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  • Neon Sign Disposal, advice needed please?

    Posted by David Wilde on September 17, 2019 at 9:22 am

    We have installed a number of neon signs in the past but up until now have never been asked to dispose of one.

    Taking it down wont be an issue but does anybody know how to go about disposing of it?


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    David Wilde replied 4 years, 6 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  • Simon Worrall

    Member
    September 20, 2019 at 11:26 pm

    Tubes with phosphorescent coating will have had a few grammes of mercury injected into the tube before it was pumped and bombarded, to produce the mercury vapour that glows UV to make the coating light up.
    Mercury is very toxic.
    Here is some info.
    https://www.wikihow.com/Dispose-of-Mercury

    Make sure you get reimbursed properly for all your efforts.

  • David Wilde

    Member
    September 21, 2019 at 1:36 pm

    Thanks for the info, I might go to plan B and just ignore their calls for a few weeks…. [emoji6]

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