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Auto recyclers, sign up for the Washington Auto Mercury Switch Removal Program!
Auto recyclers participating in the program are reimbursed $3.00 per light switch and $9.00 per ABS sensor.
Free collection buckets, transportation and disposal are provided for the switches.
Help the environment and your bottom line!
Over 200,000 vehicles are crushed and shredded every year in Washington state. These contain more than 100,000 mercury switches. Estimates suggest that there are 35 million mercury switches still in vehicles on the road throughout the United States.
The vast majority of the mercury, nearly 90 percent, is found in the hood and trunk lights of automobiles. Some mercury is also found in anti-lock brake system sensors. Switches, like batteries and fluids, should always be removed before cars are crushed or shredded. It is a goal of the program to remove most of the mercury switches over the next 12 years.
Most of the Auto Recyclers in Washington are now part of the Switch Removal Program. Join them— fill out this form to sign up today. Look below for more resources.
For more information, contact Jan Brydsen at jbry461@ecy.wa.gov or call 509/575-2477.
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