SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has released proposed regulations that establish performance goals for the collection and recycling of used thermostats containing mercury.
A 2006 state law banned the sale of new mercury-added thermostats and the disposal of those thermostats in solid waste landfills. A 2008 law, the Mercury Thermostat Collection Act, requires the former producers of mercury-added thermostats to establish a collection and recycling program for waste thermostats.