SERC currently has three bills available to reduce mercury in the environment:

• Omnibus Mercury Reduction Act - This bill is based on model legislation drafted by the Mercury Policy Project – one of the nation’s leading mercury abatement advocacy groups. It is a comprehensive bill that reduces mercury use and exposure through implementation of several innovative strategies, including labeling products containing mercury, phasing out thermometers and other mercury products, and mercury reduction requirements for large mercury emitters.
• Mercury Thermometer Reduction Act - This bill is based on recently passed Minnesota legislation that bans the sale of mercury thermometers.
• Battery Return / Deposit Recycling Act - Batteries are an important source of mercury that recirculates in the environment. This bill is modeled after a conventional deposit / return systems that works well for other disposable products.

The Mercury Policy Project also has model Dental Mercury Legislation, which requires dentists to educate their patients about the use of mercury fillings and to responsibly manage the mercury they use.