Require state to adopt Universal Waste Rules for largest feasible number of mercury-added products and elemental mercury that is not contained in a product. Promote regional cooperation in development and implementation of these rules. The preference shall apply to all state purchases, as well as any purchases made by others with state funds. The spent bulbs would be collected to the extent economically feasible. State contracts for dental services for state employees would provide equal coverage for non-mercury and mercury amalgam fillings at no additional expense to the employee.
States are important consumers of goods and services.
Through these procurement program those firms that have developed low or non-mercury products can be rewarded through the marketplace for making the necessary investments in those alternatives.