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(KSL News) Many residents around the state have products in their house containing mercury, and here's chance to get rid of them.
This month, the Utah Department of Environmental Quality wants to give you a chance to throw away products with mercury, like old mercury thermometers, thermostats, even child chemistry sets.
This collection service is for Utah residents only, not available to businesses. Visit one of the following locations for mercury disposal:
Wasatch Front
- Salt Lake City: Costco, 1800 South 300 West. Fourth Thursday of each month, April through September 2006, 7-10 a.m.
- Holladay City: Holladay City, 4625 South 2300 East. Third Thursday of each month, April through September 2006, 7-10 a.m.
- Sandy: Sandy Public Works, 8775 South 700 West. Second Thursday of each month, April through September 2006, 7-10 a.m.
- Farmington: Davis County Health Department Environmental Health Services Division, 99 S. Main St., Farmington, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday during April 2006. [ 801-451-3296 ]
- Layton: Wasatch Integrated Waste Management District, 650 E. Highway 193, Layton, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Saturday year round. [ 801-614-5600 ]
- Provo: Utah County Health and Justice Building, Environmental Health Department, 151 S. University Ave. Suite 2600, Provo, from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday during April 2006.
- Ogden: Weber-Morgan Health Department Environmental Health Services Division, 477 23rd St., Ogden, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday during April 2006.
Tooele County
- Tooele: Tooele County Health Department's Environmental Health Office, 151 N. Main St., Tooele, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday during April 2006.
Cache County- Call Bear River Health Department for location, 435-792-6570.
Summit/Wasatch Counties- Park City: Summit County Public Health Department, 6505 N. Landmark Drive, Park City, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday during April 2006.
- Kamas: Summit County Public Health Department, 110 N. Main St., Kamas, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday during April 2006.
- Coalville: Summit County Public Health Department, 85 N. 50 East, Coalville, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday during April 2006.
- Heber: Wasatch City/County Health Department, 55 S. 500 East, Heber City, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday during April 2006.
Northeast Unita Basin- Vernal: TriCounty Health Department, 147 E. Main. St., Vernal, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday during April 2006. Call 435-781-5353 for other locations.
Central Utah- Richfield: Central Utah Public Health Department, 70 Westview Drive, Richfield, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday during April 2006.
Southwest Utah- Cedar City: Southwest Utah District Health Department, 260 East DL Sargent Drive, Cedar City, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday during April 2006.
- St. George: Southwest Utah District Health Department, 168 North 100 East, St. George, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday during April 2006.
Southeast Utah- Call Southeastern Utah District Health Department for location, 435-637-3671.
