Consumer Information: Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFLs)

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Guidelines for Managing Spent Fluorescent Light Bulbs

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Find Mercury Product Recycling Drop-Off Locations

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Guidance Cleaning Up Broken CFLs

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Massachusetts Mercury Management Act

Chapter 190 of the Acts of 2006 (amending M.G.L. Chapter 21H) requires end-of-life recycling of mercury-containing products, and bans the sale of some specific mercury products in Massachusetts. Manufacturers must notify the state of products with mercury content and establish collection and recycling programs. Makers of mercury-added lamps are not required to collect and recycle spent bulbs, but must educate the public about the need to recycle them. If specific lamp recycling targets are not met, lamp manufacturers must also make payments to a state-managed fund that would support municipal collection and recycling.

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Related Fact Sheet: Summary of the Law
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Certification Forms for Mercury-Added Lamp Manufacturers

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Related: List of Manufacturers Approved to Sell Mercury-Added Lamps in Massachusetts
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Education Plan: Proper Use & Disposal of Mercury-Added Lamps

National Electronics Manufacturers Association (NEMA) plan for educating consumers and municipalities about mercury lamp recycling. Originally submitted to MassDEP in December 2006. Revised in January 2012.
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MassDEP Comment Letter to NEMA, February 2007
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Municipal Waste Combustor-Funded Programs

If trash from your community is delivered to one of the state's large incinerators, you may be eligible to participate in mercury diversion programs funded through that facility's tipping fees and outlined in its Material Separation Plan (MSP).
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Mercury Recycling Companies Serving Massachusetts

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Advisory to Businesses & Municipalities: Drum-Style Fluorescent Lamp Crushers

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