Companies small and large choose TerraCycle Regulated Waste Recycling to manage their fluorescent lamp disposal and environmental issues. Here are just a few reasons why:
"It’s easy to work with [TerraCycle Regulated Waste Recycling]. Their personnel are very friendly and knowledgeable about their products and the availability of them."
Alice Johnson
Eastern Ship Building
"[TerraCycle Regulated Waste Recycling] is very informative about services that are available, and I’m very pleased with the good service they provide. I would recommend to anyone 100%."
Mike Martino
Adeeco
"We really like [TerraCycle Regulated Waste Recycling] and I can’t say enough about their service. We just went through an audit with Green Path. [TerraCycle Regulated Waste Recycling] has really helped us in this area, and it feels like a 'no brainer' to use them. We received our certification, and the people from Green Path were really impressed. Our rep, is great, and is right on it to get me everything I need."
Patti Hummel
Tenaya Lodge
"I am very satisfied with all the services [TerraCycle Regulated Waste Recycling] performs. They do what they say they are going to do, and they are here when they are scheduled to be here, and their paperwork is easy. Their representative is very helpful and informative about all phases of service."
Hector Rodriguez
Mission CISD
"The product is so easy to use, and [TerraCycle Regulated Waste Recycling]'s people are friendly and easy to work with. Everything is fine, and we have absolutely no complaints."
Sharon Channdler
Silver Cross Hospital
"As a former EPA employee, I served as the project leader for the “EPA Region 3 Drum-top Crushing Study” that assessed the operational effectiveness and safety of this practice. When operated properly, we concluded that drum-top crushing devices facilitated lamp recycling and were effective in controlling mercury emissions. The study did, however, identify various issues for manufacturers and operators to consider to ensure safe and proper use. [TerraCycle Regulated Waste Recycling]'s newest drum-top crushing device, the Bulb Eater® 3, represents a significant advancement for the practice of recycling and managing spent lamps. Additional features include diagnostic controls with an LCD monitor, additional filter stages, elimination of casual connections, quicker filter and drum changes, and an online Certified Training Program. These upgrades directly address the issues and concerns that were identified in the EPA Region 3 crushing study. Simply put, the new machine is designed to facilitate proper and safe use by the operator. The new Bulb Eater®3 with these upgraded features is an effective and safe technology that will hopefully encourage expanded recycling of mercury-containing lamps."
Tad Radzinski
President, Sustainable Solutions Corporation
Bulb Eater 3 Review by Project Leader for "EPA Region 3 Drum-top Crushing Study"
"Before dealing with [TerraCycle Regulated Waste Recycling] we had a huge burden with the amount of used fluorescent lamps being stored in unsafe boxes. We had to schedule time and money by boxing used lamps. Other issues included storage and scheduling to have our used waste picked up from various recyclers who wanted a lot of money for recycling. We had to schedule the pickups ourselves, no tracking was available, and we were not able to obtain verification where our lamp waste was ending up. Dealing with [TerraCycle Regulated Waste Recycling] has saved us valuable time, money, and space. [TerraCycle Regulated Waste Recycling] is easy to work with, opened minded to our needs, and provided different solutions unique to the property for environmental solutions and improvements within our Capex (Capital Expenditure Program). We no longer have to waste time boxing, storing, or scheduling for waste pickups. One call is made to [TerraCycle Regulated Waste Recycling], who in-turn provides us with scheduling, certificates of recycling to a properly permitted recycler, tracking, and ease of mind knowing our hazardous waste is being recycled correctly. We purchased the Bulb Eater® 3 from [TerraCycle Regulated Waste Recycling] to crush our used lamps into a 55 gallon drum. Our expectations were definitely exceeded due to the quality of the construction, durability, and overall operation. The ease of transition from one drum to another when the drum is full of crushed lamps is especially beneficial. The Bulb Eater® 3 is viewed as a valued product, is accepted property-wide, and allows for many different types of fluorescent lamps to be crushed inside the sealed unit. This technology created a smaller environmental footprint at our property, and the cost of recycling a drum of crushed lamps is far less in comparison to individual boxes. It drastically reduces the amount of containers required to store used lamps. This unit ensures a safe work area and safety for the employees. The machine is well received by all on our property. It’s easy to use, hassle-free, with no issues, and gives our property a great opportunity for environmental improvements."
Robert Lang - Director of Engineering
Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel
"This is a great program. Having a re-sealable pail to put the batteries in is so much better than using a box like we did with a past recycling effort. I also appreciated the reminder that it was time to send back the full pail. The automatic re-order of a new pail upon return of the old one also makes this program easy. I really appreciate the simplicity of this excellent program."
Jeff Millis
Talan Products Inc.
"I have used different recycling systems in the past and this is by far the most convenient easy to manage system I have come across. [TerraCycle Regulated Waste Recycling] has made my job much easier."
Justin Fitzpatrick
Sterigenics International Inc.
"We participate in the EasyPak carton mail-in program, and we’ve had absolutely no problems with it. I have already recommended this process to others."
William Deegen
Warren W. Fane, Inc.
"We recycle for just one school district so we use the carton system, and it works very good for us. We call and the cartons are picked up right away. We have no problems with the program whatsoever and would recommend [TerraCycle Regulated Waste Recycling]."
