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Why Recycle Lamps & Ballasts? |
How Our Program Works |
The Lamp Recycling Process | EPA Guidelines
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Ballasts
Toxic Substance Control Act
(TSCA)
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In 1978, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a ban on
manufacturing ballasts using PCB's.
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Most ballasts manufactured before 1979 contain polychlorinated biphenyls
(PCBs), which is hazardous to both human health and the environment
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This substance is regulated by the US EPA under the Toxic Substance Control Act
(TSCA). Recent changes in these regulations, the Mega Rule, state that a
generator should either test these ballasts or assume they contain PCBs at
greater than 50 ppm. If this assumption is made, the ballast must be disposed
of at an EPA approved TSCA facility.
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Leaking ballasts are considered a hazardous waste, and must be destroyed at a
licensed TSCA waste incinerator. Non-leaking ballasts containin PCBs are not
regulated by the Federal government, but may require following specific state
or local policies.
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Recycle ballasts
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