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Should Fluorescent Lamps Still be Used? YES! Fluorescent tubes use one-quarter of the energy used by incandescent lamps for the same amount of light and last as much as ten times longer than incandescent bulbs. Compact fluorescent lamps last far longer than conventional tubes. The lamps used for lighting streets, playfields,and parking lots should also be selected for energy conservation. Energy conservation reduces mercury emissions from fossil fuel burning power plants. Using less electricity--which we can do by using energy-saving lighting--is the best protection for health and the environment. Who is Affected by the UWR for Lamps? ➢ Regulated generators of dangerous waste(Medium Quantity and Large Quantity Generators) ➢ Businesses that generate or accumulate dangerous waste lamps in regulatedquantities(this category may include commercial building/property owners that maintain the lighting for tenants) • Businesses that provide collection and management services(e.g., lighting contractors) Regulated generators of dangerous waste generate over 220 pounds of total dangerous waste per month or batch(or 2.2 pounds of extremely hazardous waste), or accumulate greater than 2,200 pound of dangerous waste(or 2.2 pounds of extremely hazardous waste)at any time. As a point of reference,four(4),four foot long, linear fluorescent tubes equal approximately 2.2 pounds. It would take about 400 of those tubes to equal 220 pounds and approximately 4,000 of those tubes to equal 2,200 pounds. NOTE: Small Quantity Generators(SQGs)are exempt from the UWR(they are subject to WAC 173-303-070(8))and can manage dangerous waste lamps as SQG dangerous waste. Households are also exempt from the rule. Local governments and/or landfills, however,may restrict disposal by SQGs and households. (If a SQG generates dangerous waste lamps in quantities that would put them into a higher generator category, they should choose to manage those lamps as universal waste to retain their SQG status. Under the UWR,there are small quantity handlers, large quantity handlers, transporters and destination facilities. ➢ Handlers are the generators of the universal waste or businesses that receive and collect universal waste before shipping to another handler or to a destination facility. ➢ Transporters transport the lamps between handlers,or to a destination facility. ➢ Destination facilities recycle the lamps,or provide treatment,storage and disposal to a dangerous waste landfill. 3 The Department of Ecology is an Equal Opportunity Employer Publication#00-04-020