Crushes fluorescent lamps of any size while removing mercury vapors. Reduces labor, recycling costs, and storage vs. packing lamps.
Fill up containers with bulbs, ballasts, batteries, or e-waste at your own pace and mail back via prepaid shipping.
For larger amounts of bulbs, ballasts, batteries, or e-waste. Trucks come pick up waste at your location for recycling.
The stringency table below provides examples of state regulations compared to the EPA regulations. We strongly recommend that you discuss stringency with your primary state regulatory contact. This information should not be interpreted as definitive legal guidance. This document was produced in June 2004, and we do not guarantee its accuracy after that date, as state policies may change at any time.
("same" means the state policy is the same as the federal policy)
Jurisdiction: Federal EPA
Generator Exemption (CESQG): Generators producing less than 100 kg (220 pounds) of hazardous waste (HW) or 1 kg acute HW in each month, including all HW generated. CESQGs are exempt from federal rules, but not exempt from liability (40 CFR 261.5)
Where can waste from CESQG go? Waste may go to any Municipal Solid Waste Landfill (MSWLF)
Can the waste be declared non-hazardous, based on TCLP? Wastes that test less than 0.2mg/l soluble mercury are not considered hazardous under federal rules.
Other stringency or exemptions? Crushing can only be done by generator (40 CFR 262.34); crushed waste that is not UW- must be managed as RCRA HW. Crushing not allowed within federal UWR, but may be within State UW regulations. No one may crush third-party lamps without treatment authorization [1]. No mobile treatment units.
Jurisdiction: Alabama
Generator Exemption (CESQG): same
Where can waste from CESQG go? same
Can the waste be declared non-hazardous, based on TCLP? same
Other stringency or exemptions? Crushing by generator allowed as UW
PRIMARY CONTACT
Jesse Boultinghouse - Program Specialist
Agency Address: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Industrial and Hazardous Waste Permits Division, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, TX 78711
Phone: (512) 239-6865
Email: jesse.boultin@tceq.texas.gov
Scott Green - Project Manager
Agency Address: Same as above
Phone: (512) 239-6381
Email: scott.green@tceq.texas.gov
SECONDARY CONTACTS
Jason Sutherland - Industrial and Hazardous Waste Permit Section
Phone: (903) 535-5135
Area of Responsibility: Technical analysis team
Gerry Bolmer - Chemist
Phone: (512) 239-6412
Area of Responsibility: UWR
John Carillo - Chemist
Phone: (512) 239-6412
Area of Responsibility: UWR
Keith Whitten - Chemist
Phone: (512) 239-6412
Area of Responsibility: UWR
Tess Johnston - Chemist
Phone: (512) 239-6412
Area of Responsibility: UWR
TCEQ Main Switchboard
Phone: (512) 239-1000
Area of Responsibility: UWR
Toll Free - Small Business and Small Local Governments Environmental Assistance Line
Phone: 1-800-447-2827
Area of Responsibility: Call to ask about environmental regulations in TX, conducts some on-site inspections for specific industries