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IGHTING WASTES <br />® loll, <br />10 <br />...k to <br />soil and gmundwater. Light ballasts c• .: ..n' <br />PCBs can also n.,`_ potential problems •. tT <br />tit <br />s s, :®e n ,e: •e:a: <br />. .• :.. tree : ee . <br />m e <br />Fluorescent light ballasts which contain <br />Spent fluorescent light tubes can be recycled, <br />allowing for the recovery of the mercury, glass, and <br />aluminum end caps. Within California, there aur. <br />three facilities with Department authorization to <br />accept non-RCRA fluorescent tubes for recycling- <br />These facilites are listed on the other side of this <br />Fact Sheet. The Department encourages the <br />recycling of spent fluorescent light tubes in order to <br />eliminate their disposal to landfills and the <br />environmental problems that may result <br />Is .•161191111t � <br />A at <br />..,. <br />DISPOSAL <br />The Department's interim policy currently allows a <br />generator to dispose as nonhazardous waste no more <br />than a combined total of 25 spent fluorescent light <br />tubes and HD lamps, regardless of size, in a day_ <br />Quantities greater than this, which are destined for <br />land disposal, must be managed as a hazardous <br />waste and are subject to land disposal restrictions. <br />For more information on land disposal restrictions, <br />contact the Department's Treatment Standards Unit <br />at (916) 323-6042. <br />". • . I.' <br />LL <br />.. <br />