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Lamp Recycling

Lamp Recycling. Presented by: Scott Thibodeau. Today’s Discussion. Lamp Recycling 101 A Growing Issue Current Situation Different Approaches Are Needed Lamps and EPR Summary. Lamp Recycling 101. Market 670 Million Lamps Discarded Annually 25% Current Recycling Rate

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Lamp Recycling

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  1. Lamp Recycling Presented by: Scott Thibodeau

  2. Today’s Discussion • Lamp Recycling 101 • A Growing Issue • Current Situation • Different Approaches Are Needed • Lamps and EPR • Summary

  3. Lamp Recycling 101 • Market • 670 Million Lamps Discarded Annually • 25% Current Recycling Rate • Services Provided by Recyclers • Large Quantities • Small Quantities

  4. Lamp Recycling 101 • How Are Lamps Recycled?

  5. ALMR Members

  6. A Growing Issue • Projections for 300 million new CFLs in U.S. • % residential not known • Local take-back programs necessary to keep costs reasonable • Market will not tolerate huge price increases- consumer lamp usage will be impacted

  7. Current situation for public • Infrastructure/funding for business in place and affordable = generator pays based on volume/service= acceptable cost • Poor infrastructure for recycling consumer lamps • Little convenient options for public • Little, scattered retail take-back • 2-4% participation in HHWs • Direct mail back to recyclers cost prohibitive ($2-3 per bulb)

  8. Different Approaches Are Needed • Mercury lamp management is not like other products in many ways. • Volatile toxic material in fragile product • TSDs are regulated • Not the case for other commodity items (e-waste) with thousands of collectors and processors- value creates infrastructure! • Without local consolidation, the cost of end-of-life handling of consumer lamps will be several times their price

  9. Lamps and EPR • Value of original product vs. value of recovered materials • Recycling cost over lamp life cycle is insignificant, but recycling cost relative to new product cost is enough to affect lamp usage. • Lamps as HW- breaking intentionally is treatment. Recyclers are HW TSDs and operate in highly regulated environment with oversight, compliance costs and CERCLA Liability • Different commerce and culture for recycling HW vs. products that can either be harvested for reuse, or shredded for shipment offshore. Low entry barriers for handlers.

  10. Manufacturer Concerns • Manufacturers do not want to “take-back” or to be engaged in the commerce of HW recycling. • If manufacturers pay- can cost be put in product- uniformly without state by state intervention or black markets. • How can manufacturers recover costs? Margins and benefits are higher for distributors/retailers. • If retailer sells only one brand, how could they get paid if return program was for all brands? • Liability • What’s next?

  11. Retailer Concerns • Breakage in store or parking lot • Employee training • Costs, ability to charge a fee to customers (e.g. Staples $10 for old product return) • Liability • What’s Next? • Will retailers agree to participate? Will they agree to bear or share in costs?

  12. Environmental Industry Concerns • Small Quantities- How to deal with them? • Transportation • EPR and C&I Segments • 3rd Party Determines Recycler VS Marketplace

  13. Unsolved issues: • The dilemma remains how to make this easy and accessible for homeowners. Convenience is critical. • HHW collection centers' participation is extremely low- about 2%. We don't expect increased CFL use to change that. • Solid waste industry has, so far, not wanted to create diversion programs for their clients.

  14. Summary • If consumers’ drop-off locations are made available, people will be more likely to recycle • Recycling capacity is available • Low value of recycled materials means either someone subsidizes or product prices go up • No one wants to pay • Point of negative return for energy efficiency not known yet • State-by-state approach will disrupt commerce

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