These days, it seems everyone is jumping on the “green” bandwagon — including many companies in the electrical construction industry. Concern for the environment, combined with the desire to reduce ...

MADISON (WKOW) — Midwest Lamp Recycling is required to pay a $90,000 penalty for allegedly violating hazardous waste laws at its Dane County facility, Attorney General Josh Kaul said Tuesday. On top ...

The Association of Lighting and Mercury Recyclers, along with the Solid Waste Association of North America and the National Electrical Manufacturers Association announced the release of an educational ...

Today, fluorescent lamps and tubes are found in many homes and commercial buildings. These lamps are gas-discharge lamps that use electricity to excite mercury vapor. The excited mercury atoms produce ...

With growing pressure to ensure that key raw materials are properly recovered, Nigel Harvey, chief executive of lamp recycling specialist Recolight, explains why it’s more important than ever to raise ...

Recolight has expanded its collection scheme out to SMEs, offering businesses recycling access points for smaller quantities of waste lamps. The new scheme is targeted at electrical contractors, ...

In association with Lombard, Ill.-based lamp and ballast recycler, Veolia Environmental Services, OSRAM SYLVANIA recently launched a lamp-recycling initiative. The company is currently offering ...

As local authorities face tightened budgets, it can be tempting to deflect resources away from recycling. But with waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) recycling targets from the EU set to ...

Arrow Ace Hardware in Chaska now offers a fluorescent lamp recycling program. Arrow Ace Hardware has joined forces with Mercury Technologies of Minnesota, Inc. to provide CFL recycling to area ...