“Our strength comes from the integrity of our employees and their desire to service customers.  We know customers are our most important asset and we must earn their business every day.  We must also hold ourselves to the highest safety, compliance, and environmental protection standards for our employees, customers, and communities in which we work.

I am very proud of our continued expansion.  We have grown from three facilities to thirteen during the last 8 years and we have doubled our revenue every 6 years while continuing to increase profitability.

I am privileged to work with a very competent Executive Committee, management team, and workforce that I believe gives us a competitive advantage.”

Lighting Resources was formed in 1989 with a single fluorescent lamp recycling facility in Ontario, California. A pioneer in fluorescent lamp recycling, the environmentally friendly recycling process provided for re-purposing of individual lamp components while protecting the environment from mercury.

Just five years later in 1994, Lighting Resources opened what has since become the largest facility in the United States for processing Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Ballasts. Our Phoenix location now receives PCB ballasts for processing from many other lamp recyclers. State-of-the-Art Lamp Recycling Equipment will soon be operational in the Lighting Resources Phoenix facility.

Located just south of Indianapolis, Indiana, Lighting Resources’ Greenwood fluorescent lamp recycling facility opened in 1995 operating first generation lamp recycling equipment to provide needed lamp recycling services to the eastern portion of the country.

In 1999, Lighting Resources opened a transfer facility in Tampa, Florida to service the southeast. Lamps are shipped to the Greenwood facility for processing.

In 2010 Lighting Resources Expands with EZ on the Earth Recycling Kits for Small Quantity Recycling Needs, Lighting Resources developed the EZ on the Earth division to serve customers with lower-volume recycling needs with a variety of Pre-Paid, Mail-Back Recycling Kits for lamps, batteries, and other items.

In 2010 Lighting Resources Opens Fort Worth, TX Lamp Recycling Facility, Continuing to grow around the U.S., Lighting Resources opened a lamp recycling operation in Fort Worth, Texas. The facility was initially a transfer station and then in 2011 Fort Worth was our first facility to upgraded with Balcan Lamp Recycling Equipment, making it the first Lighting Resources operation to run the new the state-of-the-art equipment.

In 2012 the Greenwood, Indiana, Lighting Resources operation is upgraded with our second state-of-the-art Balcan lamp recycling process operation. The Greenwood operation also added a brand new high temperature oven that “retorts” the mercury from the phosphorus powder contained in the lamps, often processing powder for many other lamp recyclers. Lighting Resources’ Greenwood, Indiana, location also operates Triple Distillation Mercury Equipment for meeting “virgin” mercury specifications for reuse.

In 2012 Ocala, Florida Lighting Resources operation begins operating the third advanced technology Balcan lamp recycling equipment. Lighting Resources now operates more Balcan machine than anyone in the country.

In 2013 Second Mercury Retort Oven Added, Continuing the aggressive expansion in Greenwood, Indiana, a second mercury retort oven is added.  This oven provides the additional capacity to remove mercury from the rapidly increasing volumes of lamps processed by Lighting Resources, as well as other lamp recycling companies.

In 2014 Lighting Resources in Greenwood, Indiana, adds mercury triple distillation capabilities to process mercury back to virgin product specifications. This capability allows Lighting Resources to sell mercury as a product in the mercury market.

In 2015 Lighting Resources in Phoenix, AZ Adds lamp recycling and mercury recovery equipment, AZ Lighting Resources operation begins operating the fourth state of the art Balcan lamp recycling equipment. Lighting Resources continues to operate more Balcan machine than anyone in the country.

In 2016 Lighting Resources Achieves Status of Nation’s Largest Lamp Recycler, According to industry self reporting numbers providing estimates of the number of lamps recycled, Lighting Resources is now the nation’s largest lamp recycler.

2015-2016 Transfer Facilities Added in the Southeast, Transfer facilities are added in Memphis, Nashville, and Atlanta. These operations will provide complete coverage of the southeastern region of the United States.

In 2017 EZ on the Earth Division Partners With LumAware for Advanced Photoluminescent Technology® Safety Products. The EZ on the Earth Division of Lighting Resources executes an agreement with LumAware to become the exclusive master distributor of high quality exit signs using Advanced Photoluminescent Technology®. These signs require zero energy, do not require routine testing, or battery replacement. These amazing signs are also warrantied for 25 years. In
additional to exit signs the LumAware line also includes photo-luminescent tapes, markings and paten ted epoxy for stair noses.

