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It is estimated that over 600 million fluorescent lamps are discarded each year, releasing about 4 tons of mercury. Small generators account for an estimated 15% of the fluorescent lamps entering the waste stream. What are you doing with your lighting waste?
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- Complete Recycling of Lighting Waste
- Fluorescent lamp recycling
- HID lamp recycling
- Circular lamp recycling
- Compact lamp recycling
- Ultra-Violet lamp recycling
- Incandescent lamp recycling
- Quartz lamp recycling
- Poly Coated / Shatter Shields
- All types of specialty lamps
- Container Services
- Complete Documentation
- No-Hassle Transportation Services
- National Recycling Services
- Recycling Provided By A RCRA Part-B Permitted Recycling Facility
- Only Lamp/Universal Waste Recycling Facility To Be ISO 14001 Certified!
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In January 2000, EPA added lamps to the universal waste rule, which forbids generators of throwing lamps away into municipal or other subtitle D landfills. Universal waste regulations mandate that generators either recycle their lamps or determine and have proof that their lamps are non-hazardous. Generators who fail to comply with these regulations can receive costly fines and have to pay for expensive cleanup costs.
The great thing about our recycling process is that nothing is landfilled, everything is recycled: glass, aluminum and mercury...even the cardboard packaging is recycled.
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Do I have to recycle the green-tip lamps? They don't have mercury, right?
You may be surprised to know that the "environmentally friendly" green-tip lamps still contain levels of mercury that would fail the TCLP rendering it a hazardous waste. However, the lamp manufacturers place materials in the lamp that prevent the mercury from showing up during the TCLP.
So what does that mean for my company? That means that your company is sending potentially large amounts of mercury into a municipal landfill if not recycling. If that landfill or the surrounding environment becomes contaminated, your company could be held liable for cleanup costs. See the document below "The Truth About TCLP Passing Lamps" for more information.
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