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DIVISION 20. MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS 24000-26250›CHAPTER 6.5. Hazardous Waste Control 25100-25259›ARTICLE 10.2.2. Mercury Thermostat Collection Act of 2008 25214.8.10-25214.8.20

§ 25214.8.14

California Health and Safety Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) A wholesaler that has a physical location in the state shall act as a collection location for out-of-service mercury-added thermostats.

(b) A retailer or wholesaler that distributes new thermostats by mail to buyers in the state shall include with the sale of the new thermostat, an Internet Web site address and toll-free telephone number with instructions on obtaining a prepaid mail-in label that a consumer may use to send an out-of-service mercury-added thermostat to a collection location.

(c) A wholesaler shall distribute the educational and outreach materials developed pursuant to Section 25214.8.13 to its customers.

(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 572, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)

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