This page contains environment, health, and safety-related information about lamps. NEMA's lamp product group has also established a one-stop internet site on lamp recycling and disposal issues: http://www.lamprecycle.org.

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Lamp Industry Product Stewardship

• Lamp Industry Product Stewardship: A Record of Environmental Accomplishment (136k)
• Actual Annual Emission Reductions from Using Mercury Containing Lamps (15k)

Environmental Impact

• Lamps and the Environment Brochure (226k)

Lamp Labeling

• The Labeling of Mercury-Containing Lamps (160k)
• NEMA 2003 Lamp Labeling Press Release (159k)
• Lamps with Green Marking (71k)

Lamp Recycling

• NEMA Position on Recycling Household CFLs. (60k)
• Manufacturer Take Back of Lamps (47k)
• "Lamp Recycling: Changes Create Challenges" magazine article

Use of Mercury

• Alternatives to Mercury Containing Light Sources
• NEMA Opposition to Ban on Mercury Headlamps (100k)

Mercury Lamp Regulation

• "The Impact of Mercury Legislation on the Lighting Industry" 2002 Presentation at Lightfair
• "The Mercury Issue" 2002 LDI/ESTA Presentation

Safety

• The Handling of Small Numbers of Broken Lamps (78k)
• Recommendations for the Care and Maintenance of High Intensity Metal Halide and Mercury Lighting in Schools (17k)
• Tungsten-Halogen Lamps (Bulbs): Ultraviolet Rupture and High Temperature Risks (43k)
• American National Standard Institute -- "Use of Protective Shields with Tungsten Halogen Lamps -- Cautionary Note" (16k)
• Best Practices for Metal Halide Lighting Systems Plus Questions and Answers about Lamp Ruptures in Metal Halide Lighting Systems (357k)
• Ultraviolet Radiation From Fluorescent Lamps (25k)
• Compatibility of Add-on Tube Guards with T8 Fluorescent Lamps Operating on High Frequency Electronic Ballasts (23k)