A new Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL) recycling container from VaporLok Products LLC,
Mankato, MN, can safely hold up to four 13-watt, or up to three 23-watt
used CFLs, protecting consumers from hazardous mercury vapors if the
fragile bulbs inside are broken from mishandling. With the average CFL
containing approximately 4 milligrams of mercury, a single broken bulb
can release vapor levels dangerous to consumers’ health. Exposure to
mercury can cause neurological, kidney and brain damage in adults,
children and fetuses.
Especially significant, this CFL recycling solution is the only one
that adsorbs mercury vapor inside the container to protect the consumer
from vapors if the bag is opened with broken bulbs inside. It can also
be used to collect bulb debris and cleanup materials from bulbs broken
in the home by following the EPA’s clean-up procedures.
The new recycling container effectively reduces mercury vapor
concentrations to levels below the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL)
to help alleviate consumer concerns about mercury vapor exposure from
broken CFLs.
This new CFL recycling solution helps solve a huge recycling concern, as
there are currently no collection programs or logistics in place to
efficiently recycle millions of used CFLs, and most end up in landfills
where their mercury content can leach into lakes, rivers and
groundwater. The VaporLokCAPTURE™ recycling solution is a safe, easy and cost-effective way to recycle CFLs.
Brad Buscher
Chairman and CEO
VaporLok Products LLC
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