N.Y. Envtl. Conserv. Law § 27-2909

Current through 2024 NY Law Chapter 553
Section 27-2909 - [Repealed Effective 1/1/2026] Disposal prohibition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 eitherer 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.

N.Y. Envtl. Conserv. Law § 27-2909

Amended by New York Laws 2024, ch. 261,Sec. 1, eff. 8/28/2024.
Amended by New York Laws 2023, ch. 349,Sec. 1, eff. 8/23/2023.
Added by New York Laws 2013, ch. 550,Sec. 2, eff. 12/18/2013.