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SECTION 27-2909
Disposal prohibition
Environmental Conservation (ENV) CHAPTER 43-B, ARTICLE 27, TITLE 29
* § 27-2909. Disposal prohibition.

1. No transporter shall knowingly commingle mercury-added thermostats
with solid waste or recyclable materials.

2. No transporter shall knowingly deliver mercury-added thermostats or
knowingly cause such materials to be delivered to:

(a) an incinerator;

(b) a landfill;

(c) a transfer station; or

(d) anyone who the transporter knows or should know will either
commingle such materials with other solid waste or deliver such
materials to an incinerator or a landfill for disposal.

3. No operator of an incinerator or a landfill shall knowingly accept
mercury-added thermostats for disposal.

4. No operator of a transfer station shall knowingly commingle
mercury-added thermostats with other solid waste or cause such materials
to be transferred to an incinerator or landfill for disposal.

5. Each landfill and transfer station shall post, in a conspicuous
location at the facility, a sign stating that mercury-added thermostats
are not accepted at the facility.

* NB Repealed January 1, 2026