Mercury Recycling Campaign

Fisher-Titus Medical Center (FTMC) in Norwalk, Ohio has held four mercury thermometer exchange days as part of the Ohio EPA and Ohio Hospital Association's Mercury Challenge Project. Fisher-Titus has held two exchanges in Norwalk, one in New London and Wakeman. Almost 900 mercury thermometers have been collected, $750 in donations and Fisher-Titus has reached 546 households. The purpose of this program is to protect the health of local families and their communities, reduce the risk of mercury contamination of the environment, educate the public about the hazards of mercury and provide community members the opportunity to be 'part of the solution', said Lisa Meyer, director of environmental services at FTMC. Families are asked to collect all mercury-based thermometers from their homes and bring them to the collection point where they will be properly packaged and disposed. Each family will receive a free digital thermometer from Fisher-Titus Medical Center. A $1 donation is requested to help defray the cost of collection materials.

For more information visit the Fisher-Titus web site at: http://www.ftmc.com/
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Office of Pollution Prevention
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
P.O. Box 1049
Columbus, Ohio 43216-1049
E-Mail p2mail@epa.state.oh.us
Phone (614) 644-3469
Fax (614) 644-2807

page last updated: September 17, 2001