Recyclepak Lamp Disposal

Building Services Supervisors:

Grainger offers a lamp disposal option which provides us with prepaid RecyclePak boxes that are shipped directly to your school which can be filled with the appropriate size light bulbs and lamps and then shipped via FedEx to a hazardous waste disposal facility. 

 Please follow the instructions below to order RecyclePak boxes from Grainger for the disposal of mercury containing lamps and light bulbs. 

 Videos on the proper way to package bulbs are available at the bottom of the page.

 Instructions

1.     Identify the types and quantities of lamps you have on site for disposal.

2.     Identify the appropriate containers that are needed for these items from the options on the list on m.grainger.com.

3.     Submit your order for approval to your regional clerk.

4.     The boxes/containers will be shipped to you by Grainger, typically next day.

5.     Unpack and assemble the boxes using the instructions provided.  The boxes contain a secondary cardboard insert and a plastic liner.

6.     Fix the appropriate regional shipping label to the box.  This should be the white Zone 2 sticker.

7.     Fully complete the freight label with your address and accumulation start date. Please write your full school name on the label.

8.     Insert and pack bulbs in the box.

9.   When the box is full, list the types of lamps and count on the container.  The box cannot be shipped without completing this.

10.   Seal the plastic liner and then the box.

11.   When boxes are ready for pickup - Contact Fed-Ex at 1-800-463-3339 say "PRP" when prompted by the auto attendant.  You will need the 20-digit tracking number from EACH box you are ready for picked up.

12.   It will then be picked up at your location.

Box Ordering Key

- Lamp Recycling Kit, 48” x 8-1/2” x 8-1/2”

  Item # 5KH63

  Use with: 4 ft linear lamps (30 T12s or 72 T8s); U-Tubes (10 T12s or 20 T8s)

- Lamp Recycling Kit, 48” x 12” x 12” 

  Item # 4CY98

  Use with: 4 ft Linear Lamps (68 T12s or 146 T8s); U-Tubes (22 T12s or 32 T8s)

- Lamp Recycling Kit, 96” x 6” x 6”

  Item # 5KH64

  Use with: 8 ft Linear Lamps (16 T12s or 39 T8s)

- Lamp Recycling Kit, 14 x 10 x 11-1/2

  Item # 5KH67

  Use with: Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) and Incandescent (45 medium spirals and incandescent or 90 small spirals and pin based; Small HIDs and Circular Lamps)

- Lamp Recycling Kit, 24” x 22” x 22”

  Item # 4NYA5

  Use with: U-Tubes (46 T12s or 81 T8s); HIDs (60 400 watt bulbs; No CFLs); 2 ft Linear Lamps (81 T8s)

Helpful Tips

· Order boxes in advance to have available when changing lights. Have the disposal box on-hand and the box of new lamps when changing the lights. One dead lamp in the disposal box, one out of the new box and into the fixture.

· When you call to ship a box, order another to have available.

· If a lamp is accidentally broken you can still put it in the box.  Up to 10 (ten) broken lamps are allowed to be shipped.  Please add some additional packaging to the box so that it fits snugly when shipped.

· A certificate of recycling will be provided by the disposal company. This document should be sent directly to the Facilities Department but if it is sent to your school by mistake, please scan and forward to Trevor Turner at tturner@horrycountyschools.net.

· If a box is damaged and cannot be shipped do not order a new box. Contact your clerk so that a replacement will be sent to you and the damaged box should be recycled.

· Ensure the container is full before shipping. You have paid for a full container of lamps to be disposed of.  Make the most of it.

 If you have any questions or would like additional clarification, please contact Trevor Turner, HCS Sustainability Analyst, at tturner@horrycountyschools.net.