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 New Albany, IN.
This page covers lamp recycling information for New Albany, IN; 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
Indiana rules
The Indiana lamp rules that apply in New Albany.
New Albany sits in Floyd County, Indiana. These rows come from Indiana agency, statute or EPA pages we read; the federal baseline fills any gap.
| Topic | What applies | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Business lamps | Businesses manage spent mercury lamps as universal waste under 329 IAC 3.1-16, in closed, sound containers that prevent spills, and may not intentionally break or crush them. | Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Managing Waste: Universal Waste |
| Household lamps | IDEM says fluorescent bulbs need special handling and points residents to their local solid waste management district for disposal options. | IDEM, Community Environmental Health: Assorted Items That May Contain Mercury |
| Crushing lamps | Indiana universal waste handlers, small and large, may not intentionally break or crush universal waste lamps. | Indiana Administrative Code 329 IAC 3.1-16-2, Exceptions and additions; petitions to... |
| Universal waste | EPA's state table lists lamps in Indiana'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 | Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM). | Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Managing Waste: Universal Waste |
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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
How it works
Four steps from New Albany 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; Indiana does not allow crushing under its universal waste rules. 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.
New Albany questions
What New Albany facilities teams ask.
Can a business in New Albany put fluorescent tubes in the trash?
Businesses manage spent mercury lamps as universal waste under 329 IAC 3.1-16, in closed, sound containers that prevent spills, and may not intentionally break or crush them. Send counts from your New Albany site and we reply with a written quote.
Can lamps be crushed in Indiana?
Indiana universal waste handlers, small and large, may not intentionally break or crush universal waste lamps. 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 New Albany?
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 New Albany 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 New Albany site?
Send rough counts and your ZIP. The written quote will confirm whether pickup or mail-back is available for that location.