Lamp recycling information for Pennsylvania.
This page covers lamp recycling rules for Pennsylvania, 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 Pennsylvania treats spent lamps.
Each row comes from a Pennsylvania 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 manage hazardous fluorescent lamps as universal waste or ship them as manifested hazardous waste. | Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Fluorescent Lamp Recycling |
| Household lamps | Household lamps are excluded from Pennsylvania's hazardous waste rules; DEP points residents to household hazardous waste collection programs. | Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Fluorescent Lamp Recycling |
| Crushing lamps | Intentionally crushing spent mercury lamps counts as treatment, so drum top crusher devices are prohibited without a full hazardous waste treatment permit. | Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Fluorescent Lamp Recycling |
| Universal waste | EPA's state table lists lamps in Pennsylvania's universal waste program, citing CHAPTER 266b. | 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 | Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). | Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Fluorescent Lamp Recycling |
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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.
Pennsylvania city pages.
Each city page carries the Pennsylvania 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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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 Pennsylvania facilities teams ask.
Can a business in Pennsylvania put fluorescent tubes in the trash?
Businesses must manage hazardous fluorescent lamps as universal waste or ship them as manifested hazardous waste. Send counts from your Pennsylvania site and we reply with a written quote.
Can lamps be crushed in Pennsylvania?
Intentionally crushing spent mercury lamps counts as treatment, so drum top crusher devices are prohibited without a full hazardous waste treatment permit. 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 Pennsylvania?
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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania site?
Send rough counts and your ZIP. The written quote will confirm whether pickup or mail-back is available for that location.