Safe and effective disposal July 1st 2006 The University of Hertfordshire has teamed up with Mercury Recycling for safe and effective disposal of its discharge light sources. One of the reasons Mercury was selected was for its ability to recycle or re-use 99.75% by weight of the lamp including the recovery of mercury in the lamps a much higher percentage than the majority of lamp disposal contractors.
The University was also impressed with Mercury's storage containers, used while the lamps are awaiting collection. "The Lampsafe containers provided by Mercury ensure that the used lamps are stored safely and there is no risk of environmental contamination," said the University's environmental engineer Dr Vall Rasaratnam.
Following recent changes in legislation, discharge light sources such as fluorescent, sodium, metal halide and mercury lamps are now classified as hazardous waste. When the WEEE Directive is implemented it will become compulsory to recycle these lamps. More articles from Troax (UK) Limited: |