Household Hazardous Waste
This item should never be put in a curbside bin. For more information visit our household hazardous waste page.
A control device typically used in a heating and/or cooling system to maintain a set temperature. Older models contain liquid mercury and are considered hazardous waste. Newer models are electronic and considered electronic waste when non-working.
This item should never be put in a curbside bin. For more information visit our household hazardous waste page.
In the old style of thermostats with a lever or switch - not the newer electronic kind - there is mercury inside the sealed glass tilt switch.
Properly recycling mercury thermostats is the law. Use the Thermostat Recycling Location Finder to find free drop-off sites near you. Residents, contractors, and businesses all qualify for rebates of up to $30 per mercury thermostat.
Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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W. W. Grainger, Inc. | 444 Doolittle Dr | San Leandro | Safe Disposal | Buyback Drop-off | Thermostat Care Drop-off Location. Free drop-off, complete form, rebate mailed at future date. | |
West County HHW Collection Facility | 101 Pittsburg Ave. | Richmond | Safe Disposal | Free Drop-off, Drop-off for a Fee |
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