Air Cycle Blog
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Happy Earth Day from Air Cycle!
Happy Earth Day from all of us at Air Cycle! At
Air Cycle, we work to build awareness of why mercury-containing wastes are dangerous, the harm of improperly disposing of them, and the ways that they can be safely and efficiently recycled.
We offer
EasyPak™ prepaid mail-in containers for recycling spent fluorescent lamps, ballasts, batteries, and electronic waste at facilities of less than 150,000 square feet. Our
Bulb Eater® lamp crusher safely compacts and stores spent lamps prior to recycling for facilities of more than 150,000 square feet, reducing overall recycling costs by up to 50%.
We hope that you'll take a moment to learn how
recycling with our products and services is cost-effective, and can help keep your facility and the environment free of the hazards of mercury.
A Snapshot of Small Facility Recycling
In February, Today's Facility Manager published an article explaining why fluorescent lamp recycling still matters, even in a tough economy when facility management budgets are tight.
The article discussed how recycling lamps can mitigate the financial, environmental, and public relations risks of throwing them out, as well as generate additional benefits like green marketing opportunities and a safer workplace.
Last month, the magazine ran a
follow-up article about the types of recycling methods available to facility managers who operate facilities of less than 150,000 square feet, and the logistics of what recycling lamps often looks like for small facilities.
EasyPak™ prepaid recycling containers from
Air Cycle are perfect for recycling spent fluorescent lamps, ballasts, batteries and electronic waste at small facilities.
The EasyPak program comprehensively meets facility recycling needs by offering automatic container reordering, online container tracking, and web-based recycling reports and certificates of recycling.
Click here to view EasyPak features or
order now.
EPA Updates CFL Cleanup and PCB Exposure Guidance
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently issued new guidelines for proper handling of two common hazardous wastes: broken CFLs and PCB-containing lighting ballasts.
This article from Environmental Protection details the simplified CFL cleanup recommendations, and explains how to most efficiently retrofit PCB ballasts using upgrade programs and energy saving fixtures.
Recycle intact CFLs and non-PCB ballasts along with other mercury-containing wastes using
EasyPak™ prepaid recycling containers from
Air Cycle Corporation.
Start automatic reordering with a
Sustainable Program to minimize time and paperwork: you only get a new container when the full one is shipped.
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sign up.
Bulb Eater® Saves Thousands for Los Alamos Lab
Los Alamos National Laboratory, known for its Nobel Prize-winning scientists, work on the Manhattan Project and nanotechnology research, is increasing the use of another technology: the Bulb Eater.
The move could save the lab tens of thousands of dollars in waste disposal fees and prevent the mercury in spent fluorescent lamps from contaminating the environment, according to
this article from the Los Alamos Monitor.
The
Bulb Eater® lamp crusher from
Air Cycle is the most efficient way to safely recycle spent fluorescent lamps. Using the Bulb Eater, many facilities cut lamp recycling costs by 50%.
Click here to learn more or
request pricing.
Why Fluorescent Lamp Recycling Still Matters
In a tough economy, many facility managers wonder if fluorescent lamp recycling is worth the cost.
But
this article from Today's Facility Manager explains how throwing away lamps carries heavy financial, environmental and public relations risks that often outweigh the comparatively small fee for recycling over the long run.
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 EasyPak™ prepaid containers offer simple and cost-effective fluorescent lamp recycling for small facilities. Click here to browse containers. |
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