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Light Tubes and Ballast Recycling

NOTE: New low-mercury light tubes still contain mercury at levels that may be regulated or considered inappropriate for disposal in your state. Check with your state regulator for up-to-date guidance. Click here for a listing of state contacts and factsheets.

  • Lighting Waste Management Factsheet - NPS

  • EPA Website on Regulating Hazardous Waste Lamps under the RCRA Universal Waste Rule (40 CFR 273)

  • EPA Factsheet on Fluorescent Tubes and the Universal Waste Rule

  • Inform, Inc. Factsheet: The Lowdown on Mercury in Fluorescent Lamps

  • Gordon AF Base Contract Specification for Lighting Waste Management

  • 2004 State of Washington Contract for recycling of lighting waste

  • National Electrical Manufacturer's Association Directory of Lamp Recyclers

  • Factsheets on light tube crushing: