All Annotations of Lamps | Universal Wastes | US EPA[Preview]

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• Where Can I Recycle Universal Waste Lamps?

  
  

  EPA initiated a mercury-containing lamp recycling
  outreach program in 2002 to promote mercury lamp recycling by commercial
  and industrial users.

• When Do the Universal Waste Regulations Apply to Lamps?
  40
  CFR 273.5
• What Are the Waste Management Requirements for Small
  Quantity Handlers of Universal Waste Lamps? 40
  CFR 273.13(d)
• (1) A small quantity handler of universal waste must contain any lamp
  in containers or packages that are structurally sound, adequate to prevent
  breakage, and compatible with the contents of the lamps.
• (2) A small quantity handler of universal waste must immediately clean
  up and place in a container any lamp that is broken and must place in
  a container any lamp that shows evidence of breakage, leakage, or damage
  that could cause the release of mercury or other hazardous constituents
  to the environment. Containers must be closed, structurally sound, compatible
  with the contents of the lamps and must lack evidence of leakage, spillage
  or damage that could cause leakage or releases of mercury or other hazardous
  constituents to the environment under reasonably foreseeable conditions.
• [60 FR 25542, May 11, 1995, as amended at 64 FR 36489, July 6, 1999]
• EPA initiated a mercury-containing lamp recycling
  outreach program in 2002 to promote mercury lamp recycling by commercial
  and industrial users.
• Lamprecycle.org, sponsored by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association
  (NEMA) to encourage the recycling of spent mercury-containing lamps, maintains
  a List of Companies
  Claiming to Recycle or Handle Spent Mercury Containing Lamps