Lamp recycling information for Arizona.
This page covers lamp recycling rules for Arizona, not confirmed service availability. Send your ZIP and counts; any pickup or mail-back option will be confirmed in a written quote.
- Fluorescent, CFL and HID
- Ballasts and batteries
- Availability checked by ZIP
- A record for every job
How Arizona treats spent lamps.
Each row comes from a Arizona agency, statute or EPA page we read. Where a row is missing, we could not verify it, and the federal baseline applies until the state says more.
| Topic | What applies | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Business lamps | Small and large quantity hazardous waste generators must manage spent lamps either as universal waste under 40 CFR Part 273 or as hazardous waste under Part 261. | Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, Managing Universal Waste Lamps for... |
| Household lamps | Household spent lamps are not regulated as hazardous waste in Arizona, and ADEQ encourages households to recycle them at local retailers or collection centers. | Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, Managing Universal Waste Lamps for... |
| Crushing lamps | Intentionally crushed lamps must be counted toward the generator's monthly hazardous waste total and managed as hazardous waste, not universal waste. | Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, Managing Universal Waste Lamps for... |
| Universal waste | EPA's state table lists lamps in Arizona's universal waste program, citing R18-8-273. | EPA, Universal Waste Programs in the United States |
| Federal baseline | Under federal rules, business lamps can be managed as universal waste under 40 CFR Part 273. That means closed containers that prevent breakage, a label, and no more than one year in storage. | 40 CFR Part 273 |
| Regulator | Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ). | Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, Managing Universal Waste Lamps for... |
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Read from the sources named, October 3, 2026. Rows appear only where a source was verified. Federal rules shown where noted. States can be stricter. Not legal advice.
Arizona city pages.
Each city page carries the Arizona rules above, nearby cities and any local programs we verified. Send your ZIP code with the form for a written quote.
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EPA's universal waste page lists fluorescent, HID, neon, mercury vapor, high pressure sodium and metal halide lamps. A fluorescent lamp holds 3.5 to 15 milligrams of mercury, per EPA. Universal waste can be stored for a year and ships without a hazardous waste manifest.
What Arizona facilities teams ask.
Can a business in Arizona put fluorescent tubes in the trash?
Small and large quantity hazardous waste generators must manage spent lamps either as universal waste under 40 CFR Part 273 or as hazardous waste under Part 261. Send counts from your Arizona site and we reply with a written quote.
Can lamps be crushed in Arizona?
Intentionally crushed lamps must be counted toward the generator's monthly hazardous waste total and managed as hazardous waste, not universal waste. Whole lamps are the simpler path: they ship as universal waste and keep their mercury inside until the recycler captures it.
How much does lamp recycling cost in Arizona?
We reply with a written quote based on your counts and ZIP code. Public contracts price lamps by the foot, by the lamp or by the pound, often with a minimum charge per pickup. Our pricing page explains each unit.
Can you collect from a Arizona site?
Send your ZIP code and rough counts with the form. We check whether pickup or mail-back is available there before quoting. A city page is not a service guarantee. Every completed job ends with a recycling record.
Federal rules shown where noted. States can be stricter. Not legal advice.
Related pages.
Lamps waiting at a Arizona site?
Send rough counts and your ZIP. The written quote will confirm whether pickup or mail-back is available for that location.