Callalantee Mountain Blog

Callalantee friends gathering at Tributary’s for breakfast…a weekly event.

Bruce & Lanell Boyett, their daughter, son in law and two grandchildren are counting their blessings after they were involved in a near fatal accident on I-95 near Daytona Beach, FL. They were on their way to DisneyWorld when a crazy driver came down the ramp onto the highway going at an enormous speed on the shoulder of the road. The driver hit the car behind Boyett’s which then hit their car, put them into a spin and their car rolled 4 times sliding down an embankment. They were banged up and bruised with a broken finger on their grandson. Praise the Lord for their safety. The Boyett’s are in North Carolina for the winter and will be back on the mountain in the spring.

Diane Saelinger is the “keeper of the gates.” If you need a personal code or code change for entry please call Diane at 561/239-5458 or try their cabin at 423/727-0582.

Got a text from Diane Saelinger this morning. She said it was a cool crisp morning…49*…the birds were chirping, the eagles were soaring and the sun was shining. Sounds alot better than the 92* weather in Vero Beach, FL  We’ll get up there as soon as we can.

Effective January 1, 2011, the Mercury Product Disposal Control Act (the Act) prohibits “covered generators” from disposing “mercury-added consumer products” as non-hazardous solid waste.
TDEC inspectors are required by the Act to make the following statement to the owner or similar authority at a facility undergoing an inspection:

“Are you aware that, if any of the following criteria apply to your business and your business utilizes mercury-added consumer products, such as fluorescent light bulbs, the Mercury Product Control Act applies to your business:

(1) Employs ten (10) or more employees;
(2) Owns or maintains a building of at least three thousand (3,000) square feet, excluding private residences;
(3) Owns or maintains one (1) or more electrical distribution systems;
(4) Engages in the demolition of buildings, excluding private residences; or
(5) Owns or operates a tanning bed salon?

The Mercury Product Control Act requires proper recycling of mercury-added consumer products rather than disposing of such products in the solid waste stream. Do you have a plan for recycling mercury-added consumer products?”

The Act prohibits covered generators from disposing of mercury-added consumer products in any Subtitle D facility (non-hazardous waste landfill) on or after January 1, 2011.
The intent of the Act is to encourage recycling of mercury-added consumer products otherwise destined for disposal.  However, the Act provides covered generators the option to dispose of mercury-added consumer products as a hazardous waste.  Therefore, effective January 1, 2011, covered generators must ensure that their discarded mercury-added consumer products are shipped for recycling, treatment, or disposal to either a universal waste destination facility or a hazardous waste management facility that has been permitted to manage such materials by the federal Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) pursuant to the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”), by a state program that has been authorized by the EPA to implement the pertinent portions of RCRA in the state, or by a foreign government. 

Need help to stay compliant with this state regulation?

Contact:  Jason Stadheim with Waste Management – LampTracker recycle program.

Phone number:  800-670-6956 Ext #2

Email:  jstadhei@wm.com

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