Lamp recycling information for New York.
This page covers lamp recycling rules for New York, 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 York treats spent lamps.
Each row comes from a New York 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 may manage spent lamps as universal waste: label containers or lamps as Universal Waste Lamps, ship within one year, and the lamps do not count toward generator status. | New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Hazardous Waste Lamps |
| Household lamps | Households may put lamps in the trash only if no viable recycling option exists and the municipality allows it; DEC strongly encourages recycling. | New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Hazardous Waste Lamps |
| Crushing lamps | Lamps managed under the universal waste rule cannot be crushed; crushed lamps must be handled under full hazardous waste rules instead. | New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Hazardous Waste Lamps |
| Batteries | New York's Rechargeable Battery Recycling Law bans trashing covered rechargeable batteries and requires manufacturer-funded collection and retailer take-back. | New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Rechargeable Battery Recycling |
| Universal waste | EPA's state table lists lamps in New York's universal waste program, citing ยง374-3.1. | 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 York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC). | New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Hazardous Waste Lamps |
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 York city pages.
Each city page carries the New York rules above, nearby cities and any local programs we verified. Send your ZIP code with the form for a written quote.
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- Cambria Heights
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- Cheektowaga
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- Clay
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- Cohoes
- College Point
- Commack
- Coney Island
- Copiague
- Coram
- Corona
- Cortland
- Cortlandt Manor
- Deer Park
- Depew
- Dix Hills
- East Amherst
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- East Meadow
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- Glen Cove
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- Grand Island
- Greenburgh
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- Harrison
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- Hempstead
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- Holbrook
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- Howard Beach
- Huntington
- Huntington Station
- Irondequoit
- Islip
- Ithaca
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- Jamaica
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- Johnson City
- Kenmore
- Kew Gardens
- Kings Park
- Kingston
- Kiryas Joel
- Lackawanna
- Lake Ronkonkoma
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- Long Island City
- Lynbrook
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- Maspeth
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- Massapequa Park
- Mastic
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- Merrick
- Middle Village
- Middletown
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- New City
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- New York City
- Newburgh
- Niagara Falls
- North Amityville
- North Babylon
- North Bay Shore
- North Bellmore
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- North Tonawanda
- North Valley Stream
- Oceanside
- Ossining
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- Oswego
- Ozone Park
- Pearl River
- Peekskill
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- Plattsburgh
- Port Chester
- Port Washington
- Poughkeepsie
- Queens
- Queens Village
- Queensbury
- Rego Park
- Richmond Hill
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- Rockville Centre
- Rome
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- Roosevelt
- Rosedale
- Rotterdam
- Rye
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- Sayville
- Scarsdale
- Schenectady
- Seaford
- Selden
- Setauket-East Setauket
- Shirley
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- South Ozone Park
- Spring Valley
- Springfield Gardens
- Staten Island
- Sunnyside
- Syosset
- Syracuse
- The Bronx
- Tonawanda
- Troy
- Uniondale
- Utica
- Valley Stream
- Vestal
- Wantagh
- Watertown
- West Albany
- West Babylon
- West Hempstead
- West Islip
- West Seneca
- Westbury
- White Plains
- Whitestone
- Woodhaven
- Woodmere
- Woodside
- Yonkers
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 York facilities teams ask.
Can a business in New York put fluorescent tubes in the trash?
Businesses may manage spent lamps as universal waste: label containers or lamps as Universal Waste Lamps, ship within one year, and the lamps do not count toward generator status. Send counts from your New York site and we reply with a written quote.
Can lamps be crushed in New York?
Lamps managed under the universal waste rule cannot be crushed; crushed lamps must be handled under full hazardous waste rules instead. 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 York?
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 York 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.
What should households in New York do with old lamps?
Households may put lamps in the trash only if no viable recycling option exists and the municipality allows it; DEC strongly encourages recycling. We serve businesses, property managers and contractors rather than households, so home lamps are best taken to a local collection program.
Does New York have a battery recycling law?
New York's Rechargeable Battery Recycling Law bans trashing covered rechargeable batteries and requires manufacturer-funded collection and retailer take-back. For lithium batteries, EPA asks that each one be bagged on its own or have its terminals taped before it ships.
Federal rules shown where noted. States can be stricter. Not legal advice.
Related pages.
Lamps waiting at a New York site?
Send rough counts and your ZIP. The written quote will confirm whether pickup or mail-back is available for that location.