In 2018 EZ on The Earth Division Grows Product Offerings, The EZ on the Earth Division of Lighting Resources adds cut resistant gloves and LED powered exit signs for sale.

Environmental Management Organizations: Lighting Resources is the preferred provider for the world’s largest and leading environmental management organizations (EMO) Lighting Resources makes safe and sound solutions accessible to thousands of businesses across all industries that employ EMOs to oversee, manage and track compliant and environmentally sound recycling solutions for business- generated universal and hazardous waste. Lighting Resources provides EMOs with the capacity to scale and meet customer needs for pick-up and processing by pallet or truck load and through fast, flexible and convenient EZ on the Earth mail-in recycling.

Lighting Management Companies & Electrical Contractors: No organization provides more lamp and ballast processing to Lighting Management and Electrical Services than Lighting Resources. Lighting management companies and electrical contractors manage bulb installation, retrofit and energy management consulting to U.S. businesses across all industries. Lighting Resources actively engages in and supports the lighting industry through involved board participation in the National Association of Lighting Management (NALMCO) and Professional Lighting and Sign Management of America (PLASMA).

Energy Savings Companies (ESCOs): ESCOs deliver sustainability consulting and management to business. As the nation’s leading lamps and ballasts processor, Lighting Resources delivers environmentally sound management of outdated and inefficient lighting and ballasts to improve energy efficiency and reduce waste.

Retailers: Lighting Resources services retail locations nation-wide delivering safe processing solutions for bulbs, batteries, ballasts, tritium exit signs smoke detectors. Additionally, Lighting Resources delivers brand protection and compliance through assured destruction and sound processing of electronic retail returns for OEMS and retailers. Lighting Resources delivers on-demand pallet service, distribution and return center truckload service. Our EZ on the Earth mail-in recycle program is a leading choice for retailers with multi-location small quantities.

Government Buildings, Military, and Municipalities: – Lighting Resources is GSA approved and was awarded a Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract from the U.S. General Services Administration GSA approval allows Lighting Resources to bid on government projects for “Materials and Waste Recycling and Disposal Service.” In addition to volume on-demand pick up and processing, Lighting Resources’ EZ on the Earth, mail-in recycling provides government entities with a scalable solution that provides tracked and managed compliance and certified hazardous waste processing for thousands of military and government installation locations.

Schools & Universities: – Lighting Resources is a direct and preferred for hundreds of schools and universities throughout the country. Mail-in recycling is a valued service for institutions with tens of thousands of lamps, ballasts mercury-bearing tritium exit signs and retiring IT assets. Lighting Resources helps institutions improve sustainability goals through certified environmentally sound processing across all of these categories.

Entertainment Amusement Parks: – Lighting Resources services several of the nation’s largest amusement organizations in the country. By partnering with Lighting Resources enables them to meet their environmental stewardship expectations.

Power Companies: – Lighting Resources is a major service provider to power companies. In addition to recycling universal wastes for power companies Lighting Resources also supports project initiatives by power companies to promote recycling awareness to their customers.

Fluorescent lamps, high intensity discharge (HID) lamps, mercury devices, and batteries contain toxic heavy metals including mercury. Most of these wastes are regulated by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a universal waste. In addition to federal regulations, many states and local municipalities abide by even stricter regulations, and many wastes are banned by companies operating landfills. Federal regulations also require businesses to properly dispose of spent tritium exit signs and smoke detectors due to mildly radioactive components that are regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

Where to find Regulations about Recycling?

FEDERAL REGULATIONS

Used mercury-containing lighting products, batteries, and mercury devices (such as thermostats) are regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency under the Universal Waste Rule (UWR)[1], which is a subset of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Subtitle C hazardous waste regulations. Most states have adopted these rules, and several have adopted regulations that are more stringent than the UWR.

The federal hazardous waste rules are a complex set of regulations affecting all aspects of waste management. They are found in the Code of Federal Regulations (40 CFR Parts 260-279). The Universal Waste Rule is a subset of these regulations which streamlines the management of selected common hazardous waste products. These products include batteries, certain pesticides, thermostats, and lamps. In general, this rule prohibits spent lamp disposal in municipal landfills. It is important that you are acquainted with both state and federal regulations to determine how they apply to you.

RECYCLING REGULATIONS IMPORTANT LINKS:

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Lamp Compliance Regulations – Association of Lighting and Mercury Recyclers

State by State Lamp Regulations – Association of Lighting Mercury Recyclers

US EPA Regulations for Universal Waste

Universal Waste – Code of Federal Regulations – CFR 40, §273