Attention: Pennsylvania Vehicle Dismantlers and Scrap Metal Recyclers:

In August 2006, agreement was reached between the USEPA, American Iron & Steel Institute, Automotive Recycler’s Association, Ecology Center, Environmental Council of States, Environmental Defense, End of Life Vehicle Solutions, Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, and the Steel Manufacturers Association on a national program, NVMSRP, for recovering mercury switches from scrap vehicles before they are shredded for recycling.

As part of the agreement, the auto industry will provide education, collection, and recycling of automotive mercury switches which will be carried out by the End of Life Vehicles Solutions Corporation (ELVS).

As a first step in implementing the NVMSRP and in cooperation with the existing Pennsylvania Voluntary Switch Removal Program, ELVS now will provide participants with collection buckets and will pay the costs of transportation, retorting/recycling or disposal of elemental mercury from the automotive switches. ELVS also will provide educational materials to promote vehicle recycling and proper management of mercury switches.

IMPORTANT NOTE ON PENNSYVLANIA INCENTIVES –NOW $1 INSTEAD OF $2 !!!!!
The Pennsylvania Voluntary Mercury Switch Removal Program incentive of $2 ended on September 30 2007.  Only buckets received by EQ on or before September 30, 2007 will receive the $2 incentive.

As of October 1, 2007, Pennsylvania recyclers became eligible to receive the NVMSRP $1 incentive for each automotive mercury switch they return to EQ.  Please see the NVMSRP tab on this website to learn more.