A Project for Recovering
Mercury from Fluorescent Tubes from Schools in the
Grand Erie District School Board
Prepared by: The Recycling Council of Ontario (RCO)
October 2005
with funding support from:
The Mercury Recovery Board
This report was prepared by the Recycling Council of Ontario (RCO)
RCO
51 Wolseley St, 2nd Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5W 1B2
(416) 657-2797
www.rco.on.ca
Project Acknowledgements
This pilot project was funded by the Mercury Recovery Board and managed by
the Recycling Council of Ontario (RCO). Project implementation was a result of
the partnership between the RCO, the Grand Erie District School Division
(GEDSB) and Florescent Lamp Recyclers (FLR).
Contributers to the project
Jo-Anne St. Godard, Executive Director, Recycling Council of Ontario
Sarah Mills & Tammy Chung, Project Coordinators, Recycling Council of Ontario
Joe Saldarelli, Manager of Facility Services, Grand Erie District School Board
Tom Oldham & Randy Smith, Custodial Team Leaders, Grand Erie District School
Board
Tom Maxwell & Dan Power, Florescent Lamp Recyclers
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Project Background & Objectives
Targeting Mercury
Mercury is a persistent, toxic substance widely recognized as a threat to the
environment and human health. Once airborne, mercury compounds can be carried
hundreds of kilometers. Inhaling mercury vapours or ingesting mercury can cause
serious injury or death. High levels of exposure may cause birth defects, permanent
brain or kidney damage and death. 1 Despite mercury's toxicity and the availability of
alternatives for almost all uses, 100 tonnes of mercury is used deliberately each year in
Canada, in thousands of products such as fluorescent lamps, thermostats, fever
thermometers and button batteries, as well as a variety of industrial applications.
In November 2004, the Recycling Council of Ontario (RCO) submitted a project
proposal to the Mercury Recovery Fund, targeting the recovery of mercury from
fluorescent lighting tubes. The project, which targeted schools, within the Grand Erie
District School Board (GEDSB), was approved and an official Terms of Reference was
drafted (see Appendix A). The primary objective of the project was to pilot a program,
over a period of 3 months, that would track, collect and recycle sufficient number of
fluorescent tubes to successfully divert 2200 mgs of mercury that may otherwise be
destined for landfill. The overall objective of the pilot
FAST FACTS!
project was to establish, through experience, an
operating system to collect and recycle fluorescent tube  The big three fluorescent lamp
manufacturers in Canada are
lighting and develop recycling guidelines for the GESDB
Phillips, GE and Osram
that would be transferable to other school districts.
Sylvania.
 8-foot lamps contain
Why Fluorescent Lamp Recycling
approximately 15-25 mg. of
It is estimated that between 60-70 million spent
mercury.
fluorescent lamps are generated in Canada each year  Mercury vapor and High
and less than 10% of them are recycled2 . The most
Intensity Discharge lamps have
commonly used lamp (4 foot standard lamp) contains on
approx. 200 mg. of mercury
average, 11.6 mg of mercury3. Ensuring that these  Compact fluorescents contain
products are properly stored and recycled presents an
on average 4mgs of mercury.
important opportunity to capture the mercury they
 20 pre-1986 4-foot fluorescent
contain and divert their component materials from
lamps represent 1kg of mercury.
landfill. RCO managed and implemented the pilot in
partnership with the GEDSB. The schools in the GEDSB provided a controlled setting,
with large facilities that were in close proximity to the only fluorescent tube recycler in
Ontario, Florescent Lamp Recyclers (FLR). Working with the GEDSB also presented
1
Mercury in the Environment, A Primer, Pollution Probe, June 2003
Power, Dan, Fluorescent Lamp Recyclers, Personal Interview. January 2005.
3
National Electrical Manufactures Association. “Environmental Impact Analysis: Spent Mercury-Containing
Lamps.” January, 2000 (Fourth Edition).
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an opportunity to develop guidelines for recycling FLR tubes and an educational
resource for school boards and their operational/custodial departments.
Project Partners
The Recycling Council of Ontario – Project Proponent
Established in 1978, RCO is an environmental, non-governmental organization and
registered charity that promotes waste reduction and recycling programs in Ontario.
RCO’s mandate is to minimize society’s impact on the environment by eliminating
waste. Its mission is to inform and educate all members of society about the generation
of waste, the avoidance of waste, the more efficient use of resources, and the benefits
and/or consequences of these activities. Over the years, its mandate has evolved to
include research, policy development, advocacy, public education and demonstration
projects.
Mercury Recovery Fund – Project Funder
The Mercury Recovery Fund was set up to create and sustain mercury-product
collection, as a means of reducing toxic mercury emissions. Through a combination of
research, financing and direct project management, the organization promotes and
supports mercury-product recovery efforts.
The Grand Erie District School Board – Pilot Participant Partner
The Grand Erie District School Board (GEDSB) is a medium sized school board in the
Province of Ontario. It encompasses an area of 4,067 sq. km. in south-central Ontario
and includes the City of Brantford and the Counties of Brant, and Halidmand-Norfolk.
Major cities and towns are: Brantford, Caledonia, Cayuga, Delhi, Dunnville, Hagersville,
Paris, Port Dover, Simcoe and Waterford. The area’s population is approximately
223,000.
GEDSB is comprised of 94 schools, 69 elementary, 15 secondary and 10 closed
schools servicing approximately 30,000 students. In addition, the GEDSB maintains
five administration buildings. Total square footage managed by the GEDSB facility
department is 3.8 million.
Fluorescent Lamp Recyclers – Recycling Partner
Fluorescent Lamp Recyclers (FLR) managed all of the recycling of fluorescents lamps
received from the GEDSB during this project. The company has been recycling
fluorescent lamps since 1995. Notable clients include the Toronto District School
Board, EcoSuperior – an environmental non-government organization based in the Lake
Superior watershed areas, and various other Ontario school boards.
