Sylvania Lighting SYLrecycle lamp recycling program

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Fertiliser and housing insulation are two of the by-products produced through Sylvania Lighting’s SYLrecycle lamp recycling program. The program provides a safe and environmentally friendly lamp recycling process.

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 turn into landfill and cause health and environmental problems. Providing a start-to-finish service, the recycling 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.