Acceptable Materials List
Below are links to the materials AERC accepts for recycling
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Mercury Salts and Compounds
Mercury Solutions: Mercury Solutions
Organic Mercury Compounds and Mercury Cyanides
Other Mercury Containing Materials
Silver Solutions
Gold Solutions
Mercury Apparatus, Debris, Devices and Soils
Debris
Mercury Contaminated Glassware and Metalware
Mercury-Containing Lamps
Other Lamp Types
Electronic Scrap
Ballast
Batteries
Mercury Salts and Compounds:
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Mercuric Bromide
Mercuric Chloride
Mercuric Iodide
Mercuric Nitrate
Mercuric Oxide
Mercuric Oxide/Potassium Sulfate
Mercuric Potassium Iodide
Mercuric Sulfate
Mercuric Sulfide
Mercurous Bromide
Mercurous Chloride
Mercurous Iodide
Mercurous Nitrate
Mercurous Oxide
Mercurous Sulfate
Mercurous Sulfide
Ammoniated Mercuric Chloride
Kelpak
Mercury Solutions:
- COD Reagent (Vials)
Mercuric Sulfate in Sulfuric Acid/Water
Kjehdahl Digestion Reagent
Nessler's Reagent (Bulk or Vials)
Mayer's Solution
Zenker's Solution
Mercuric Chloride in Water/Hydrochloric Acid
Mercuric Nitrate in Nitric Acid/Water
Organic Mercury Compounds and Mercury Cyanides:
- All of the above salts and compounds in water plus the following:
COD Reagent (Vials)
Mercuric Sulfate in Sulfuric Acid/Water
Kjehdahl Digestion Reagent
Nessler's Reagent (Bulk or Vials)
Mayer's Solution
Zenker's Solution
Mercuric Chloride in Water/Hydrochloric Acid
Mercuric Nitrate in Nitric Acid/Water
Organic Mercury Compounds and Mercury Cyanides:
4-Aminophenylmercuric Acetate
Chloromercuriphenol
Chloromercuribenzoate
Dibenzyl Mercury
Diphenyl Mercury
Ethyl Mercuric Acetate
Ethyl Mercuric Phosphate
Ethyl Mercury
Ethylmercurithiosalicylic Acid
Hydroxy Mercuribenzoic Acid
Merbromin
Mercuric Acetate
Mercuric Benzoate
Mercuric Cacodylate
Mercuric Chloroanilate
Mercuric Cyanide
Mercuric Diacetate
Mercuric Dinapthylmethane
Mercuric Oleate
Mercuric Salicylate
Mercuric Stearate
Mercuric Succinimide
Mercuric Sulfocyanide
Mercuric Thiocyanate
Mercurol
Mercurophene
Mercurophylline
Mercurous Acetate
Mercurous Gluconate
Mercury Thiocyanate
Merthiolate
Phenylmercuric Acetate
Phenylmercuric Benzoate
Phenylmercuric Cyanide
Phenylmercuric Hydroxide
Phenylmercuric Iodide
Phenylmercuric Nitrate
Phenylmercuric Oxalate
Phenylmercuric Oxide
Phenylmercuric Phosphate
Thimerosal
Other Mercury Containing Materials:
- Carbon
Phosphor Powder
Silver Solutions:
- Silver Carbonate in Water
Silver Nitrate in Nitric Acid
Silver Chloride in Water
Silver Oxide in Water
Silver Metal in Water
Silver Sulfate in Water
Silver Nitrate in Water
Gold Solutions:
- Gold Chloride in Hydrochloric Acid
Gold Chloride in Water
Gold Metal in Water
Mercury Apparatus, Debris, Devices and Soils:
- Amalgams (Silver, Sulfur, Zinc and Gold)-
[No Biohazards]
Dental Amalgams-
[No Biohazards/Certificate of Sterilization Required]
Esophageal Bougies-
[In Bleach - No Biohazards]
Intestine Miller Abbott Tubes-
[In Bleach - No Biohazards]
Mercury Batteries
Debris:
- Paper
Plastic
PPE (aprons, gloves, tyveks)
Wood
Mercury Contaminated Glassware and Metalware:
- Barometers
Regulators
Glass Switches
Relays
Ignitron Tubes
Thermometers
Manometers
Thermostats
Mercury-Containing Lamps:
- Arc Lamps
Mercury Vapor Lamps
Deuterium Lamps
Metal Halide Lamps
Germicidal Lamps
Neon Lamps
High Pressure Sodium Lamps
Ultra-Violet Lamps
Fluorescent Lamps - Circular, Compact, Crushed, Coated, Straight, U-Tubes
Other Lamp Types:
- Halogen Lamps
Incandescent Lamps
Low Pressure Sodium Lamps
Electronic Scrap:
- CPUs
Keyboards
Circuit Boards
Monitors/CRTs
Ballast:
- PCB
Non-PCB
Batteries:
- Alkaline
Silver Oxide
ATON
Nickel Cadmium
Carbon Zinc
Nickel Iron
Lead Acid
Nickel Metal Hydride
Magnesium
Silver Oxide