Illinois Times: Bill Will Curb Mercury Pollution
Thursday, May 13, 2010
ELPC helped to pass the Mercury Thermostat Collection Act through the Illinois House and Senate this year. As the Illinois Times reports, the Act requires manufacturers to collect and recycle old mercury thermostats, setting collection goals and requiring the manufacturers to cover the costs of collection and recycling.
Without this act, old thermostats would end up in landfills where toxic mercury would be released into soil and groundwater. The legislation works with manufacturers to deal with the end life of their products, reduce waste and protect public health.
As ELPC Policy Advocate Mel Nickerson told the Illinois Times, “This is a common sense approach to keep toxins out of our soil and water. It’s a bill that environmentalists, manufacturers and the entire General Assembly could agree on.”
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