Lamp Recycling Solutions

Campaign for Mercury Reduction In Landfills

My Eco Lamp is working locally in North Carolina to help spread the word about lamp recycling. We are looking for your help to spread the word. If you would like to find out more, please email or visit us online today. We have setup a Sprout page recently and would love your feedback.

Did you know even green end caps have mercury in them?

Why Recycle Fluorescent Bulbs?

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In America, one-in-six children born every year have been exposed to mercury levels so high that they are potentially at risk for learning disabilities, motor skill impairment and short-term memory loss.
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The Mercury from one fluorescent bulb can pollute 6,000 gallons of water beyond safe levels for drinking.
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100 four-foot long fluorescent lamps contain about 4 grams of mercury. It only takes 1 teaspoon of mercury to contaminate a 20-acre lake FOREVER.
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In 1992, mercury-containing lamps were added to the United States' Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) list of hazardous substances. (The EPA's regulatory threshold of 2 mg./liter is usually exceeded by mercury-containing lamps).
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Mercury was number three on the 1997 list of hazardous substances as outlined by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and the EPA.
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Each year, an estimated 600 million fluorescent lamps are disposed of in U.S. landfills amounting to 30,000 pounds of mercury waste.
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The Environmental Protection Agency reports that 187 incinerators nationwide emit approximately 70,000 total pounds of mercury into the environment each year.