Why recycle light bulbs?

Lamp recycling

In 2014, the federal government put a partial ban on incandescent light bulbs. Fluorescent and LED lighting uses less energy, reducing consumption. 

Since then, many businesses have shifted to fluorescent and LED lighting systems, meaning many lightbulbs need to be recycled.

Fluorescent bulbs contain glass, metal, mercury, and plastics. At K•light Recycling Solutions, we safely process these to properly recycle the components in our specially equipped facility.

Lamps are crushed utilizing a self-contained crushing unit with an advanced filtration system specifically designed for trapping mercury and phosphor powder.

We collect the mercury and phosphor powder in a HEPA (High-Efficiency Particle Air) filter and send it to a retorting facility for recovery.

All glass gets recycled into materials for road base. Metal gets resmelted and reused. Phosphor powder containing mercury and mercury-containing ampoules get sent to a retorting facility for mercury to be reclaimed and used to manufacture new bulbs, mercury switches and more.

By recycling lights properly for your business, you are taking steps to help the environment for the future.