Mercury

Never throw
Fluorescent Bulbs
in the trash

Each year,
broken and landfilled
fluorescent bulbs
release enough mercury vapors
to contaminate a lake
the size of Lake Tahoe, CA.

.Residents may bring bulbs to a Free Drop-Off at participating stores:

......Ace Hardware - Los Gatos Blvd., Los Gatos, CA .....(408) 356-7103
......Ace Hardware - 6469 Almaden Expwy, San Jose, CA .....(408) 997-1784

Don't Throw these Common
Household Items In the Trash

Batteries

Thermometers (mercury)

Thermostats

Fluorescent Bulbs

Cell phones

Take them to a local Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility
Santa Clara Valley, CA
call (408) 299-7300 or visit .. www.hhw.org

Mercury is a
neuro-toxin
that is used safely in fluorescent lightbulbs, as long as the bulbs
are disposed of properly after final use.

Recycle
cell phones
at Wireless
Phone Stores

Nextel • Sprint • Verizon

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Last Updated 6/2002