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N.Y. ENV Law § 27-2909

This is the official text of N.Y. ENV Law § 27-2909, part of New York’s ENV Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "ENV Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.

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Disposal prohibition

Official statutory text

* § 27-2909. Disposal prohibition.\n 1. No transporter shall knowingly commingle mercury-added thermostats\nwith solid waste or recyclable materials.\n 2. No transporter shall knowingly deliver mercury-added thermostats or\nknowingly cause such materials to be delivered to:\n (a) an incinerator;\n (b) a landfill;\n (c) a transfer station; or\n (d) anyone who the transporter knows or should know will either\ncommingle such materials with other solid waste or deliver such\nmaterials to an incinerator or a landfill for disposal.\n 3. No operator of an incinerator or a landfill shall knowingly accept\nmercury-added thermostats for disposal.\n 4. No operator of a transfer station shall knowingly commingle\nmercury-added thermostats with other solid waste or cause such materials\nto be transferred to an incinerator or landfill for disposal.\n 5. Each landfill and transfer station shall post, in a conspicuous\nlocation at the facility, a sign stating that mercury-added thermostats\nare not accepted at the facility.\n * NB Repealed January 1, 2027\n

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