At the completion of this project, there are four other Canadian companies in the
fluorescent lamp recycling business, Environmental Lamp Disposal Ltd4. and Proeco
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Environmental Lamp Disposal Ltd. Retrieved from the World Wide Web 3 June 2005.
www.environmentallamp.com
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Corporation5 both located in Edmonton, Alberta. Nu Life Industries Inc.6, located in
British Columbia, and RLF7, located in Coteau Du Lac in Quebec. FLR is the largest
fluorescent lamp recycler, processing 40-50% of all lamps recycled in Canada8. In
addition, FLR is conveniently located for this project
FLR Recycling Process
FLR has its own fleet of transport vehicles to pick-up fluorescent lamps stored in
cardboard boxes or specialized collection containers which are delivered to FLR’s
recycling facility in Ayr, Ontario. Once at the recycling plant, fluorescent lamps go
through the following processes.
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Lamps move on conveyor to a negative pressure containment area.
Lamps are then broken in the negative pressure machine to allow the capture of
glass, aluminum, brass, and phosphor-mercury powder.
The broken glass is transported to Nexcycle Industries in Guelph, and then
forwarded to Owens Corning where it is turned into fiberglass products.
The metals are sent to Woznuk Brothers Metal Recycling in Cambridge for
further processing and then forwarded to a smelter.
The phosphor-mercury powder is put into a retort treatment unit where it is
heated to separate the mercury from the phosphor powder.
The mercury is collected and allowed to cool to liquid form and then sent to
Bethlehem Apparatus in Hellertown, Pennsylvania, in one tonne containers
where it is triple distilled and then sold as a product.
The phosphor powder that is comprised mainly of calcium phosphate is sent to
various outlets, depending on market conditions. At the writing of this report the
phosphor powder generated during the fluorescent lamp recycling process was
sent to Bethlehem Apparatus, through Raw Materials Corporation (RMC), a
transfer station in Port Colbourne, Ontario.
During the recycling process, each lamp is separated into its individual elements (glass,
aluminum, phosphor powder and mercury) and recycled. Over 98% of each lamp is
recycled and diverted from landfill.”9 FLR specializes in treating all mercury containing
lamp waste including fluorescent tubes, mercury vapour, metal halide, high-pressure
sodium, high intensity discharge and compact fluorescents.
A visual representation of the fluorescent lamp recycling process is available in
Appendix B. FLR also treats PCBs, and acts as a hazardous waste transfer facility
under eight Certificates of Approval (C of A’s), four of which are specific for their
fluorescent lamp recycling processes. All relevant C of A’s are still valid and active as
of April 2005. For more information on FLR’s individual C of A’s see Appendix C.
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Proeco Corporation. Retrieved from the World Wide Web 3 June 2005. www.proeco.com.
Nu-Life Industries Inc. Retrieved from the World Wide Web 3 June 2005. www.nulife-ind.com.
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Menard, Chantal, RLF. Personal Interview. 3 June 3, 2005.
8
Power, Dan, Fluorescent Lamp Recyclers. Personal Interview. January 2005.
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Fluorescent Lamp Recyclers (FLR) Technologies Inc. “We Take Recycling Further.” Ayr, Ontario. 2005.
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Regulations affecting the handling and disposal of Florescent Lamps in Ontario
While there is currently no legislation in Ontario that specifically refers to fluorescent
lamp disposal or recycling specifically, fluorescent lamps are considered a leachate
toxic hazardous waste, under Environmental Protection Act, Regulation 34710.
Generators that produce or handle more than 5kg (approximately 20 standard 4 foot
fluorescent lamps) per month for disposal are subject to this regulation.
These
generators must register with the Ontario Ministry of Environment on an annual basis as
Hazardous Waste Generators11. Generators who are producing or handling less than
5kg of mercury per month are considered “small quantity generators” and are not
subject to regulation.
Current Disposal Practices at GEDSB
All custodial products, including fluorescent tubes are supplied on a five-year contract
by Dominion Supplies, a single source supplier for custodial products. The school
board spends approximately $25,000.00 annually on fluorescent lamp purchases, and
disposes of about 10,000 fluorescent tubes each year12. New tubes are delivered one
to three times per year to each school on an as needed basis. Each tube has a life of
about 5 years.
Currently, GEDSB uses a Random Replacement Method (RRM) for replacing and
disposing of spent fluorescent tubes. A case (or cases) of lamps are delivered to each
school, usually ordered by the school’s custodian when needed. Custodial staff
regularly surveys facilities for spent fluorescent lamps and replaces them as they expire.
Spent lamps are stored in an empty fluorescent lamp box, when full; the boxes are
disposed though the regular disposal methods, that is, tubes are placed in a dumpster
along with the regular garbage. In the case of GEDSB, dumpsters are emptied by either
Abco/Kingswood, which services the schools in the County of Brant, or Norfolk
Disposal, servicing the schools in the Counties of Haldimand and Norfolk. Waste
picked up by Abco/Kingswood goes to the City of Brantford municipal landfill, while
Norfolk Disposal takes the waste collected from GEDSB to the Ridge Landfill Site in
Blenham, Ontario in south-central Chatham-Kent.
This type of disposal method is permissible as each school disposes of fewer than 20
fluorescent lamps (or 5 kgs of mercury per month). Under the current regulation,
GEDSB is defined as a small generator and is exempt from Regulation 347, meaning
they are not required to manifest or register the waste with the provincial government.
The Pilot Study
The pilot study to collect and recycle fluorescent lamps from the GEDSB, was designed
10
Okuhara, Dick. Ontario Ministry of Environment. Personal Interview. 3 June 2005.
Ontario Ministry of Environment. Environmental Protection Act - R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 347. 3 June 2005.
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Saleralli, Joe, Grand Erie District School Board. Personal Interview. 8 February 2005.
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to quantify the amounts of mercury containing fluorescent lamps available for proper
recycling and to facilitate diversion of these materials by coordinating efforts at each of
the schools within the division and FLR.
Objectives
The primary objective of this project were to;
 Identify through a controlled environment, opportunities to collect fluorescent
lamps form the GEDSB otherwise destined for landfills in Brantford and
Chatham-Kent,
 Recover a minimum of 2200mg of the available mercury and ensure proper
recycling of all lamp components.
