Illinois Law Requires State Buildings to Recycle

Illinois governor, Rod Blagojevich recently signed a bill that requires all state facilities in buildings greater than 1,000 square feet to recycle their fluorescent bulbs. It also requires that only Energy Star bulbs be purchased in the future.

North Carolina Requires More Comprehensive Lamp Recycling

SENATE BILL 1256

PART XLII. THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO DEVELOP A PROPOSAL FOR A RECYCLING PROGRAM FOR FLUORESCENT LAMPS (H.B. 838 – Harrison, Fisher)

SECTION 42. The Division of Waste Management and the Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources shall jointly develop a proposal for a recycling program for fluorescent lamps. The program will be developed so as to ensure that substantially all of the mercury contained in fluorescent lamps will be recovered so as to facilitate a phase‑out of incandescent lamps without damage to public health and the environment from the increased use of mercury lamps as replacements for fluorescent lamps. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources shall report its findings and recommendations, including legislative proposals and cost estimates, to the Environmental Review Commission on or before March 1, 2008

Drum-Top Crushing Criteria Available

Drum Top Crushing is a widespread practice that remains surrounded by confusion. Some states don’t allow it and those that do have a mixed set of policies that don’t assure the safe use of the technology or guarantee recycling. Seeking clarity and uniformity, the ALMR has presented EPA and all the States with a set of Guidance Criteria, or Best Management Practices to improve peoples understanding and management of the practice.

www.almr.org/ALMR Criteria for use of DTCs- pdf.pdf Click here to download the PDF.