Lamp recycling information for Louisiana.
This page covers lamp recycling rules for Louisiana, 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 Louisiana treats spent lamps.
Each row comes from a Louisiana 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 | Businesses manage spent lamps as universal waste under LAC 33:V Chapter 38, in closed containers that prevent breakage, cleaning up any broken lamps immediately. | Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, Information for Louisiana Small... |
| Household lamps | LDEQ warns that putting fluorescent bulbs in regular trash can release mercury and points residents to recyclers or an approved waste facility. | Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, Louisiana Mercury Initiative |
| Universal waste | EPA's state table lists lamps in Louisiana's universal waste program, citing Title 33 Part V Chapter 38. | 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 | Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ). | Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, Louisiana Mercury Initiative |
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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.
Louisiana city pages.
Each city page carries the Louisiana 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 Louisiana facilities teams ask.
Can a business in Louisiana put fluorescent tubes in the trash?
Businesses manage spent lamps as universal waste under LAC 33:V Chapter 38, in closed containers that prevent breakage, cleaning up any broken lamps immediately. Send counts from your Louisiana site and we reply with a written quote.
Can lamps be crushed in Louisiana?
The Louisiana 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 Louisiana?
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 Louisiana 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 Louisiana site?
Send rough counts and your ZIP. The written quote will confirm whether pickup or mail-back is available for that location.