 Quantify the of the amount of mercury, which could be captured through the
recycling of end-of-life lamps
 Create a guidance document, focused at school board trustees, operational and
custodial staff, which provided information about the harmful affects of mercury,
identifies the mercury containing products in schools and the proper storage and
recycling options currently available. This document was to be designed to
ensure transference to other schools and ICI establishments.
GEDSB’s Responsibilities
The GEDSB was responsible for collection and storage of the spent fluorescent lamps
at each participating school site until the scheduled collection date. GEDSB was to
communicate diversion activities to the RCO.
GEDSB contributed the following information to the RCO
 List of all schools in the GEDSB and their associated custodian(s)
 Contact information for equipment supplier(s).
 Number of florescent tubes being diverted per school to the pilot project
 Estimate of the number of spent lamps generated each year by the GEDSB
FLR’s Responsibilities
As an experienced fluorescent lamp recycler, FLR was responsible for
 Providing advice and information on fluorescent lamp usage,
 Providing insight into the design of the collection program
 Providing costing information, prior to the start of the fluorescent lamp
collection process.
 Coordinating the actual collection of spent fluorescent lamps from each
school
 Ensuring each lamp was recycled in an environmentally sound manner.
RCO’s Responsibilities
As the lead proponent of the study, RCO was responsible for the following tasks:
 Ensuring project “buy-in” and participation from all project partners
 Facilitating communications between project partners
 Ensure lamps were stored and properly recycled
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Track and record all data
Writing the final pilot project report
Developing guidelines for proper diversion of fluorescent lamps from schools and
other ICI facilities
Researching, designing and developing an educational resource directed toward
school boards, operational and custodial staff which provides details on mercury,
the importance of its diversion from landfill, and guidelines on implementing a
diversion program.
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Estimated Mercury Capture Rate for 3 Month Study Period
In order to quantify generation and diversion numbers, the proponent utilized the
following equation provided by FLR.
Calculating the number of fluorescent tubes in use at GEDSB
3.8 million sq ft / (1 light fixture for every 50 sq ft) = 76,000 light fixtures.
Classrooms typically have fixtures with two lamps13; therefore the total number of
lamps at in use at GEDSB is 152,000.
The industry standard for the replacement of fluorescent lamps is three years14.
However, the GEDSB typically has received, on average, 5 years of life from their
lamps, therefore generating about 10,000 spent lamps per year (approximately 80%
fewer spent fluorescent lamps than the industry standard). It is understood that the
number of spent lamps replaced per year may fluctuate pending on whether GEDSB
undergoes re-lamping projects15 in addition to their regular maintenance.
Based on a 1999 survey by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA),
“The average four-foot fluorescent lamp contains about 11.6 milligrams (mg) of mercury
This number has been steadily declining as lamp manufacturer’s work to reduce
mercury content to the minimum amount technically feasible without reducing lamp life.
The average four-foot lamp today contains over 75% less mercury than the same lamp
would have contained in 1985,16 when lamps contained about 48.2 mg of mercury.
Table 1 shows the number of fluorescent lamps likely in use at GEDSB facilities, and
the estimated quantity of mercury generated in one year and in 10 years in comparison
with the replacement rate of lamps in the average office building.
Note this information does not include re-lamping retrofit projects that may occur during
that 10-year period..
Table 1: Fluorescent Lamps in use at GEDSB
Facility
Industry
Standard
GEDSB
Facility
Sqft
3.8 million
Light
Fixtures
76,000
# of lamps
in use
152,000
Lamp life
(yrs)
2-3
# of spent
lamps/yr
50,000
3.8 million
76,000
152,000
5
9200
Quantity of
Hg/yr
58,000g100,000g
10,672g18,400g
Quantity of
Hg in 10yrs
580,000g1,000,000g
106,720g184,000g
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Maxwell, Tom, Joe Saldarelli. Personal Interview. 31 January 2005.
Maxwell, Tom. Personal Interview. 31 January 2005.
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A re-lamping project refers to a lighting retrofit project where all the fluorescents lamps (spent or unspent) are
removed and disposed of to allow for the installation of new lighting fixtures and new fluorescent lamps.
16
National Electrical Manufacturers Association. “Fluorescent Lamps and the Environment: Mercury Use,
Environmental Benefits, Disposal Requirements.” Rosslyn, Virgina. January 2001.
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For the last several years, and up until November 2004, the GEDSB purchased
primarily Phillips brand fluorescent lighting of the following types for their facilities:
 Compact Fluorescent Lamps
 3’ Fluorescent Lamps
 4’ Fluorescent Lamps
At present it is not possible to generate an exact quantity of mercury contained in each
of the above listed lamps. Mercury levels vary pending on the following; the
manufacturer producing the lamp, the location or facility it was manufacturer and the
age of the lamp or timeframe it was manufactured (older lamps tend to contain more
mercury than those manufactured more recently).
Table 2 provides details on how many lamps were purchased at the GEDSB in 2004
and extrapolates what that means in terms of mercury usage.
Table 2: 2004 Fluorescent Lamp Purchased at GEDSB
Lighting Type
Hg/lamp (mg) Lamps/yr
Compact Fluorescent
417
1285
18
3’ & 4' Fluorescent Lamps
11.6
7848
TOTAL
9133
Total Hg
5140
91,036
96,176
Assuming that the GEDSB purchased lamps to replace spent lamps, we can use the
information in Table 2 to estimate how much mercury was landfilled from the school
board last year and therefore determine how many fluorescents lamps can be diverted
for this pilot project. In addition, the GEDSB has been working with Ameresco (formerly
Duke Solutions) since November 2004, to retrofit the fluorescent lamping of 15% of their
schools. Once the re-lamping is complete, most lamps in the retrofitted schools will not
need to be replaced for about 5 years (the standard life of a fluorescent tube at the
GEDSB). Ten schools remain to be retrofitted between March and May 2005.
