When we think about the various waste to be disposed of, there are some details to know, to behave in the best possible way and not make mistakes. And if it is neon, we are sure that we are dealing with fairly common waste, since neon lighting sources are often installed in homes, offices, and rooms of various kinds, as well as normal bulbs.
But what are neon?
Neon is first and foremost a chemical element. A noble, almost inert gas that has a luminous incandescence tending to red inside a discharge tube or in lamps (called “neon lamps”).
It is, of all the gases, the one that has the most intense discharge. Furthermore, these lamps are increasingly used both by private individuals and, above all, in the public and industrial sectors, since, compared to normal bulbs, their energy consumption is lower.
In fact, neon lamps are very common in offices, shopping malls, hospitals, companies.
Neon bulbs and lamps are to all intents and purposes hazardous waste, as they contain highly polluting substances. For example, they contain obvious amounts of mercury, which as we all know is a highly toxic metal both for humans and for the land, air, and seas.
Going into more detail, we know that the mercury content varies depending on the type of lamp from 3 to 50 mg.
Obviously, those who disperse neon lamps in the environment are configured as a real environmental criminal, since this can be very dangerous for our health.
As hazardous waste, the right management of used neon lamps is essential, so let’s see how to do it. There are regulations on the subject to be respected.
We are talking, also for neon lamps and bulbs, about the disposal of the well-known WEEE, i.e. Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment. And for many years now, it has been enshrined in law that the disposal of WEEE is the responsibility of the producers of the same, who must deliver this waste to the storage centers within the year, so that it can be directed for proper disposal. Proper recycling of neon lights by companies will therefore allow plastic, metals, fluorescent powders and above all glass to be extracted from these bulbs.
As with all special waste, for companies that want to dispose of neon lights, Eurocorporation offers an optimized collection with customized solutions, proposed after careful verification by technicians.
