Mercury Outcomes

2003-2009

Keeping Mercury Out of the Environment

(Based on Solid Waste Reports received by 12/31/2009 and on estimates.)
Total Mercury Collected/ Reduced through 12/31/2009

	Products	Collection Goals	Through 12/31/2009
Banned	Thermometers	3,000 lbs	3,049.74 lbs.
	Manometers	2,200	3,735.78 lbs.
	Schools	2,600	2,600.00 lbs.
	Bulk Mercury	none	1,398.00 lbs.
Phased Out	Hospitals	400/ year	2,700.00 lbs.
	Other Medical Waste (red bags)	100	270.00 lbs.
	Mining	No Goal Set	467.00 lbs.
	Thermostats	40 lbs/year	165.00 lbs.
	Auto Switches	200 lbs/year	174.00 lbs.
	Utility Switches & Relays	500 lbs/year	113.00 lbs.
	Assorted switches		1.16 lbs.
Collected & Recycled	Button Cell Batteries	80 lbs /yr	134.00 lbs.
	Fluorescent Lamps	500 lbs/yr	382.5 lbs.
	Dental Amalgam Waste	300 lbs/yr	2,554.10 lbs.
Total lbs.			17,744.28 lbs.

Mercury Laws, Rules, Policies, and Plans in Washington

Public Outreach Efforts

Topics:
Sources, monitoring, disposal & clean-up, health effects, research, & reduction progress
Outreach Tools:
Website, fact sheets, reports, brochures, workshops, emails, press releases, business training, citizens training, & phone hotlines
Languages:
Spanish, Korean, Hmong, Vietnamese, Cambodian, Mandarin, Somalian, & Arabic
Targeted Constituencies:
Women of child-bearing age, pregnant women, subsistence fishers, sport-fishermen, HVAC business owners, & school administrators.
Unique Outreach:
Mercury education and outreach plan was mandated by legislation.