In a three month period, using the “random replacement method” coupled with the
scheduled retrofits, it was expected this pilot project could divert as much as 70,000 mg
of mercury from spent fluorescents from landfill disposal. Table 3 below details that
estimate.
Table 3: Quantity of Mercury to be Diverted During Pilot Project
Spent Lamp Generation
Lamps
Hg
3 Month Random Replacement 2283
26,482 mg
Re-Lamping Retrofit
3823
44,347mg
Estimated Total Mercury
70,829 mg
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National Electrical Manufactures Association, www.lamprecycle.org. “Fact Sheet: Mercury in Compact
Fluorescent Lamps (CFL).” 2000-2003
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National Electrical Manufactures Association. “Environmental Impact Analysis: Spent Mercury-Containing
Lamps.” January, 2000 (Fourth Edition).
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Transportation and Recycling Costs
FLR provided RCO with their estimated transportation and recycling costs based on the
projected recovery numbers.
These costs were expected to vary pending on the
number of tubes collected and the distance of each school. Cost estimates for
transportation and recycling were as such:
Recycling
94 participating schools recycling 30 four-foot tubes each at a cost of 12 cents per foot =
$1353.60
Transportation
$85.00 per school x 94 schools = $7990.00
Total costs for recycling and collection is estimated at $9343.60
Retrofitting
While participating in the florescent lamp diversion pilot with RCO, GEDSB was also
collaborating with Ameresco, to retrofit selected schools. The timing of this retrofit was
expected to have a positive impact on the pilot program, in that more tubes were made
available for overall recovery.
Ameresco is a ‘first tier’ contractor that is coordinating all tasks related to the re-lamping
retrofit including creating the retrofit plan, to hiring sub-contractors to dispose of the
redundant materials. The company has worked on the retrofit of many schools
including Thames Valley District School Board, Upper Grand District School Board,
Kawartha Pine Reidge District School Board, Greater Essex County District School
Board and Hamilton Wentworth District School Board. Ameresco has also designed an
energy conservation program called EarthCARE, an environmental education
partnership that is intended to involve all key stakeholders in the customization,
implementation and celebration of energy savings and environmental stewardship at
school and in the community. Ameresco also has an ongoing partnership with
Fluorescent Lamp Recyclers (FLR).
Fluorescent Lamp Collection Process
Preparation
In February 2005, RCO’s Project Coordinator met with Joe Saldarelli, the Manager of
Facility Services at GEDSB, and Randy Smith and Tom Oldham, Custodial Team
Leaders for the GEDSB, to learn more about the custodial operations of the GEDSB.
The objective of the meeting was to estimate the quantity of spent fluorescent lamps
available for study and to gain an understanding of the logistics required to ensure
effective recovery.
RCO gathered all information provided by the GEDSB staff and created a spreadsheet
which detailed the names of the schools participating, custodial leaders at each of the
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schools and details of the scheduled retrofits. The table was then forwarded to Tom
Maxwell of FLR for input on the logistics and timing of the collection and recycling
portion of the program. The completed spreadsheet is available in Appendix E. The
table shows:
 Which schools in the GEDSB would be included in this project;
 The estimated number of lamps to be collected from each school;
 The estimated amount of mercury that can be diverted through this project;
 The transportation costs for picking up the lamps at the participating schools;
 The recycling costs for recycling the lamps from each of the participating schools;
 Each schools street address;
 Custodial contact for each school; and,
 Tentative fluorescent lamp collection dates.
List
List of schools with the GEDSB
List of fluorescent lamp purchases for
2004
List of GEDSB custodians and the schools
they support
The 2004-2005 GEDSB contact directory
GEDSB Light Replacement Plan list
Provider
Tom Oldham, GEDSB
Shannon Buzek, Domclean/Dominion
Equipment
Sharon Stamper, GEDSB
Sharon Stamper, GEDSB
Wayne Heeg, Ameresco
Collection Schedule
Based on the information received from the various sources (GEDSB, Ameresco,
Dominion Equipment and FLR), a logistics outline for collection of fluorescent lamps
from GEDSB was prepared (shown in Appendix F). It was determined that the
collection of fluorescent lamps from the GEDSB should occur in three phases. The first
two phases, planned for March and April, would be based on the lighting retrofit
currently in progress. Phase 3 would focus on those schools not planned for the relamp retrofit.
Collection Results
Despite attempts at including all spent lamps resulting from the retrofitting activities into
the lamp recovery pilot program in Phase 1, only two of the four schools actually
diverted their spent lamps for proper recycling through FLR.
In the original information from Ameresco estimated the retrofits in the first 4 schools,
would yield 1800 fluorescent lamps for recycling, resulting in 20,880 mg of mercury
diverted. Unfortunately, the actual amount collected was significantly less, at 390 lamps
or 4524 mg of mercury.
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The final collection phases (2 and 3) were completed in June 2005 and August 2005
respectively. Spent lamps were collected through random replacements in 21 schools
in the City of Brantford area results in the recovery of 568 lamps and the capture of
11,360 mg of mercury.
The total number of lamps diverted to proper recycling at the end of the 3 month pilot
project was 958, for a total diversion quantity of 15,884 mg of mercury.
Recovery following the 3 month pilot time frame
In October of 2005, GEDSB contacted RCO and FLR reporting another 5000 lamps in
storage that had resulted from the scheduled retrofits during the project pilot. RCO has
added these tubes to the project diversion rate, increasing the total number of lamps
recovered 5 times to 5958 and 69,112.80 mg of mercury.
Table 4 details the total amounts of lamps and mercury recovered and diverted during
each phase of the pilot project.
Table 4: Fluorescent Lamp Recycling & Mercury Capture
Collection Phase
Lamps
Mercury
Phase 1
390
4524 mg
Phase 2 & 3
568
11,360 mg
Late pickup (Oct. 05)
5000
58,000 mg
Total
5958
69,112 mg
Collection Date
March 31, 2005
August, 2005
October 2005
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Summary of the Project
The florescent lamp recovery pilot project at the Grand Erie District School Board
provided valuable information and insight into current trends, challenges and
opportunities to divert spent fluorescent lamps and the mercury they contain, from
landfill.
