The U.S. Department of Energy has moved the phase-out date for products from three manufacturers to 2014.
The CFL Premium is designed to crush and store up to 3,000 compact fluorescent lamps prior to recycling.
While world demand is expected to hit 180,000 tons/year in 2012, world supply that year is likely to be less than 160,000 tons. In 2010, China set its export quota at 30,000 tons.
Columnist Daniel Krall reveals how lamps in landfills carry financial, environmental, and public relations risks.
This Web Exclusive comes from Lisa Brosseau, ScD, CIH, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Division of Environmental Health Sciences.
This new Washington State legislation is set to be the precursor of future state and federal legislation as awareness of mercury vapor dangers increases.