Fluorescent, CFL and HID
Straight and U-bend tubes, CFLs, metal halide, high pressure sodium and mercury vapor lamps. EPA lists all of them as universal waste lamps. Lamp recycling
Lamp recycling information for South Bradenton, FL.
This page covers lamp recycling information for South Bradenton, FL; it does not confirm service availability. Send your ZIP and counts. A written quote will confirm whether pickup or mail-back is available.
- Fluorescent, CFL and HID
- Ballasts and batteries
- Availability checked by ZIP
- A record for every job
Florida rules
The Florida lamp rules that apply in South Bradenton.
South Bradenton sits in Manatee County, Florida. These rows come from Florida agency, statute or EPA pages we read; the federal baseline fills any gap.
| Topic | What applies | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Business lamps | Businesses managing spent mercury lamps as universal waste must label containers, store lamps onsite no longer than one year, and keep shipment receipts for three years. | Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Best Management Practices: How to... |
| Household lamps | FDEP points residents to county Household Hazardous Waste centers, which operate in every Florida county, or to fluorescent lamp recycling facilities. | Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Consumers/Residential Mercury |
| Crushing lamps | Generators may crush their own lamps in a drum-top crusher only if the lamps go to recycling and the rule's conditions are met. Crushed lamps may not go to any Florida landfill. | Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Mercury Businesses |
| Universal waste | EPA's state table lists lamps in Florida's universal waste program. | 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 | Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP). | Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Mercury Businesses |
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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.
What we take
Three streams, one quote.
PCB and non-PCB
EPA says ballasts made before July 2, 1979 may contain PCBs. We keep pre-1979 and unlabeled ballasts apart from the rest of the load. Ballast recycling
By chemistry
EPA asks that lithium batteries be bagged one per bag or have their terminals taped. We collect them with your lamps. Battery recycling
Local programs
What applies in and around South Bradenton.
Manatee County household hazardous waste drop off
Manatee County takes fluorescent bulbs as household hazardous waste at the Lena Road Landfill, on weekdays and on the third Saturday each month. The service is for county residents only, and commercial waste is not accepted.
Manatee County Government, Electronic Scrap and Household Hazardous Waste
Local sources as named, checked when this page was built. Programs change; confirm with the program before relying on it.
How it works
Four steps from South Bradenton storage room to recycling record.
Count by type
Rough counts are enough: four-foot tubes, eight-foot tubes, CFLs, HID lamps, ballasts and batteries.
Send the form
Add your ZIP code. We review availability and include any available service method in a written quote.
Pack and label
Keep every lamp whole. Florida allows crushing only with conditions. Close and label each container, and keep ballasts and batteries apart.
Keep the record
Every job ends with a recycling record that shows what was collected and that it went to a permitted recycler.
South Bradenton questions
What South Bradenton facilities teams ask.
Can a business in South Bradenton put fluorescent tubes in the trash?
Businesses managing spent mercury lamps as universal waste must label containers, store lamps onsite no longer than one year, and keep shipment receipts for three years. Send counts from your South Bradenton site and we reply with a written quote.
Can lamps be crushed in Florida?
Generators may crush their own lamps in a drum-top crusher only if the lamps go to recycling and the rule's conditions are met. Crushed lamps may not go to any Florida landfill. 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 South Bradenton?
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 South Bradenton 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.
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Lamps waiting at a South Bradenton site?
Send rough counts and your ZIP. The written quote will confirm whether pickup or mail-back is available for that location.