Effective diversion was dependent on the project partner’s ability to continually
communicate and adhere to project objectives. Core to the success of the recovery of
the materials was clear direction and follow-through with the custodial staff of each the
schools. Clear and consistent instructions, regarding proper sorting, storage and final
destination of the lamps was key to maximizing recovery rates.
The addition of a retrofit within the school division during the pilot, had both negative
and positive affects on recovery. The exercise of retrofitting the lamping systems of
entire buildings, provided increased opportunity to capture more materials. However,
since Ameresco’s objectives were different from that of RCO’s, much of the waste
materials created through the retrofits was not recovered for proper disposal. It is
anticipated that in order to maximize the collection and recycling resulting through
scheduled retrofits, a partnership with the company managing the retrofit must be
established early in the developments of any recovery program.
The projects’ ability to recover the total targeted amount of mercury within the very first
phase of the pilot, is a clear indication of the opportunity that exists in schools, and other
IC&I facilities. Unfortunately, as the existing regulation does not compel facility
managers to divert fluorescent lamp wastes, participation will be based on a voluntary
basis.
Key to diverting florescent lamp wastes is the willingness and ability for on-site
managers and facility staff, to coordinate the storage of lamps until quantities are
sufficient to justify the costs of transportation and recycling.
This pilot has proven that with very little effort, significant amounts of fluorescent lamps
can be diverted, preventing mercury from entering landfill.
The results and the resources developed within the purview of this pilot project will be
shared with other school divisions to support the growth and expansion of florescent
lamp recovery program in schools throughout the province. A template will be used to
roll-out similar programs to other members within the IC&I sector.
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APPENDIX A
TERMS OF REFERENCE
A PROJECT FOR RECOVERING
MERCURY FROM FLUORESCENT TUBES FROM
SCHOOLS IN THE
GRAND ERIE DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD
Recycling Council of Ontario
51 Wolseley Street, 2nd floor
Toronto, ON M5T 1A4
416-657-2797
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PROJECT DELIVERABLES
The project outlined in this proposal will aim to deliver the following:
1. Recovery of 2200 mgs of mercury from fluorescent tube lighting, from 94 sites over a 3month implementation period, equivalent to 206.8 grams (nearly 1 lb).
2. The development of operating systems and guidelines to enable a widespread, selfsufficient implementation of the project in the long-term. These systems would be
implemented at either the Grand Erie District School Board or at the individual school level
and allow all Ontario schools to recover mercury through proper disposal of fluorescent tube
lighting.
3. The research, design and development of an educational resource directed toward school
students, teachers and school boards, providing information on mercury and the importance
of its recovery.
BACKGROUND
The Grand Erie District School Board is a medium sized school board in the province of Ontario.
It encompasses an area of 4,067 sq. km. in south--central Ontario and encompasses the City of
Brantford and the Counties of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk. Major cities and towns are: Brantford,
Caledonia, Cayuga, Delhi, Dunnville, Hagersville, Paris, Port Dover, Simcoe and Waterford. The
area's population is approximately 223,000.
Each school within this GEDSB has classrooms, offices, storerooms, cafeterias and common areas
that utilize fluorescent tube lighting. The nature of fluorescent lighting means it contains mercury.
Each tube contains between 3 - 6 mgs of the element. With an average of between 300 and 700
fluorescent tubes in use at each school every day, there is the potential to recover approximately
(on average) 2200 mgs of mercury at each site.
Fluorescent tube lighting is slightly more expensive to purchase than regular incandescent lighting
but saves money in the long term through energy efficiency and length of life. Fluorescents use 60
to 80 per cent less energy than regular incandescent lights and last 10 to 15 times longer. They are
though, the only consumer product sold in Canada containing mercury for which there are no costeffective alternatives. The hazards on human health and the environment are minimal when the
lamps are in use, but at the point of disposal through landfilling, incineration and sewage, this toxic
element can enter the environment negatively affecting the natural world and human health.
Recycling fluorescent tubes offers an environmentally friendly and safe option for their disposal.
Tubes are separated into individual components making them eligible for recycling. The toxic
elements, such as mercury, are recovered and recycled, eliminating any liability of contamination.
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ABOUT THE RECYCLING COUNCIL OF ONTARIO
The Recycling Council of Ontario (RCO) is a multi-stakeholder with established links to the
community. A membership based not-for-profit organization, its aim is to engage local
communities and affect change. Since its inception in 1978, RCO has actively assisted
municipalities, corporations, other organizations and individuals in reducing their waste. In
2001, RCO took a provincial program to the national level and launched Waste Reduction Week
in Canada. This is one of the organization’s high profile outreach events and attracts attention
from government, industry and the public throughout the year.
RCO Mission Statement The Recycling Council of Ontario believes that society must minimize
its impact on the environment by eliminating waste. We will carry this out by informing and
educating all members of society about the generation of waste, the avoidance of waste, the
more efficient use of resources and the benefits and/or consequences of these activities.
The Recycling Council of Ontario’s guiding principles are:
Full Cost Accounting – Goods and services should be priced to include their true
environmental costs from all phases of production, transportation, distribution, use, reuse,
recycling, composting and disposal.
Shared Responsibility – The responsibility for minimizing environmental and economic
impacts must be shared by all parties that benefit from and/or impact on the production,
distribution, use, and/or disposal of products and packaging or delivery of services.
Regulatory and Legislative Initiatives – Governments should intervene using regulatory
and/or legislative mechanisms where voluntary initiatives are not in place or fail to adequately
protect the environment.
Non-Regulatory Initiatives – Non-regulatory environmental protection and remediation
initiatives implemented on a voluntary basis should have mechanisms to monitor performance
and there should be consequences for non-participants and/or failure to meet standards.
Level Playing Field – Government(s) should support environmental initiatives that ensure
equitable participation using incentives, disincentives or, if necessary, regulations.
