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STORAGE/DISPOSAL > Overview Many common products meet the Environment Agency's definition of hazardous waste when they're discarded. In residential settings, such items can include batteries, thermostats, thermometers and fluorescent lamps. Whether tubes or the new "energy-saver" lamps designed to replace conventional incandescent light bulbs, fluorescent lamps utilise a phosphor powder that contains mercury, which can be toxic.As of July 2005 fluorescent lamps are classified as hazardous wastes under the Hazardous Wastes Regulations requiring separate storage and disposal from general wastes. Even one fluorescent lamp disposed of in a skip of general waste will render that entire skip hazardous, incurring significant additional cost of disposal. It is therefore very important that students and staff of halls of residence are aware of the need for separation of hazardous waste. Domestic properties generating hazardous wastes are required to register with the Environment Agency UNLESS they produce less than 200 kg per year of hazardous waste (roughly equivalent to 500 fluorescent bulbs). Proceed through this section of the EVC to learn more about the requirements for handling fluorescent bulbs as a Hazardous Waste.
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