EPA Updates CFL Cleanup and PCB Exposure Guidance
Friday, April 8, 2011
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently issued new guidelines for proper handling of two common hazardous wastes: broken CFLs and PCB-containing lighting ballasts.
This article from Environmental Protection details the simplified CFL cleanup recommendations, and explains how to most efficiently retrofit PCB ballasts using upgrade programs and energy saving fixtures.
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Recycle intact CFLs and non-PCB ballasts along with other mercury-containing wastes using EasyPak™ prepaid recycling containers from LampRecycling.com.
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