MERCURY RECYCLING

Mercury is frequently used in thermometers, thermostats, electrical and electronic devices, components, and applications. A highly toxic material, mercury must be properly disposed of when removed from use.

Mercury is generally managed as a universal waste when contained in a intact mercury device such as a thermometer or thermostat. In other situations mercury is managed as a hazardous waste and must only be treated or processed in regulated trucks or facilities. TechWaste Recycling trucks and facilities are permitted to handle mercury as a hazardous waste. This also allows TechWaste Recycling trucks and facilities to manage phosphorous powder and lamps that are intentionally crushed. (Most states consider intentionally crushed lamps to be hazardous waste, whereas lamps that break as a part of the transportation process are considered universal waste.)

TechWaste Recycling operates state-of-the-art retort ovens to remove mercury from phosphorous powder. Additionally we are one of the only recyclers to operate triple distillation equipment to return mercury to virgin specifications making it more likely to be reused. Whenever possible TechWaste Recycling extracts mercury from reusable materials and distills it reuse in a variety of applications. Non-reusable materials are thermally destroyed.