Lamp recycling program
Turning old lamps into useful products
Fertiliser and housing insulation are but two of the by-products produced through Sylvania Lighting Australasia’s SYLrecycle lamp recycling program.
Due to the small amounts of mercury used in fluorescent lamps, it is important to ensure that these lamps are disposed of responsibly and don’t go to landfill and cause health and environmental problems.
The SYLrecycle program ensures that all lamps are converted into safe, re-usable materials for the building, health and agricultural industries. Each lamp is initially crushed before the endcaps, glass and phosphor are isolated. The phosphor then undergoes a mercury recovery procedure, safely capturing the hazardous metal.
The program is available for all fluorescent lamps up to 1500 mm in length and for all HID and compact fluorescent lamps.
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