IMERC Guidance

State members of IMERC have enacted a variety of mercury education and reduction requirements in their laws. Not all of the IMERC-member states have enacted the same requirements.

Product Labeling: Provides guidance to help manufacturers, importers, and distributors of mercury-added products understand how to comply with product labeling requirements.
Applicable for Connecticut, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington State (lamps only).

Product Notification: Provides guidance to help manufacturers, importers, and distributors of mercury-added products understand how to comply with product notification requirements. Applicable for Connecticut, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina (autos only), Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Product Bans & Phase-outs: Provides guidance to help manufacturers, importers, and distributors of mercury-added products understand how to comply with the bans and phase-outs of the sale of certain mercury-added products, and how to apply for an exemption, where allowed. Applicable for Connecticut, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington.

Collection Plans: Provides guidance on requirements mandating that manufacturers, importers, or distributors of certain mercury-added products establish a collection and recycling system when the product is ready to be discarded. Applicable for Connecticut, Louisiana, and Rhode Island.

FAQs: IMERC has compiled a list of “Frequently Asked Questions” to help visitors quickly find answers to commonly asked questions.