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April, 2007

Recycling Mercury Switches in New York

Q. I was told about a business which will not only take the mercury swithches but pay for them. If this is true could you tell me more.

A. When a recycler joins the NVMSRP program (requests and receives a bucket) they will get instructions in the bucket on the incentive fund (which I am attaching). 
 
It is fairly simple ... when they send a bucket of automotive convenience light switches or ABS in, they get a check.  The incentive is taxable income so when the first bucket is returned, we send a W9 form out. W9 forms have to be on file before an incentive check is mailed.  Checks are mailed out at the end of the following month that a bucket is received, so payments are made at the end of May for switches returned in April.
 
If you need further information, please let me know.
 
Thanks.
 
Mary J. Bills
Executive Director
End of Life Vehicle Solutions (ELVS)
Phone: 248/848-1410
Cell: 586/506-9781