Lamp recycling information for Nevada.
This page covers lamp recycling rules for Nevada, 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 Nevada treats spent lamps.
Each row comes from a Nevada 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 | Small and large quantity generators must manage hazardous waste lamps either as hazardous waste or under the universal waste rule. | Nevada Business Environmental Program (funded by NDEP), Universal Waste Lamps fact... |
| Household lamps | Households may put lamps in household trash, but NDEP highly encourages taking them to collection centers where available. | Nevada Business Environmental Program (funded by NDEP), Universal Waste Lamps fact... |
| Crushing lamps | Crushing bulbs counts as treatment under RCRA and is not an option for universal waste handlers. | Nevada Business Environmental Program (funded by NDEP), Universal Waste Lamps fact... |
| Universal waste | EPA's state table lists lamps in Nevada's universal waste program, citing Nev. Admin. Code ยง 444.8632. | 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 | Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP). | NDEP, Hazardous 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.
Nevada city pages.
Each city page carries the Nevada 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 Nevada facilities teams ask.
Can a business in Nevada put fluorescent tubes in the trash?
Small and large quantity generators must manage hazardous waste lamps either as hazardous waste or under the universal waste rule. Send counts from your Nevada site and we reply with a written quote.
Can lamps be crushed in Nevada?
Crushing bulbs counts as treatment under RCRA and is not an option for universal waste handlers. 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 Nevada?
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 Nevada 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 Nevada site?
Send rough counts and your ZIP. The written quote will confirm whether pickup or mail-back is available for that location.