Lamp recycling information for Massachusetts.
This page covers lamp recycling rules for Massachusetts, 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 Massachusetts treats spent lamps.
Each row comes from a Massachusetts 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 must recycle spent mercury lamps; intact fluorescent lamps are managed under the universal waste rule rather than full hazardous waste rules. | RecyclingWorks Massachusetts (funded by MassDEP), Why should you recycle fluorescent... |
| Household lamps | Mercury-containing lamps may not go in the trash in Massachusetts; the Mercury Management Act bans them from the waste stream. | RecyclingWorks Massachusetts (funded by MassDEP), Why should you recycle fluorescent... |
| State program | Mercury-added product manufacturer collection requirement (310 CMR 75.00): Massachusetts prohibits the sale of mercury-added products and lamps unless manufacturers provide for collection and recycling of end-of-life products. | Mass.gov, 310 CMR 75.00: Mercury-Added Product Regulations |
| Universal waste | EPA's state table lists lamps in Massachusetts's universal waste program, citing 310 CMR 30.000. | 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 | Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP). | Mass.gov, 310 CMR 75.00: Mercury-Added Product Regulations |
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.
Massachusetts city pages.
Each city page carries the Massachusetts rules above, nearby cities and any local programs we verified. Send your ZIP code with the form for a written quote.
A to F
- Abington
- Acton
- Agawam
- Allston
- Amesbury
- Amherst
- Amherst Center
- Arlington
- Ashland
- Attleboro
- Auburn
- Barnstable
- Belmont
- Beverly
- Beverly Cove
- Billerica
- Boston
- Braintree
- Brighton
- Brockton
- Brookline
- Burlington
- Cambridge
- Canton
- Charlestown
- Chelmsford
- Chelsea
- Chestnut Hill
- Chicopee
- Concord
- Danvers
- Dedham
- Dracut
- Duxbury
- East Boston
- East Longmeadow
- Easthampton
- Easton
- Everett
- Fairhaven
- Fall River
F to N
- Fitchburg
- Framingham
- Framingham Center
- Franklin
- Gardner
- Gloucester
- Grafton
- Greenfield
- Hanover
- Haverhill
- Holden
- Holyoke
- Hyde Park
- Jamaica Plain
- Lawrence
- Leominster
- Lexington
- Longmeadow
- Lowell
- Ludlow
- Lynn
- Malden
- Mansfield
- Marblehead
- Marlborough
- Mattapan
- Medford
- Melrose
- Methuen
- Milford
- Milton
- Natick
- Needham
- New Bedford
- Newburyport
- Newton
- North Andover
- North Chicopee
- Northampton
- Norton
N to Y
- Norwood
- Palmer
- Peabody
- Pittsfield
- Quincy
- Randolph
- Reading
- Revere
- Rockland
- Roslindale
- Salem
- Saugus
- Shrewsbury
- Somerset
- Somerville
- South Hadley
- South Peabody
- Southbridge
- Springfield
- Stoneham
- Stoughton
- Sudbury
- Swansea
- Taunton
- Tewksbury
- Wakefield
- Waltham
- Watertown
- Wellesley
- West Roxbury
- West Springfield
- Westfield
- Westford
- Weymouth
- Wilmington
- Winchester
- Winthrop
- Woburn
- Worcester
- Yarmouth
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 Massachusetts facilities teams ask.
Can a business in Massachusetts put fluorescent tubes in the trash?
Businesses must recycle spent mercury lamps; intact fluorescent lamps are managed under the universal waste rule rather than full hazardous waste rules. Send counts from your Massachusetts site and we reply with a written quote.
Can lamps be crushed in Massachusetts?
The Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts?
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 Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts site?
Send rough counts and your ZIP. The written quote will confirm whether pickup or mail-back is available for that location.