[Sqg-program] Mercury Thermostat/Fluorescent Lamp Retail Take-Back in Madison WI

Perrigan, Glen sqg-program@lists.dep.state.fl.us
Wed, 14 Jan 2004 11:38:01 -0500


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FYI--

-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Cassel [mailto:Scott@productstewardship.us]=20
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 6:45 PM
To: ProductStewardshipInstitute@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [ProductStewardshipInstitute] Mercury Thermostat/Fluorescent =
Lamp
Retail Take-Back in Madison WI

>From John Reindl, Dane County, Wisconsin:=20

On Tuesday, the City Council of Madison, Wisconsin unanimously adopted =
an
ordinance to require retailers of mercury thermostats and fluorescent =
lamps
to offer to take back these products from their customers for recycling.
Madison is located in Dane County, which had previously adopted a =
similar
ordiance after its mercury reduction plans found that these two products =
were
the two largest household sources of mercury.  A link to the ordinance =
is at
http://www.ci.madison.wi.us/council/ccattach/att010604/33537sub.pdf

John Reindl, Recycling Manager
Dane County, WI=20

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Glen Perrigan

FDEP, Hazardous Waste Management Section

2600 Blair Stone Road  MS-4555

Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400

Florida Department of Environmental Protection

850-245-8749 Fax:  850-412-0528

E-mail: glen.perrigan@dep.state.fl.us

Website:   www.dep.state.fl.us/waste <http://www.dep.state.fl.us/waste>=20

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<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3D2 =
face=3DTahoma><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original =
Message-----<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> Scott Cassel
[mailto:Scott@productstewardship.us] <br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> </span></font><font =
face=3DTahoma><span style=3D'font-family:Tahoma'>Thursday, January 08, =
2004</span></font><font
face=3DTahoma><span style=3D'font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font><font
 face=3DTahoma><span style=3D'font-family:Tahoma'>6:45 =
PM</span></font><font
face=3DTahoma><span style=3D'font-family:Tahoma'><br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b>
ProductStewardshipInstitute@yahoogroups.com<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> =
[ProductStewardshipInstitute]
Mercury Thermostat/Fluorescent Lamp Retail Take-Back in =
</span></font><font
  face=3DTahoma><span =
style=3D'font-family:Tahoma'>Madison</span></font><font
face=3DTahoma><span style=3D'font-family:Tahoma'> WI</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblue face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>From John Reindl, Dane County,
Wisconsin:&nbsp;</span></font><br>
<br>
On Tuesday, the City Council of Madison, Wisconsin unanimously adopted =
an
ordinance to require retailers of mercury thermostats and fluorescent =
lamps to
offer to take back these products from their customers for =
recycling.&nbsp; Madison
is located in Dane County, which had previously adopted a similar =
ordiance
after its mercury reduction plans found that these two products were the =
two
largest household sources of mercury.&nbsp; A link to the ordinance is =
at <a
href=3D"http://www.ci.madison.wi.us/council/ccattach/att010604/33537sub.p=
df"
eudora=3Dautourl>http://www.ci.madison.wi.us/council/ccattach/att010604/3=
3537sub.pdf</a><br>
<br>
John Reindl, Recycling Manager<br>
  Dane County, WI </p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DGaramond><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Garamond'>Glen Perrigan</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DGaramond><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Garamond;layout-grid-mode:line'>FDEP, Hazardous Waste =
Management
Section</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DGaramond><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
  font-family:Garamond;layout-grid-mode:line'>2600 Blair Stone =
Road</span></font><font
face=3DGaramond><span =
style=3D'font-family:Garamond;layout-grid-mode:line'>&nbsp;
MS-4555</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DGaramond><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
  =
font-family:Garamond;layout-grid-mode:line'>Tallahassee</span></font><fon=
t
 face=3DGaramond><span =
style=3D'font-family:Garamond;layout-grid-mode:line'>, =
</span></font><font
  face=3DGaramond><span =
style=3D'font-family:Garamond;layout-grid-mode:line'>Florida</span></font=
><font
 face=3DGaramond><span =
style=3D'font-family:Garamond;layout-grid-mode:line'> =
</span></font><font
  face=3DGaramond><span =
style=3D'font-family:Garamond;layout-grid-mode:line'>32399-2400</span></f=
ont></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DGaramond><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Garamond;layout-grid-mode:line'>Florida Department of =
Environmental
Protection</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DGaramond><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Garamond;layout-grid-mode:line'>850-245-8749 Fax:&nbsp; =
850-412-0528</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DGaramond><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Garamond;layout-grid-mode:line'>E-mail:
glen.perrigan@dep.state.fl.us</span></font></p>

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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Garamond;layout-grid-mode:line'>Website:&nbsp;&nbsp; <a
href=3D"http://www.dep.state.fl.us/waste"><span =
style=3D'layout-grid-mode:both'>www.dep.state.fl.us/waste</span></a><a
name=3D"_Hlt526232320"></a></span></font></p>

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