Fluorescent Lamp Recycling System locks in mercury vapor.
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LampTracker(TM) Mercury VaporLok(TM) System employs multilayer TriGuard(TM) containment system, with Mercury VaporLok(TM) foil bag, that protects employees and companies from health risks and liability of mercury. Containment and shipping system also has on-line tracking system to arrange shipping and track containers ordered, recycled, and outstanding. Containers are available for 4 and 8 ft fluorescent lamps, u-bent lamps, HID lamps, and shielded lamps.
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Industry's First Fluorescent Lamp Recycling System Effective In Containing Mercury Vapor
HUGE News regarding Mercury Lamp Recycling!
The new LampTracker(TM) Mercury VaporLok(TM) Lamp Recycling System from Mercury Waste Solutions is the first and only recycling system for fluorescent lamps that is effective in containing harmful mercury vapor. With current systems, even a single broken lamp can exceed OSHA mercury standards.
With its new foil bag, LampTracker(TM) Mercury VaporLok(TM) is more effective in containing ing harmful mercury vapor than any other system.
June 21, 2005-Mankato, MN-Mercury Waste Solutions, Inc. has announced their patent-pending LampTracker(TM) Mercury VaporLok(TM) System. It's the industry's first containment and shipping system for recycling fluorescent bulbs that is effective in containing harmful mercury vapor. Most fluorescent lamp recycling containers don't even come close to containing hazardous mercury vapor that can put employees and companies at risk. Even a single broken lamp can exceed OSHA mercury exposure standards.
LampTracker(TM) Mercury VaporLok(TM), with its tough, patent-pending multilayer TriGuard(TM) containment system including the new Mercury VaporLok(TM) foil bag, is the most effective solution to collect, store, handle, ship and recycle fluorescent lamps. The new foil bag is more effective in eliminating harmful mercury vapor seepage than any other system. LampTracker(TM) is the industry's best way to achieve regulatory compliance and protect employees and companies from the health risks and liability of mercury.
Especially significant, LampTracker(TM) Mercury VaporLok(TM) offers a unique on-line tracking system allowing users to arrange shipping and track containers ordered, recycled, and outstanding to assure compliance for one facility or hundreds. Users can also immediately identify non-compliance within their facilities and take corrective action. This system includes pre-paid shipping, and eliminates sorting and counting, messy storage, scheduling of shipments and tracking of paperwork. An on-line Certificate of Recycling is automatically emailed to the user once recycling is complete.
Mercury Waste Solutions also offers customized systems including automatic container replenishment, notifications, documentation and much more. Containers are available for both 4 and 8-foot fluorescent lamps, u-bent lamps, HID lamps, shielded lamps, dry cell batteries, lighting ballasts, thermostats, computers, monitors, and other electronic equipment.
BACKGROUND The greatest risk from mercury exposure is in the accumulation and storage of spent lamps that are easily broken, exposing employees and customers to the dangers of mercury poisoning. Recent studies have linked mercury exposure to increased risk of heart attacks in men, lower IQs and autism in children, and to dangerous levels of mercury in the blood of women of childbearing age. A recent study of exposure to broken "low-mercury" lamps by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection entitled "Release of Mercury from Broken Fluorescent Bulbs" demonstrated that elevated airborne levels of mercury could exist in the vicinity of recently broken bulbs, and under certain conditions, mercury concentration could exceed occupational exposure limits. The LampTracker System is USDOT/United Nations certified safe for hazardous material.
Mercury Waste Solutions, Inc. is the nation's largest recycler and processor of mercury waste, with a significant customer base including numerous Fortune 500 companies in retail, commercial and industrial markets. They are headquartered in Mankato, Minnesota with state-of-the-art processing plants in Roseville, MN and Union Grove, WI. For more information, contact Mark Stennes, Mercury Waste Solutions, Inc., 302 North Riverfront Drive, Mankato, MN 56001. Phone: 507-345-0523; email mstennes@mwsi.com; web www.mwsi.com
