Universal Recycling Technologies (URT) is the world's leading supplier of lamp recycling systems.

• Exclusive ergonomically designed, self-contained, computer controlled systems.
• Quality and durability ensure maximum throughput efficiency and safety.
• The Model LSS1 is capable of processing straight, circular, and U-shaped fluorescent, H.I.D., high pressure sodium, metal halide, bulbs and lamps.
• Entire systems are under negative pressure to collect all fugitive emissions produced during processing.
• Lower capital investment than other systems claiming similar specifications.
• Equipped with vacuum cleaning system to pick up broken lamp debris. All material vacuumed is automatically recycled with normal product flow.

Equipment

Universal Recycling Technologies, LLC (URT) has an extraordinary history of servicing the equipment we sell. Our experienced technical staff will ensure the proper installation and start-up of your new Model LSS1.

Our quality service professionals know our products thoroughly and can provide answers to any inquiry you may have. You can count on URT's responsiveness to your needs from complete training in the operation of your lamp recycling system to ongoing support. As the manufacturer we carry all necessary replacement parts and upgrades to guarantee years of trouble-free operation of your Model LSS1 equipment.

About Us

Universal Recycling Technologies, LLC (URT) is the world's leading manufacturer and supplier of lamp recycling systems. The development of the Model LSS1 marks the beginning of a new era of efficiency in the lamp processing industry. With more than five times the filtration capacity of our previous models, URT can process over 4,000 lamps per hour with virtually no fugitive emissions.

Lamps containing mercury enter the system on a power feed belt through a negative pressure air chamber. Mercury vapors and airborne calcium phosphate powder resulting from lamp implosion are trapped and collected in the multistage filtration system. The glass and metal components are separated by a mechanical process and then placed into their respective bins.

What our customers are saying

"After an in-depth review of the world-wide market for lamp recycling systems, Enlightened Lamp Recycling purchased a Model 2000B from Universal Recycling Technologies. Not only did it live up to my expectations, the system was custom designed to meet my specific needs. I continue to be a satisfied customer of URT, and would recommend this equipment to anyone who is serious about proper recycling of fluorescent lamps."

Doug Jobling
Managing Director, Enlightened Lamp Recycling

Under State and Federal hazardous waste regulations, businesses can no longer dispose of spent fluorescent lights and other lights containing mercury (LCM's) as unregulated municipal refuse because of their hazardous mercury content.

In the United States approximately 650 million fluorescent lights are replaced annually, resulting in more than 28,000 pounds of mercury entering our environment. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), spent fluorescent lamps are the second largest source of mercury in municipal refuse and one of the easiest to eliminate.

Before these regulations, lamps were disposed of in our landfills and municipal incinerators, ultimately contaminating our environment.

As part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) commitment to reinvent environmental regulations, the agency recently issued the "Universal Waste Rule." This rule is designed to reduce the amount of hazardous waste items in the municipal solid waste (MSW) stream, encourage recycling and proper disposal of certain common hazardous wastes, and reduce the regulatory burden on businesses that generate these wastes. By reducing administrative requirements, this rule is expected to save companies more than $70 million per year in compliance costs and reduce the amount of time spent on paperwork requirements by over 500,000 hours per year. Administrative reductions also would help encourage collection and recycling programs, thereby reducing the amount of these common hazardous items that are thrown into the trash by households and small businesses.

Removing these materials from municipal landfills and incinerators will prevent a potential threat to public health and the environment. This rule was promulgated by EPA as an amendment to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) regulations. States that are authorized to implement the RCRA program are strongly encouraged to adopt this rule.

To read in full the Universal Waste Rule go to http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-WASTE/1999/July/Day-06/f16930.htm. To access the National Electrical Manufacturers Association website including additional information on the requirements of individual states go to http://www.lamprecycle.org.