Lamp recycling information for Wisconsin.
This page covers lamp recycling rules for Wisconsin, 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 Wisconsin treats spent lamps.
Each row comes from a Wisconsin 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 | Wisconsin businesses label universal waste lamp containers, remove lamps within one year, and ship them to a universal waste handler, destination facility, or licensed TSDF. | Wisconsin DNR, How To Handle Universal Waste: Lamps (WA-1810, revised 2025) |
| Household lamps | Household waste lamps put in regular trash are exempt from Wisconsin hazardous waste rules, though residents are encouraged to recycle them. | Wisconsin DNR, Lamp and Bulb Management (PUB-WA-195, September 2015) |
| Crushing lamps | Universal waste lamps may not be intentionally broken or crushed; DNR and DHS also strongly discourage drum-top lamp crushers. | Wisconsin DNR, How To Handle Universal Waste: Lamps (WA-1810, revised 2025) |
| Universal waste | EPA's state table lists lamps in Wisconsin's universal waste program, citing NR 673. | 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 | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR). | Wisconsin DNR, Management of universal waste in Wisconsin |
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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.
Wisconsin city pages.
Each city page carries the Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin facilities teams ask.
Can a business in Wisconsin put fluorescent tubes in the trash?
Wisconsin businesses label universal waste lamp containers, remove lamps within one year, and ship them to a universal waste handler, destination facility, or licensed TSDF. Send counts from your Wisconsin site and we reply with a written quote.
Can lamps be crushed in Wisconsin?
Universal waste lamps may not be intentionally broken or crushed; DNR and DHS also strongly discourage drum-top lamp crushers. 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 Wisconsin?
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 Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin site?
Send rough counts and your ZIP. The written quote will confirm whether pickup or mail-back is available for that location.