Mercury is a valuable element that is contained in many commonly used products including fluorescent lamps, thermometers, thermostats, button cell batteries, dental fillings and switches, as well as in many more industrial and medical related products. However, not only is mercury a threat to our quality of life when it is not recycled properly, it can also have direct health detriments if not properly handled. It is everyone's job to help ensure that safe, effective recycling of mercury-containing products is done and will continue to be a common practice. VaporLok™ Products is dedicated to providing environmentally safe packaging solutions for materials that contain mercury. Our packaging solutions enable the safe transport of mercury containing goods through patented recycling solutions that include our Mercury VaporLok® bag technology. This technology protects both the consumer handling these materials and transport personnel from accidental exposure to mercury vapors.

Our Mercury VaporLok® zip-closure foil bag is the only mercury product containment bag effective in containing mercury vapor in the event of accidental release. Mercury VaporLok® bags are used to store, ship and recycle mercury-containing products including fluorescent lamps, button cell batteries, ballasts, electronic devices and dental wastes. Mercury VaporLok® bags are instrumental in making recycling of mercury-containing products safer and more practical.

A recent study conducted by the University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health published in the March 2009 issue of the Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association found that of five package designs tested, only one design, which incorporated our Mercury VaporLok® vapor-resistant bags, minimized exposure levels. READ MORE