Emission Sources
Air General Permits - Mercury Recovery and Reclamation
Volume reduction, mercury recovery or mercury reclamation facilities use equipment to recapture mercury from mercury-containing devices and lamps for the purpose of recycling the mercury. Mercury-containing devices and lamps include thermostats, batteries, fluorescent light bulbs and streetlights, which may release mercury into the environment if not disposed of properly.
Florida Statutes (403.7186, F.S.) prohibit the incineration of mercury-containing devices and lamps, and require any person owning or operating an institutional or commercial facility that disposes of more than 10 spent lamps per month to arrange for the proper disposal of those lamps in permitted lined landfills or at permitted mercury reclamation facilities.
A volume reduction, mercury recovery or mercury reclamation facility may be eligible to operate as an emissions source in Florida under the terms and conditions of an Air General Permit.
An optional
Mercury Recovery
and Mercury Reclamation Air General Permit
Example Worksheet [Fill-able PDF- 64 kb] is available. Mercury recovery
and reclamation facilities are eligible to
operate in Florida under the terms
of an air general permit pursuant to the
requirements of the applicable
Florida Rule
62-210.310(5)(a) F.A.C.
Please send your air general permit registration and the $100.00 processing fee payable to FDEP:
For regular USPS mail delivery:
Department of Environmental Protection
Receipts
PO Box 3070
Tallahassee, FL 32315-3070
For overnight delivery:
Department of Environmental Protection
Receipts
3800 Commonwealth Blvd.
Mail Station 77
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Last updated:
October 17, 2016
2011 State of Florida