Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (W.E.E.E.) Directive
Millions of fluorescent lighting tubes are sent to landfill sites each year. Under the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive, this will change.
The WEEE Directive forces commercial building operators to change their method of lamp disposal and switch to recycling.
Mercury, sodium and other rare metals that make up part of the lamp structure have seen lamps reclassified as hazardous waste. Therefore it will no longer be acceptable to deposit lamps in landfill sites.
The WEEE Directive will make it mandatory to decontaminate and recycle tubes and will place more responsibility on building operators to fully audit and organise the safe disposal of the lamps.
Building managers will have responsibility to ensure that old lamps are handled in accordance with the Directive. By appointing Mr. Electric to conduct bulk re-lamping or lighting maintenance programmes, you are able to verify that the company is compliant.
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