Will help curb mercury pollution in Maine by requiring recycling of mercury-containing products such as fluorescent bulbs, thermostats, and electrical switches. As amended by the Natural Resources Committee, disposal by businesses of products containing mercury will be banned after July 15, 2002, and by households as of January 2005.

Votes / Roll Calls:

Date	Desc	Yea	Nay	No Vote	Absent	Total	Passed	Chamber
01/01/2000	Roll Call	3	2	0	0	5	1
Votes	Show Richard H. Campbell Nay John L. Martin Yea Joseph C. Perry Sr. Yea Stephen S. Stanley Nay John L. Tuttle Yea