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Disposal of Medication, Syringes, Lightbulbs & Batteries Containing Mercury
Disposal of Medication:
Medication Drop Box 24/7 @ Beverly Police Station & Beverly Hospital, Main Entrance.
Disposal of Needles:
Drop off @ Beverly Hospital, Main Entrance, Sharps Kiosk 24/7 & Beverly Police Station. If you find a needle on a public way, please call the Beverly Police Department non-emergency line at 978-922-1212. Provide the location of the needle(s) with as much detail as possible so that the responding officers can locate the waste.
Mercury Recovery Program
Mercury is an element that can be harmful to human health and the environment if not disposed of properly. Mercury won't harm you or the environment as long as it stays inside the product and is handled properly when you are finished with it.
Mercury can be found in a variety of household products like thermometers, thermostats, button-cell batteries and fluorescent lamps.
Please handle products containing mercury very carefully and properly:
1. Never throw glass thermometers, old thermostats, button-cell batteries or fluorescent lamps in the trash.
2. Store mercury-containing products in a safe place, such as an unbreakable plastic container, away from children and pets.
3. Please bring products containing mercury [i.e. thermometers, thermostats, compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs)], to a Hazardous Waste Collection Day (Click Here for a listing - Salem or Beverly only) OR:
- Fluorescent tubes: Lowe's in Danvers (978-646-9099), Batteries + Bulbs in Saugus (781-233-7587). ** NOTE: there is a charge to dispose of these items at Batteries Plus Bulbs, $0.75 / CFL bulb and $0.25 / linear foot of fluorescent tube (so $1.00 per 4ft tube and $2.00 per 8ft tube)
- Thermostats and thermometers: Bell Simons/Bell Pump in Beverly (978-922-1920)
- Button Batteries: Staples, Home Depot, Batteries + Bulbs, Bell Simons/Bell Pump, Lowes
ITEM | BEST BUY | LOWES | HOME DEPOT | BATTERIES PLUS BULBS 405B BROADWAY, SAUGUS 781-233-7587 | STAPLES | TARGET | WHOLE FOODS | CITY OF BEVERLY | OTHER |
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Batteries- Lithium | X | X | Hazardous Waste Day | ||||||
Batteries - NI CAD | X | X | Hazardous Waste Day | ||||||
Batteries-Rechargeable | X | X | X | X | Hazardous Waste Day | ||||
Button Batteries | X | X | X | X | Hazardous Waste Day | ||||
Lead Acid Batteries Cars/trucks/ sump pump | X | Hazardous Waste Day | |||||||
Bottles / Cans | X | X | Most Supermarkets | ||||||
Cables, Chargers, Desktops, Tablets, etc. | X | X | X | ||||||
Compact Florescent Light Bulbs | X | X | X | Hazardous Waste Day | |||||
Fluorescent TUBES | X | X | Hazardous Waste Day | ||||||
Ink & Toner | X | X | |||||||
Mercury Thermometers | Hazardous Waste Day | Bell Simons 978-922-1290 264 Rantoul | |||||||
Motor Oil | DPW Yard | Advanced Auto Parts | |||||||
Plastic Bags | X | X | X | X | Most Supermarkets | ||||
TV's | X | ||||||||
Links to Websites | Best Buy | Home Depot | Batteries + Bulbs | Staples | See Hazardous Waste Schedule above |