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You can schedule a P/U anywhere in the U.S. Locally in Atlanta we can drop off your newly purchased lamps and P/U your spent lamps.
We offer canisters and large boxes for recycling, so you can recycle your own lamps. You then call us to P/U or you can ship them directly to the recycling center.
Once the lamps are properly disposed of the recycling center will send your company a certificate of compliance, documenting that the lamps you sent to us have been properly disposed of.
Take the hassle out of recycling your lamps, let Atlanta Light Bulb quote you today on the recycling of your lamps, ballast, computer monitors and batteriesFor years & years our used fluorescent lamps containing mercury have been disposed of in our landflills, until now. As of today, the EPA has ruled that companies are now responsible for recycling the spent lamps they use. The EPA decided to do so after years of mercury containing lamps were emitting mercury into our stream, lakes and rivers. This mercury was and is eventually ending up in the human food chain.
The inclusion of fluorescent & HID bulbs into the Universal Waste Rule will allow for less stringent requirements regarding the collection, transporting, record keeping, and storage of fluorescent & HID bulbs. The recent addition of fluorescent & HID bulbs to the Universal Waste Regulations will make it easier for generators to properly manage this toxic material.
Under the new Universal Waste Rule, mercury-containing lamps can be handled much more cost-effectively. In order for the bulbs to be classified as "Universal Waste", they MUST be recycled. If the bulbs are sent to a recycler, generators and handlers are subject to NO regulatory burdens. The Universal Waste Rule allows for the bulbs to be shipped on a bill of lading using a standard trucking company; as long as they are destined for recycling.
If you choose not to recycle, your other option is to ship the bulbs to a hazardous waste landfill. Shipping your bulbs to a hazardous waste landfill will exclude you from the Universal Waste Rule, and will subject your company to all hazardous waste regulations. Exclusion from the Universal Waste Rule requires that the proper record-keeping, collection, storage and hazardous waste transporting requirements be followed. The shipping costs to use an approved hazardous waste
trucking company can cost up to 75% more than standard trucking companies.
The national consumption of mercury containing fluorescent & HID lamps exceeds 1 billion annually. Their disposal results in over 90,000 pounds of mercury entering our environment each year. It only takes 20 milligrams of mercury to become acutely toxic to humans.