinstallamercury-addedthermostatinthisstate.

3.Except as otherwise provided, a person who generates a discarded mercury-added thermostat shall manage the mercury-added thermostat as a hazardous waste or universal hazardous waste, accordi

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1. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, “mercury-added
thermostat” means a product or device that uses a mercury switch to sense and control
room temperature through communication with heating, ventilating, or air-conditioning
equipment. “Mercury-added thermostat” includes thermostats used to sense and control
room temperature in residential, commercial, industrial, and other buildings but does not
include thermostats used to sense and control temperature as part of a manufacturing
process.
2. Apersonshallnotsell, offerforsale, orinstallamercury-addedthermostatinthisstate.
3. Except as otherwise provided, a person who generates a discarded mercury-added
thermostat shall manage the mercury-added thermostat as a hazardous waste or universal
hazardous waste, according to all applicable state and federal regulations. A contractor
who replaces or removes mercury-added thermostats shall assure that any discarded
mercury-added thermostat is subject to proper separation and management as hazardous
waste or universal hazardous waste. A contractor who replaces a mercury-added thermostat
in a residence shall deliver the mercury-added thermostat to an appropriate collection
location for recycling.