Steven Bostrom
San Pasqual Union School Disctrict
The Adams County Solid Waste Management District Purchased a Bulb Eater 3 in March of 2014 and put it into service the latter part of the month. A minor problem with the diagnostics screen was quickly rectified. I have personally processed at least two drums of linear and u-shaped bulbs, and approximately 300 CFLs through the new machine. Other District employees have processed several additional drums. All of us are very impressed with the new machine. It has several advantages over the older model we have operated for many years. The most important improvement and major reason for the purchase is the fact that it will process CFLs which were beginning to be a real problem and expense for the District. That problem is solved. The second major improvement is that all sizes of linear bulbs can now be processed through one tube. This saves a great deal of time. Another improvement is the filtering system which requires fewer changes of filters and the elimination of the bag filter. This machine is a significant improvement over the older model and I highly recommend it.
Henry R. Mayer, Director, ACSWMD
The machine works very well without any problems. The company is easy to work with, and we don’t have to worry about any breakage.
Gary Yarrow, South Dakota State University
The Bulb Eater is very easy to use and saves me a lot of time because I don’t have to pack the bulbs up and take them to a landfill which I don’t like to do. The Company is very prompt to pick-up within a few days of calling. Whenever I call [TerraCycle Regulated Waste Recycling], they are very prompt with information or service such as when I had to order an adapter for CFL lights, and it was here in a very short time.
Dave Rothernmal, City of Wyandotte
The Bulb Eater works excellent, and does a great job, and there’s no problem with dust. It saves us a lot of time because we don’t have to pack the bulbs up, and the paperwork is done to meet HazMat requirements. Because of our limited space for storage, our space is freed up after crushing.
Ronnie Baldwin, Spellman College
The Los Alamos National Laboratory this month expanded the use of a fluorescent bulb-crushing machine to handle waste bulbs lab-wide. It's a move that could save tens of thousands of dollars in waste disposal fees and will prevent mercury from escaping into the environment. The device is called a Bulb Eater®...
Bulb Eater® Saves Thousands for Los Alamos Lab
...the Bulb Eater® reduces storage needs, minimizes handling of light bulbs, and creates a safer, cleaner work environment...
City of Auburn Goes Green with the Bulb Eater
This OSHA and EPA-compliant machine crushes more than 1,000 fluorescent lamps (amount depends on size of lamps) and packs them into a 55-gallon drum. The process is fully enclosed and filtered, so that the glass, aluminum, and harmful vapors are contained...
Fluorescent Lamp Disposal: It Can Be Affordable and Easy
The Bulb Eater® is helping helping the Lake Washington School District in Redmond, WA "go green" while saving them $2500 a year...
News Coverage of the Bulb Eater® from Seattle's KING5 Station
We recycle about 100 bulbs a year, and we use the carton method. The Company is great to work with, and I would recommend them to anyone needing to recycle bulbs.
Charles Curtis, LTD Parts
We absolutely love recycling with the [TerraCycle Regulated Waste Recycling]. For linear fluorescent bulbs, we use the VaporShield box, and the CFL Box for the small bulbs. We love this process, and it saves us so much time. [TerraCycle Regulated Waste Recycling] was recommended by Coke Industry, and I recommend this process at all my Association meetings.
Gary Fink, Royal Caribbean Cruises LTD.
The social mandate to Go Green may seem like one more headache for office managers responsible for creating and policing recycling programs for hazardous and other waste.
EasyPak Saves Chumash Casino Resort Time and Money
Recycling companies like are making it easier for businesses to address hazardous waste recycling at their operations. [TerraCycle Regulated Waste Recycling], for instance, has upgraded its online resource, LampRecycling.com to provide businesses with an easier system for recycling their fluorescent bulbs, CFLs, batteries, ballasts, and electronic waste, and tracking their recycling efforts.
EasyPak Featured on EnvironmentalLeader.com
Looks like tea isn’t the only thing that’s green. As part of its commitment to recycle its fluorescent bulbs, national tea retailer Teavana has chosen to partner with [TerraCycle Regulated Waste Recycling]. By utilizing [TerraCycle Regulated Waste Recycling]'s EasyPak prepaid recycling containers, each of Teavana’s stores now has an easy way to properly dispose of its fluorescents, insuring that no harm comes to the environment from mercury leakage into landfills.
Teavana Chooses Air Cycle’s EasyPak for 100 Stores
[TerraCycle Regulated Waste Recycling], a firm that has pioneered unique pre-paid services, such as the EasyPak ™ Recycling Program and the Bulb Eater® for large firms that prefer crushing and recycling fluorescent lamps on site, announced that it has been chosen by more than 500 Marriott–branded hotels to provide an environmentally safe process for disposing of fluorescent lamps.
Over 500 Marriott Hotels Use EasyPak Recycling Containers
[TerraCycle Regulated Waste Recycling] is doing a great job. In fact, they just picked up a year’s worth of bulbs yesterday. I’m very satisfied with the company.
Nick Baltusevich, Illinois Departament of Agriculture
I am very pleased with their prompt and courteous service. When I fax or call the company, they are right here for a pick-up. Their rep is most helpful whenever he is needed.
Debbie Nichols, Seminole Public Schools
I don’t operate the machine but I call for the pick-ups. The company is easy to work with, very reliable and on-time. I haven’t heard of any problems with the Bulb Eater so I’m sure they haven’t had any.
Brenda Williams, Filtex North
The Bulb Eater does everything we need it to do, and it works excellent. We’ve had no problems at all. The Company promptly picks up the barrels whenever we call. Since this is the only Bulb Eater in the school district, it helps us to save time and space.
Bruce Bock, Sterling CUSD #5