One price includes the shipping of packaging materials to you, the return shipping and the recycling services. RECYCLE PAK is a quick and easy way to recycle lamps and ballasts. The National Electrical Manufacturers Association has created an interactive map that supplies current mercury-containing product legislation by state. Many federal and state laws require users to properly recycle spent lamps. So, recycling is not only an environmentally responsible action it may be the law.
Many federal and state laws actually require recycling of certain lamps. This creates up to 4 tons of mercury each year being released into the environment. According to industry sources almost 700 million fluorescent lamps alone are thrown in the trash each year in the United States. These disposal methods could lead to the materials such as mercury being released into the environment. Lamps that are thrown in the trash end up being sent to a landfill or incinerated. The Universal Waste Rule is designed to promote and simplify the proper management and recycling of certain lighting wastes.Ĭan’t I just throw the used lamps in the trash? Regulations require that hazardous waste must be properly identified, stored, transported, treated and disposed and that generators are financially responsible for cleaning up the effects of improper disposal. Recycling reduces the potential for future liability as most lighting waste is regulated by the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Toxic Substances Control Act (TCSA), the Superfund liability laws and the Universal Waste Rule. The best way to avoid these materials from entering the waste stream and having a negative impact on our environment is to recycle them. Some lamps contain a small amount of mercury or other materials that may be considered hazardous or universal waste. Just be sure to tell them that you’re an USHIO customer. USHIO is very proud of its partnership with Veolia Environmental Services and encourages all of our customers to explore RECYCLE PAK options or talk to Veolia directly about becoming a RECYCLE PAK distributor. Veolia’s recycling centers are routinely audited and certified and all documentation is verified to assure compliance. They have the capability to process up to 250,000 lamps per day and have 150 years of experience delivering environmental solutions. Veolia Environmental Services is the world’s largest waste services company. That’s why we believe the RECYCLE PAK product offers the most promising option for increasing the number of lamps safely recycled in the US.
USHIO understands the need for making recycling quick and easy for the distributor, OEM and end user. “By offering our customers one of the easiest ways to recycle spent lamps and ballasts USHIO is taking the next step in our environmental stewardship.” Product Market Manager for USHIO America. “USHIO has long encouraged lamp and ballast recycling as a way of protecting our environment and ensuring the safety of our earth’s precious natural resources,” said Frank Grobmeier, Sr. USHIO America is pleased to be able to refer customers interested in lamp and ballast recycling to Veolia, an acknowledged industry leader in the field. USHIO America, a leader in the specialty lighting marketplace, has entered into a partnership agreement with Veolia Environmental Services, a leader in lamp and ballast recycling, to offer environmental solutions to all USHIO America’s customers.
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