Lamp recycling information for New Mexico.
This page covers lamp recycling rules for New Mexico, 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 New Mexico treats spent lamps.
Each row comes from a New Mexico 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 | New Mexico has adopted the universal waste rule for lamps, so businesses store spent lamps in marked containers, such as Universal Waste Lamps, and send them to recycling. | New Mexico Environment Department, Hazardous Waste Bureau, Universal Waste 40 CFR Part 273 |
| Universal waste | EPA's state table lists lamps in New Mexico's universal waste program, citing 20.4.1.1001; 20.004.001. | 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 | New Mexico Environment Department (NMED). | New Mexico Environment Department, Hazardous Waste Bureau, Universal Waste 40 CFR Part 273 |
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.
New Mexico city pages.
Each city page carries the New Mexico 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 New Mexico facilities teams ask.
Can a business in New Mexico put fluorescent tubes in the trash?
New Mexico has adopted the universal waste rule for lamps, so businesses store spent lamps in marked containers, such as Universal Waste Lamps, and send them to recycling. Send counts from your New Mexico site and we reply with a written quote.
Can lamps be crushed in New Mexico?
The New Mexico 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 New Mexico?
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 Mexico 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 New Mexico site?
Send rough counts and your ZIP. The written quote will confirm whether pickup or mail-back is available for that location.