Disposal Procedure
MDR's must not be placed in the waste stream until the mercury is removed and
reused or recycled.
Customers needing to dispose of their Watlow MDR's should follow these procedures:
1: Please contact Watlow Controls at 507-454-5300 to
establish an account and obtain authorization to return the MDR.
2: MDR's may be returned for disposal to:
Watlow Controls
1241 Bundy Blvd.
Winona, Minnesota
USA 55987
3: Watlow will send the returned MDR's to a consolidator or
recycler, who will remove and recycle the mercury and all other parts of the MDR that are
recyclable or reusable. Watlow will pay for the cost of collecting and disposing of the
MDR's made or marketed by Watlow.
MDR's eligible for this service are Watlow Series A, H, HG, KD, L, LD, M, and MD
relays.
Hazardous Materials:
If the MDR to be returned has one or more breached (open) poles, it must be
sealed in a non-porous container to prevent the escape of liquid and gaseous mercury.
Acceptable non-porous containers are composed of high density polyethylene, or equivalent.
Watlow recommends the relay (s) be double-bagged in sealed Zip-Lock-type storage bags
and further sealed with heavy duty packaging tape. Please ship the unit with adequate
packing material in a corrugated cardboard box (minimum burst strength of 200 pounds).
Breached relays must be shipped as hazardous material.
Please include the following information on the hazardous material shipping label:
- Proper shipping name: Mercury contained in manufactured articles
- Emergency contact number: 800-800-2385 (Dynex Environmental Services)
- Hazard Class or Division: 8
- Identification Number: UN2809
- Packing Group: 1
- Type Label's) and required information: Corrosive
Watlow encourages proper disposal of MDR's. Complying with this procedure makes the
process hassle-free and helps protect the environment. |
