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Lamp Recycling

An Educational CD released by the Association of Lighting and Mercury Recyclers (ALMR), along with the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) and the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA). This CD promotes recycling mercury-containing lamps and provides specific information about Federal and state-specific guidlines for their proper disposal.

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Lamp Recycling Project CD

Moustache Man

Laws and Regulations

Information on Spent Lighting

A Summary of the Universal Waste Rule and RCRA Subtitle C Hazardaous Waste Regulations fo Businesses.

Transportation Issues

This table is intended to provide a state-by-state approach to the transportation requirements for intentionally crushed fluorescent lamps and PCB-containing lamp-ballasts, which often accompany lamps in transit.

 

1)    Intact mercury-containing lamps can be shipped as Universal Waste using a common carrier and Standard Bill of Lading in all states.[1]

 

2)    Crushed lamps cannot be shipped as Universal Waste in most states; therefore, the full hazardous waste transportation requirements apply, including the Hazardous Waste Manifest and a licensed Hazardous Waste Transporter.

 

3)    Under Federal regulation, if you are shipping PCB ballasts to an incinerator or an approved disposal facility[2], then you need to use the Hazardous Waste Manifest. If you are shipping ballasts to a recycling facility that meets the 40 CFR 761.79 decontamination requirements, you are allowed to use a Bill of Lading, unless the destination state or any state you are traveling through requires a manifest.

 

B.O.L. = Bill of Lading is the easiest and least expensive method of shipping using any common carrier.

H.W.M. = Hazardous Waste Manifest imposes additional requirements on the shipper and transporter, requiring special licensed transporters.

 

 

NOTE: This information was published in June 2004 following numerous telephone conversations with state and federal regulators, web site and regulation evaluation. State regulations change frequently and there is no guarantee to the accuracy of this document. For compliance information, we suggest you contact the specific state regulatory agency.


[1]  Except in New York for shipments greater than 500 pounds.

[2]  The 40 CFR 761.62(a) disposal regulation allows ballasts to be “decontaminated” at facilities per 40 CFR 761.79. A decontamination facility is not considered an "off-site disposal facility", therefore the "manifest rule does not apply" (40CFR761.207).

State

 

Intentionally Crushed Fluorescent Lamps

Non-leaking Intact PCB Lighting Ballasts

(destined for recycling)

Alabama

H.W.M.

B.O.L.

Alaska

H.W.M.

B.O.L.

America Samoa

H.W.M.

B.O.L.

Arizona

H.W.M.

B.O.L.

Arkansas

H.W.M.

H.W.M.

California

H.W.M.

H.W.M.

Colorado

B.O.L If Recycled

H.W.M./Not required, but recommended

Confederation of the

Northern Mariana Islands

H.W.M.

B.O.L.

Connecticut

H.W.M.

B.O.L.

Delaware

H.W.M.

H.W.M.

District of Columbia

H.W.M.

B.O.L.

Florida

B.O.L.

B.O.L./Unless Shipment is going out of or into State, then use H.W.M

Georgia

H.W.M.

B.O.L.

Guam

H.W.M.

B.O.L.

Hawaii

H.W.M.

B.O.L.

Idaho

H.W.M.

B.O.L.

Illinois

B.O.L

H.W.M.

Indiana

H.W.M

B.O.L.

Iowa

H.W.M

B.O.L.

Kansas

H.W.M.

B.O.L.

Kentucky

H.W.M.

B.O.L.

Louisiana

H.W.M.

B.O.L.

Massachusetts

H.W.M.

H.W.M.

Maryland

B.O.L./If certain conditions are met

B.O.L.

Maine

H.W.M.

H.W.M.

Michigan

H.W.M.

H.W.M.

Minnesota

Not Allowed

B.O.L./Unless Shipment is out of State then use H.W.M

Mississippi

H.W.M.

B.O.L.

Missouri

H.W.M.

B.O.L.

Montana

B.O.L/Crushing Allowed

B.O.L.

Nebraska

B.O.L/Crushing Allowed

B.O.L.

New Mexico

H.W.M.

B.O.L.

North Carolina

H.W.M.

B.O.L.

New Hampshire

H.W.M.

B.O.L.

New Jersey

H.W.M.

B.O.L.

Nevada

H.W.M.

H.W.M.

New York

H.W.M.

H.W.M.

North Dakota

H.W.M

B.O.L./Plus a solid waste state permit transporter

Ohio

B.O.L. (If Recycled)

H.W.M.

Oklahoma

H.W.M.

B.O.L.

Oregon

H.W.M.

B.O.L.

Pennsylvania

H.W.M.

B.O.L.

Puerto Rico

H.W.M.

B.O.L.

Rhode Island

H.W.M.

H.W.M.

South Carolina

H.W.M.

B.O.L.

South Dakota

H.W.M

B.O.L.

Tennessee

B.O.L.

B.O.L.

Texas

B.O.L.

B.O.L.

United State Virgin

Islands

H.W.M.

B.O.L.

Utah

B.O.L.

 

Virginia

B.O.L.

B.O.L.

Vermont

H.W.M.

B.O.L.

Washington

H.W.M

H.W.M./Unless a request for an alternative method is approved

West Virginia

H.W.M.

B.O.L.

Wisconsin

H.W.M.

H.W.M.

Wyoming

H.W.M./Crushing Allowed

B.O.L.