Free thermometer exchange
The City of Concord is partnering with Central Contra Costa Sanitary
service to offer free replacement for mercury thermometers at the
Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility (HHWCF). Concord residents
can exchange their mercury fever thermometers for new digital thermometers
at the HHWCF from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m on Tuesday through Saturday. The
HHWCF is located at 4797 Imhoff Place near the Contra Costa County
animal shelter. For more information, Concord residents can call
our Household Hazardous Waste toll-free phone number at 1-800-646-1431.
San Francisco Bay is impacted by mercury contamination. In order to prevent further pollution, the City of Concord has established several source control programs to keep pollutants originating in homes and small businesses out of the sewers and storm water runoff. Education is a key to the success of our source control program. People are less likely to pollute if they understand why toxic substances require proper disposal. The HHWCF, a partnership of the City of Concord and Central Contra Costa Sanitary District, provides residents with an easy solution for disposing of a wide variety of household toxic substances such as paint, solvents, cleaners, batteries, pesticides, used oil, and now, mercury thermometers.
