Mercury Lamp Recycling Information for Canadians
Key Contacts
Canadian Governments or Associations
Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment, Secretariat, 204-948-2090
Environment Canada, 1-800-668-6767
Health Canada, 1-866-225-0709
British Columbia
Ministry of Environment, 604-660-2421
Product Care Association, 604-592-2972
Alberta
Ministry of Environment, 780-427-2700
Manitoba
Department of Conservation, 1-800-282-8069, ext. 8443 (toll-free)
Saskatchewan
Ministry of Environment, 1-800-567-4224 (toll-free in Saskatchewan)
Ontario
Ministry of the Environment, 1-800-565-4923 (toll-free)
Waste Diversion Ontario (see MHSW program plans), 416-226-5113
Quebec
Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks, 1-800-561-1616 (toll-free)
New Brunswick
Department of Environment, 506-453-2690
Nova Scotia
Department of Environment, 902-424-3600
Prince Edward Island
Department of Environment, Energy and Forestry, 902-368-5000
Island Waste Management Corporation, 1-888-280-8111 (toll-free)
Newfoundland and Labrador
Department of Environment and Conservation, 1-800-563-6181 (toll-free)
Multi-Material Stewardship Board, 1-800-901-6672 (toll-free)
(The MMSB manages residential mercury-containing lamps as “household hazardous waste.”)
Yukon
Department of Environment, 1-800-661-0408, local 5652 (toll-free in the Yukon)
Northwest Territories
Department of Environment and Natural Resources, 867-920-8044
Nunavut
Department of Environment, 867-975-7700
Industry Association
Electrical Equipment Manufacturers Association of Canada (EEMAC)
(part of Electro-Federation Canada)
180 Attwell Drive, Suite 300
Toronto, Ontario M9W 6A9
Phone: 905-602-8877, Fax: 905-602-5686
Lamp Collection Programs
Take Back the Light
A Program of The Recycling Council of Ontario
215 Spadina Avenue, Suite 225
Toronto, Ontario M5T 2C7
Phone: 416-657-2797
RecycFluo
Care of Fédération Québécoise des Municipalités
2954 Laurier Boulevard, Suite 560
Québec City, Quebec G1V 4T2
E-mail: info@recycfluo.ca
Lamp Recyclers
Aevitas Inc.
75 Wanless Court
Ayr, Ontario N0B 1EO
Phone: 519-740-1333, Toll-free: 1-800-324-8997
K-Light Recycling
1665 St. John Street
Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 1R6
Phone: 306-359-3059
E-mail: klightrecycling@sasktel.net
Nu-Life Industries
1 – 3347 262nd Street
Aldergrove, British Columbia V4W 3V9
Phone: 604-857-5588, Toll-free: 1-800-247-6724
E-mail: info@nulife-ind.com
ProEco Corporation
7722 9th Street
Edmonton, Alberta T6P 1L6
Phone: 780-440-1825, Toll-free: 1-800-661-5792
RLF Canada
40 Acier Road
Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec J0P 1B0
Toll-free: 1-800-567-8027
E-mail: rlfrecyc@rncler.qc.ca
Teck Resources Limited
Trail Operations, P.O. Box 1000
25 Aldridge Avenue
Trail, British Columbia V1R 4L8
Phone: 250-364-4157
Mercury Lamp Recycling Contacts in the United States
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Waste Characterization Branch
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (Mail Code 5304P)
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest
Washington, DC 20460
Association of Lighting and Mercury Recyclers (ALMR)
4139 Rhine Court
Napa, California 94558
Phone: 707-927-3844, Fax: 707-927-3936
E-mail: mail@almr.org
National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)
1300 North 17th Street, Suite 1752
Rosslyn, Virginia 22209
Phone: 703-841-3200, Fax: 703-841-5900
E-mail: lamprecycle@nema.org
Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association (NEWMOA)
129 Portland Street, Suite 602
Boston, MA 02114-2014
Phone: 617-367-8558
Product Stewardship Institute
29 Stanhope Street
Boston, MA 02116
Phone: 617-236-4855, Fax: 617-236-4766