Economic Instruments – Financial incentives/economic instruments should be used to
encourage the development and implementation of environmentally sound initiatives.
Harmonization – Federal/provincial/municipal environmental policies and programs should be
harmonized where possible and practical and should meet or exceed the highest environmental
protection standards currently in use.
Accountability – Participants in both voluntary and regulatory environmental programs and
practices should be monitored and held accountable for meeting goals, targets or standards.
Monitoring data and analyses should be publicly available.
Communication and Education – Stakeholders should be adequately informed and educated
as to their respective roles and responsibilities in environmental programs and the results of
their participation in these programs.
Public Participation – All stakeholders should have the opportunity to participate in the
development of environmental policies and in the monitoring of environmental programs.
Adequate resources should be made available to ensure such participation.
Operational Efficiency – Environmental initiatives should promote the highest levels of
efficiency and effectiveness through using ‘Best Available Technology’ and benchmarking.
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PROJECT OBJECTIVES
The primary objective of this project is to identify through a controlled environment, opportunities
to collect fluorescent tubes otherwise destined for landfill, recover the available mercury and
ensure proper recycling of all components. This will involve a detailed analysis of the amount of
mercury, which is captured through the recycling of end-of-life tubes, allowing an assessment of
the environmental benefits and successes of the project.
A secondary objective of the project will be to provide the 32,000 students of the GEDSB with
an educational resource providing information on mercury and the importance of its proper
recovery, as well as the importance of proper storage, transportation and recycling of
fluorescent tubes, and other mercury containing products. This resource could take the form of
a poster or a simple activity sheet, which could be utilized by teachers and taken into the homes
of each student. The students could be involved in the research and the design of the resource,
through a poster competition and providing their insight into the positive aspects of recovering
mercury from their lighting.
PROJECT SCOPE
The Recycling Council of Ontario (RCO) proposes to work with administrators and management
of the GEDSB and Fluorescent Lamp Recyclers Inc (FLR) assuming the following tasks:
1. A pilot project will be undertaken documenting the present purchasing agreements,
current uses, infrastructure and disposal rates for fluorescent tubes within all GEDSB
buildings and amenities to include:
 Interviews with GEDSB purchasing staff
 Interviews with GEDSB building maintenance / janitorial management
 Interviews with existing waste contractors and or municipal service providers
2. A review of other programs will identify efforts to recover mercury from fluorescent tubes.
This will include:
 Consultation with FLR
 Interviews with EcoSuperior Programs in Thunder Bay
 Internet search and literature review
3. An estimation of the amount of mercury released into the environment by improper
disposal of fluorescent tubes from GEDSB buildings and amenities will be carried out:
 Determine an average number of tubes which are used per year through
consultation with GEDSB management and document current disposal practices
 Quantify amounts of available mercury available for recovery
 Interview experts as to the amount of mercury, which may be released through
improper disposal as well as the potential pathways for this release
 Data will be projected over a 10 year period to illustrate environmental and health
hazards should a recovery and recycling system not be implemented
4. An outline of the physical system requirements and procedures for storing and
transporting used tubes for recycling will be developed:
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Technical information will be provided by FLR as to the storage and
transportation of the fluorescent tubes; this will provide the basis of a simple
assessment questionnaire for each school
Data from this questionnaire will determine the feasibility of source separation
storage and transport of the fluorescents as well as identify time and any physical
constraints involved in the process in different sized schools
A selection of these schools will then become part of a short-term implementation
program, designed and monitored to establish guidelines for recycling of
fluorescent tubes in all schools
5. Estimation of the monetary costs and environmental implications of proper storage,
transportation and recycling of the tubes will be compared to that of improper disposal by
landfilling or incineration:
 Identify financial costs of storage, transportation and recycling vs. disposal in
consultation with GEDSB and FLR
 Consult with experts and government officials as to the environmental costs
associated with improper disposal and any legislative requirements placed on
mercury recovery and landfilling/incineration processes as these may result in
monetary fines
6. Project is implemented across GEDSB schools for a 3-month monitoring period and
results will be extrapolated.
7. An educational resource will be developed for the students and staff under trustee of the
GEDSB:
 This resource will provide the school population with an insight into common
consumer products which contain mercury and the effects their contents may
have on their environment and their health
 This information will also be applicable to student’s residences thereby
increasing the outreach of the resources to the entire school community
8. A summary of the findings, requirements, procedures and the amount of mercury
recovered and recycled through the project will be developed to provide a template for
other District School Boards to undertake a similar project.
9. The project findings and educational resources to be officially launched during Waste
Reduction Week in Canada, October 17th – 23rd, 2005. This is an established national
event spearheaded by RCO, which receives recognition from all levels of government,
industry and the community in general.
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SCHEDULE
As per the project scope, the following timeline details tasks to be completed:
Tasks
Jan
2005
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
July
Oct
2005
1 – GEDSB study
2 – Program review
3 – Mercury quantification
4 – Logistics outline
5 – Cost comparison
6 – Project implementation
7 – Resource development
8 – Summary report
9 – Launch of report
The Partners
Contact
Bob Kazopas
Organization
Ontario Power
Generation
Rob Maxwell
Florescent Light
Recycling
Joe Saldavelli Grand
Erie
District School
Board
Jo-Anne
St. Recycling
Godard
Council
of
Ontario
Title
Telephone
416.592.6438
Email
bob.kozopas@opg.com
President
1.800.324.9018
x38
519.756.6306
x161
519.750.4366 cell
416.657.2797 x 1
rob@flr.ca
Manager
of
Facilities
Executive
Director
joesaldavelli@fe.gedsb.net
Joanne@rco.on.ca
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APPENDIX B
USED FLUORESCENT LAMPS
CRUSHER
SEPARATOR
PHOSPHOR POWDER
& METALLIC
SEPARATION
BY RETORT
PHOSPHOR
POWDER
REUS
META
GLAS
RECYCLE
RECYCLE
CLEAN MERCURY
RECOVERE
MERCURY
TRIPLE
DISTILLATIO
REUS
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USED MERCURY VAPOUR LAMPS
CRUSHER
SEPARATOR
MERCURY
AMPOULES
SEPARATION
BY RETORT
GLAS
RECYCLE
METAL
GLAS
RECYCLE
RECYCLE
RECOVERED
MERCURY
TRIPLE
DISTILLATIO
CLEAN
REUSE
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Appendix C
Certificates of Approval for Fluorescent Lamp Recyclers Inc.
