Did You Know...
Fluorescent Bulbs Contain Mercury!
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Many states require lamp recycling and proper disposal of ballasts, batteries and electronic waste by law. Make sure your business is compliant with North Carolina's recycling guidelines and regulations. To find out more about lamp recycling we have included some helpful facts about lamps and recycling. Feel free to pass it along and together we can help keep mercury and other harmful materials out of our waste stream.
* When a lamp is broken, disposed in a landfill, or incinerated, the mercury can travel over 200 miles and can contaminate air, surface water and groundwater.
* Prolonged exposure to high levels of metallic, inorganic, or organic mercury can permanently damage the brain, kidneys and developing fetus.
* Mercury containing lamps are on the list for EPA hazardous substances.
For more information about lamps and recycling visit us online at My Eco Lamp
What types of lamps should be recycled?
Fluorescent Linear :T8, T12, T5
Compact Fluorescent
HID: Metal Halide, High Pressure Sodium, Mercury Vapor
Germicidal Lamps
U-Bend
Circular
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Did You Know... Fluorescent Bulbs Contain Mercury
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2 comments:
I never know and i really thankful to you..Closed Loop Recycling
Thanks for showing this concern. A lot lamps are thrown and left in garbage until its content exposed. There must be a recycling procedure for that.
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