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MERCURY-CONTAINING
LAMP RECYCLING OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PROGRAM
With funding provided by the United States
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Environmental Research
and Service unit, in partnership with the South Carolina Business
Recycling Assistance Program (B-RAP), is conducting a three-year
program of outreach and education efforts designed to assist small
businesses and individuals in complying with new requirements under
the Universal Waste Rule
(http://www.scdhec.net/eqc/admin/pubs/uwr.pdf)
regarding
the disposal of mercury-containing lamps, and to increase the rate
of recycling of these lamps. To
go to EPA’s website to view a description of the grant program,
please click here
(http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/id/univwast/lamp.htm).
B-RAP is a partnership of the South Carolina
Department of Commerce and the Department of Health and
Environmental Control. B-RAP
provides FREE technical assistance to businesses, government agencies,
educational institutions and other organizations interested in
lowering their waste disposal costs. To go to B-RAP’s website, click here
(http://www.scdhec.gov/lwm/brap/).
Phase I of the project involved the creation by
the Association of Mercury Lamp Recyclers of a CD-ROM containing a
wide variety of training and educational materials, posters, video
clips, etc., regarding mercury-containing lamp recycling.
For a free copy of the CD-ROM, or for other information
regarding this program, please contact:
Program Contact:
F. James Cumberland, Jr.
Senior Research Associate
Environmental Research and Service
Institute for Public Service and Policy
Research
University of South Carolina
1600 Hampton Street
Phone: 803-777-0451
Fax: 803-777-4575
Email: Cumberland@sc.edu
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