Abstract: A non-woven body for binding mercury, comprising a substrate made from a nonwoven fabric, wherein the body is doped with gold on the outside and with silver on the inside, is characterized in that the substrate comprises an outer ply that encloses the outside, an inner play that encloses the inside, and an electrically neutral intermediate ply is interposed between the outer ply and the inner ply. Such a non-woven body may be used as a protective mask of also as lining for a box for disposal of broken energy-saving lamps.