Contract  

Solvwaste Environmental, working in conjunction with Dorset County Council (DCC) has set up a system to collect and recycle USED LAMPS from ALL Household Recycling Centres operated by DCC and managed by W & S Recycling and S.I.T.A.  

Scope 

Purpose designed containers for safe storage and transport of used lamps were supplied. Each site was supplied with a container capable of storing 500 lamps of 1” diameter x 8’ length. Safe use of the handling of such lamps was developed by DCC, Solvwaste and Forum-PR
(www.forum-pr.co.uk)

Pictured (l to r):
Dave Blackburn (DCC), Brian Stock (AFC Bournemouth) and Michael Hughes, Technical Director of Solvwaste at the launch of the used lamp recycling service at the Christchurch Household Recycling Centre.

The Scheme  

The system has been operational for nearly 18 months and the collection rates have exceeded all expectations as originally envisaged by DCC. The process takes the original un-broken lamp, which separates the lamp into original components. ALL the components are re-used.

Collections takes place at regular intervals, which is done by exchanging with an empty container.

For more information on the lamp recycling process click here