Certificate Description
Number
Status
Fluorescent Lamp Operations
1638-4YGL5B
1156-52WR9P
Processing of mercury waste, cleaning ballasts, and metal
w/ PCBs for recycling – will receive liquid, industrial haz
waste, solid haz waste, solid non-haz waste storing in bulk
for final disposal – 4 mobile trailer units for PCB processing
Installation of a industrial oil water storm ceptor
6602-5KNTXB
Dust collectors and fume hood
A821193
Waste management system cofa for hauling of waste
Still valid &
active
Still valid &
active
Ongoing
amend to
define waste
classes of what
can and cannot
be hauled and
still valid &
active
PCB Containment Operations
A821199
Waste management system cofa for hauling of waste) –
waste classes to be defined
821206
Waste management system for mobile unit to drain pcb
contaminated oil from transformers
Amended, waste site mobile processing facility
Waste management system mobile unit, waste disposal
site(mobile unit now stationary)
A181011
A821112
A181000
(mobile unit)
8-2258-93-957
4 mobile trailer units
Ongoing
amendments,
still valid &
active
Revoked 2003
and combined
with 1638
Revocation in
process
Revoked and
combined with
1638
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APPENDIX D
Fluorescent Lamp Recycling Literature Review
INTRODUCTION
The primary focus of the literature review was to identify existing programs targeting
fluorescent lamp recycling (FLR). These programs would be used to provide a template
to design FLR programs in Canadian schools. The secondary focus of the literature
review was to provide a general background of the legislation and governmental
initiatives of Canada, US, and European Standards.
Currently, there are few fluorescent lamp recycling programs in Canada that could
provide guidance for the development and implementation of a school level program.
The findings are summarized in this literature review.
The following sections represent the summarized findings of national standards and
local programs operating in Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New
Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut,
Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Yukon). A general review is also
included for programs in the United States (New Jersey, Massachusetts, Oregon,
Minnesota) and in Europe (London and Sweden).
1.0 CANADIAN INITIATIVES ON MERCURY REDUCTION
1.1 NATIONAL STANDARDS & REGULATIONS
Canada-Wide Standard for Mercury-containing Lamps (CWS)
Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME)
First developed in 2001, Canada-Wide Standard for Mercury-containing Lamps was
adopted by the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment through the
framework of a Harmonization Accord19. The CCME consists of federal, provincial (with
the exemption of Quebec) and territorial environment ministers.
The CWS calls for a reduction in mercury content of lamps sold in Canada. The target
reduction is 70% by 2005, from a 1990 baseline, for a total reduction of 80% by 2010.
19
The Harmonization Accord refers to the “Canada-Wide Accord on Environmental Harmonization.” The purpose
of the Accord is to provide a framework and mechanisms to achieve the vision of governments working in
partnership to achieve the highest level of environmental quality for all Canadians and to guide the development of
sub-agreements pursuant to the Accord. Canadian Council of Ministers on the Environment. Retrieved, March 2005
from the World Wide Web “A Canada-Wide Accord on Environmental Harmonization” webpage
www.ccme.ca/assets/pdf/cws_accord_env_harmonization.pdf
24
To reach this goal, participating jurisdictions were asked to commit to the assessment of
the feasibility of recycling/recovery of lamps and implement initiatives to encourage
these types of activities.20
Initial action plans were developed as the first steps towards the achievement of the
mercury CWS. In May 2001, the CWS was signed by participating jurisdictions with the
intent of developing implementation plans for their respective action plans.
Each of the following jurisdictions has submitted an implementation plan:
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Federal Government
Alberta
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Other jurisdictions participating in the CWS initial action plans include:

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British Columbia
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
Yukon
1.2 FEDERAL INITIATIVES
Following the signing of the mercury CWS, the federal government put forth in
December 2002 the following commitments to manage the mercury emissions from
fluorescent lamps.
First, the federal government would monitor industry compliance with the mercury
reduction goal outlined in the CWS.
Second, the federal government will work with industries and fluorescent lamp
manufacturer jurisdictions to reduce mercury emissions on an operational level. These
emissions will be reported under the National Pollutant Release Inventory.
Third, Environment Canada will encourage purchases for lighting of federal buildings
that prove to have mercury reduced and energy saving components. High mercury
content lamps are to be replaced with low mercury energy efficient lamps using
20
Environment Canada. Retrieved, March 2005 from the World Wide Web “Mercury and the Environment –
Mercury Management – Canada-Wide Standards” webpage www.ec.gc.ca/MERCURY/MM/EN/mmcws.cfm?SELECT=MM#mcl
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programs such as the Federal Buildings Initiative, a program of Natural Resources
Canada21.
2.0 PROVINCIAL PROGRAMS & CWS IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
2.1 ALBERTA
CWS Commitment
As part of Alberta’s implementation plan of the CWS for Mercury-containing lamps, a
“Partner’s in Recycling Program” was established on January 16, 2001. This voluntary
program is a joint initiative between Alberta Environment, Alberta Plastics Recycling
Association, the City of Calgary, Northern CARE (Coordinated Action for Recycling) and
Recycling Council of Alberta. With this action, Alberta became the first province to
introduce an initiative to recycle fluorescent bulbs and obsolete computers.22
Partners in Recycling Program
Governmental, Industrial, & NGO joint initiative
The program aimed to increase the recycling rates of obsolete computers and spent
fluorescent lamps. According to Alberta Environment, these materials contribute
approximately 1,600 tonnes of mercury and lead to Alberta landfills each year23.
Participating organizations were considered a “Partner in Recycling” and agreed to:
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Ensure that waste fluorescent tubes and end-of-life computers are safely
recycled
Implement the necessary recycling policies and procedures in their
organizations, and specify recycling practices with staff and external contractors.
