<prompt> Safe disposal of mercury isCollect carefully and recycleControlled combustionTreatment with chemicalsDeep burial  <response>: All mercury and mercury-containing items should be recycled.It should never be poured down a drain or sewer, flushed down a toilet, or thrown in the thrash.As long as mercury is recycled, it will stay in the recycling loop, going into new products rather than into the environment. 