Lamp recycling information for Oregon.
This page covers lamp recycling rules for Oregon, 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 Oregon treats spent lamps.
Each row comes from a Oregon 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 waste lamps as universal waste and must handle them in a way that prevents releases to the environment, then send them to a recycler. | Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Managing Waste Lamps (fact sheet) |
| Crushing lamps | Universal waste lamps may not be crushed; crushing is allowed only for lamps managed under hazardous waste rules or determined to be solid waste before crushing. | Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Managing Waste Lamps (fact sheet) |
| New lamp sales | Oregon bans sale of new screw or bayonet base CFLs from January 1, 2024 and new pin-base CFLs and linear fluorescent lamps from January 1, 2025. | Oregon Legislature, HB 2531 (2023), Enrolled |
| Batteries | Oregon HB 4144 (2026) requires battery producers to join a producer responsibility organization and fund battery collection and recycling, overseen by DEQ. | Oregon Legislature, HB 4144 (2026 Regular Session) measure overview |
| Universal waste | EPA's state table lists lamps in Oregon's universal waste program, citing 340-113-0000. | 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 | Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). | Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Managing Waste Lamps (fact sheet) |
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.
Oregon city pages.
Each city page carries the Oregon rules above, nearby cities and any local programs we verified. Send your ZIP code with the form for a written quote.
A to G
G to O
Oregon bans sale of new screw or bayonet base CFLs from January 1, 2024 and new pin-base CFLs and linear fluorescent lamps from January 1, 2025.
A sales ban stops new lamps from being sold. The lamps already in your fixtures still need recycling when they come out. Source: Oregon Legislature, HB 2531 (2023), Enrolled.
What Oregon facilities teams ask.
Can a business in Oregon put fluorescent tubes in the trash?
Businesses may manage waste lamps as universal waste and must handle them in a way that prevents releases to the environment, then send them to a recycler. Send counts from your Oregon site and we reply with a written quote.
Can lamps be crushed in Oregon?
Universal waste lamps may not be crushed; crushing is allowed only for lamps managed under hazardous waste rules or determined to be solid waste before crushing. Whole lamps are the simpler path: they ship as universal waste and keep their mercury inside until the recycler captures it.
Is Oregon banning fluorescent tubes?
Oregon bans sale of new screw or bayonet base CFLs from January 1, 2024 and new pin-base CFLs and linear fluorescent lamps from January 1, 2025. When new tubes get hard to buy, fixtures tend to convert to LED and the old lamps, ballasts and batteries all come out at once.
Can you collect from a Oregon 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 Oregon site?
Send rough counts and your ZIP. The written quote will confirm whether pickup or mail-back is available for that location.