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: Utah
Generator Exemption (CESQG): Waste must go to RCRA Sub-C facility or state equivalent
Where can waste from CESQG go? same
Can the waste be declared non-hazardous, based on TCLP? same
Other stringency or exemptions? same
PRIMARY CONTACT
Alex Pashley - Environmental Scientist
Agency Address: Utah Department of Environmental Quality, Solid and Hazardous Waste Division, 288 N. 1460 W., 144880, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4880
Phone: (801) 538-6170
Email: apashley@utah.gov
SECONDARY CONTACTS
Blake Robertson - Environmental Engineer
Phone: (801) 538-6170
Area of Responsibility: Handles PCB's in lamp ballasts; indirectly involved in lamp recycling
Dorothy Adams - Hazardous Waste Program Coordinator
Phone: (801) 313-6745
Area of Responsibility: CESQG'S household hazardous waste in Salt Lake County
Ed Deputy - Environmental Scientist
Phone: (801) 538-6793
Area of Responsibility: Outreach to hazardous waste generators, SQG'S and CESQG'S
Jay Richardson - Environmental Scientist
Phone: (801) 538-6170
Area of Responsibility: Pollution prevention
Jon Perry - Environmental Scientist
Phone: (801) 538-6170
Area of Responsibility: Regulatory questions, electronic recycling
Rusty Lundberg - Manager, Solid Waste Branch
Phone: (801) 538-6170
Area of Responsibility: Regulatory/policy development
EDQ Main Number
Phone: (801) 536-4402