Lamp recycling information for Idaho.
This page covers lamp recycling rules for Idaho, 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 Idaho treats spent lamps.
Each row comes from a Idaho 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 | Idaho adopts the federal universal waste rule (40 CFR Part 273) by reference, so businesses may manage spent mercury lamps as universal waste. | IDAPA 58.01.05, Rules and Standards for Hazardous Waste, Section 016 |
| Universal waste | EPA's state table lists lamps in Idaho's universal waste program, citing 58.01.05.016. | 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 | Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). | Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, Common Business Waste |
Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
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.
Idaho city pages.
Each city page carries the Idaho rules above, nearby cities and any local programs we verified. Send your ZIP code with the form for a written quote.
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 Idaho facilities teams ask.
Can a business in Idaho put fluorescent tubes in the trash?
Idaho adopts the federal universal waste rule (40 CFR Part 273) by reference, so businesses may manage spent mercury lamps as universal waste. Send counts from your Idaho site and we reply with a written quote.
Can lamps be crushed in Idaho?
The Idaho sources we read did not settle this, so check with the state agency first. EPA treats drum-top crushing as treatment, and several states ban it. Whole lamps ship as universal waste and keep their mercury inside.
How much does lamp recycling cost in Idaho?
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 Idaho 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 Idaho site?
Send rough counts and your ZIP. The written quote will confirm whether pickup or mail-back is available for that location.