New York § 27-2909 Disposal prohibition

New York Statutes

§ 27-2909 — Disposal prohibition

New York § 27-2909

Law ENVEnvironmental Conservation

Title 29Mercury Thermostat Collection Act

Art. 27Reduction, Collection, Reuse, Recycling, Treatment and Disposal of Solid Waste

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N.Y. Environmental Conservation § 27-2909 (2026).

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* § 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 t

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* § 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at the facility, a sign stating that mercury-added thermostats\nare not accepted at the facility.\n * NB Repealed January 1, 2027\n