Thermometers

What to do with thermometers

Different styles of digital and mercury thermometers

Electric and battery-powered thermometers

Electric and battery-powered thermometers that no longer work can be recycled at Midwest Recycling Center, Secure E-Cycle, and Lee’s Summit Resource Recovery Park.

Mercury thermometers

Mercury thermometers are hazardous (because they contain mercury) and are accepted by your local household hazardous waste program.

Where should it go?

Find a recycle spot

Where can you recycle thermometers in the Kansas City area? Search our database.