Ballasts can be recycled to reclaim valuable metals and reduce the volume of solid waste sent to landfills.
Recyclers remove the chamber which contains the capacitor to reduce the volume and weight of materials sent to landfills or incinerator. The remaining ballasts can yield copper, steel and other valuable materials.
Recycling prevent toxic substances from being burned at your local incinerator or buried in a landfill.
Fluorescent lamps contain small quantities of mercury that can potentially be harmful to the environment and to human health. To prevent these materials from polluting the environment , used lamps must be handled in an environmentally safe manner.
