From
1st July 2007 it is now no longer legal to use landfill sites or
skips for disposal of fluorescent lamps, and by law, you must be
able to prove to your Local Authority that you have complied with
the new regulations. You are required to obtain a "Waste Transfer
Note" to show that you have disposed of your waste in a responsible
manner.
The
Legal, (and environmentally sound) treatment is to recycle the lamps,
extracting the glass and metal components and distilling the elemental
mercury from the powder in the lamps for reuse.
The Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005, which came into force in July
2005, incorporated the European Waste Catalogue definitions to assess
waste, under these definitions fluorescent tubes are classed as
Hazardous Waste and MUST be handled in accordance with the regulation.
The new Waste Electrical and Electronic (WEEE) regulations
came into force on 1st July 2007, making it illegal to
dispose of any lamps without a transfer note proving that they are
to be recycled, regardless of quantities. The maximum fines
are £30,000 per lamp.
Our experienced and trained staff ensure that all waste lamps are
properly documented and disposed of using the most cost effective
and environmentally friendly route in compliance with all the current
regulations. Whatever your requirements, whether you have a regular
waste lamp problem or a 'one off' requirement for disposal, Ecolamp
can help and will provide the same level of professionalism no matter
how large or small the job. We issue full documentation and Waste
Recycling Certificates.
Recycling:
Reduces
landfill waste
Reduces potential contamination of land and water
Improves health and safety
Delivers "Duty of Care" to the user
Makes economic use of all components
Ecolamp offer this recycling service and have a simple pricing structure
based on a price for the storage unit and price for collection and
recycling of the contents.
Why
choose EcoLamp?
To help anyone comply with the HELA recommendations of the HSE,
that all lamps should be fragmented before disposal.
To break all types of lamps safely under controlled conditions.
To reduce their volume (minimisation) and cost of waste disposal
& recycling.
To overcome risks of injury when lamps are broken and dumped haphazardly
into skips and other containers.
To overcome the problems of vandalism.
To reduce problems of storage.
To overcome the vastly increased risks of fire on premises that
store waste low pressure sodium (SOX) lamps whole and untreated
with considerably increased fire insurance premiums.
To reduce pollution of the surrounding areas when lamps are broken
in a dry state.
To meet COSHH and Duty of Care and EPA legislation.
Ecolamp practice safe lamp disposal and can provide a fully in-house
service.
All disposal & recycling routes are fully traceable and all
recycled products have markets.
Contact us for a quotation or to make arrangements for a visit.
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