Help spread the word about the importance of recycling these materials, and
encourage their peers to join the "Partners in Recycling" program.
The "Partners in Recycling" program was launched in two phases.
21
Natural Resources Canada's Office of Energy Efficiency offers the Federal Buildings Initiative (FBI) to help
federal departments and agencies reduce energy and water consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Through the
FBI, thousands of federal buildings have already been upgraded. Natural Resources Canada’s Office of Energy
Efficiency. Retrieved April 2005 from the World Wide Web. “Federal Buildings Initiative” webpage
http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/fbi/home_page.cfm?PrintView=N&Text=N.
22
Tara Matsuzaki. Retrieved, April 2005 from the World Wide Web.“Techno-Trash – Social and Environmental Costs of Creating and
” webpage www.slais.ubc.ca/courses/libr500/02-03-wt2/www/T_Matsuzaki/tt_cdn.htm.
Destroying Technology
23
Alberta Environment. Retrieved, March 2005 from the World Wide Web: “Fluorescent Bulb and Computer
Recycling” webpage www3.gov.ab.ca/env/waste/aow/flcr/
26
The first phase was initiated on February 2001 and targeted organizations from the
MUSH (Municipalities, Universities, Schools and Hospitals) sector. The goal of phase
one was to achieve a 75 per cent recycling rate by the end of 2002. Currently, the
MUSH sector produces 35% of Alberta’s discarded fluorescent tubes. 24
Phase One received significant results, however the ultimate goal was not achieved. In
2002, more than 500,000 kilograms of computer equipment from municipalities,
universities, schools and hospitals were reused or recycled translating into an
approximate recycling rate of 25 per cent. The recycling rate for fluorescent bulbs in
2002 was 23 percent, translating in to more than 350,000 feet (107,000 meters) of
fluorescent tubes recycled.
The second phase, launched in June 2002, concentrated on the IC&I (Industrial,
Commercial and Institutional) sector. The goal for this sector is to have a 75 percent
recycling rate by 2005.
The industrial, commercial and institutional (IC&I) sector
currently has 40 partners signed up for the program. Results from this program are not
yet available25.
Since the start of the program, 130 organizations have signed on as Partners in
Recycling including at least 13 schools, 8 school boards and 6 post-secondary
education facilities.
For information on the CWS in Alberta contact:
Christine DellaCosta, Waste Reduction Specialist
Alberta Environment
9820 - 106 Street
Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2J6
Phone: (780) 427-8242 Fax: (780) 422-5120
E-mail:
christine.dellacosta@gov.ab.ca
2.2 BRITISH COLUMBIA
CWS Commitment
British Columbia put forth initial action plans that included an investigation of options to
promote partnerships to develop fluorescent tube recycling opportunities within the
province. Implementation plans are not yet available to the public on the CCME
website. Currently, there are established voluntary local fluorescent recycling programs
in the educational and private sectors.
24 Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council. Retrieved from the World Wide Web. “Fluorescent Bulb Recycling,” WasteWatch, September 2000, webpage
www.saskwastereduction.ca/hazardous/fluorescent.html.
7
Alberta Environment. Retrieved, March 2005 from World Wide Web: “Canada-Wide Standard for Mercury –
Alberta Implementation Plan: Mercury Containing Lamps” webpage
www3.gov.ab.ca/env/protenf/standards/cws_participation/publications/Mercury-MercuryContainingLamps.pdf
27
Campus Sustainability Office
University of British Columbia
The Campus Sustainability Office (CSO) at UBC implemented a sustainability policy; in
199826 The policy targeted resource consumption and the generation of wastes on
campus. The CSO spearheaded the project by increasing awareness of conservation
alternatives to students, staff and faculty. In a joint effort with the CSO, UBC’s Waste
Management Department is currently recycling various recyclable materials, including
fluorescent lamps.26 CSO Sustainability Coordinators are continually promoting,
coordinating and implementing sustainability practices.
For further information, please contact Ruth Abramson at (604) 822-0473 or email:
abramson@ubc.ca.
Power Smart at Home Program (CFL Recycling Program)
BC Hydro
Since January 2005, BC Hydro has been conducting a Compact Fluorescent Lamp
(CFL) Recycling Pilot Project available to customers in the Lower Mainland and
Vancouver Island. The program runs until July 2005 in partnership with 11 retailers.
BC Hydro customers were encouraged to bring old CFLs to specified retailers for
recycling. Results from this pilot program will not be available until after July; however
BC Hydro’s intention with this project is to determine whether there is value to retailers
participating in a program such as this one
2.3 MANITOBA
CWS Commitment
Manitoba’s commitment to the CWS for Mercury-Containing Lamps involved a review of
barriers to recovery and recycling programs of lamps that contain mercury levels subject
to hazardous waste regulatory requirements. This review would be followed by an
assessment and promotion of these programs in government buildings. The use of
lamps with low mercury content as part of the government’s procurement policy would
also be promoted. 27
To that end in the summer of 2001, Manitoba released a discussion paper and
proposed regulation which would place product stewardship requirements on sellers
and manufacturers of mercury-containing lamps among a variety of product categories.
26
Smart Steps: Business Tools for Sustainability. Retrieved from the World Wide Web May 2005. “Case Study University of British Columbia” webpage http://www.gvrd.bc.ca/smartsteps/pdfs/CaseStudy-Schools.pdf
28
Though the program primarily focuses on household hazardous waste, plans must also
address service in industrial, commercial and institutional settings.27
2.4 NEW BRUNSWICK
CWS Commitment
To address its responsibilities under the CWS, New Brunswick continues to maintain
contact with lamp manufacturers to ensure that progress is made to meet the CWS. The
province will also continue to use low mercury/energy efficient fluorescent lights in
government buildings, wherever possible, and will encourage large property owners to
do the same. In addition, New Brunswick is exploring the feasibility of a recycling
program for fluorescent lights with its Solid Waste Commissions28.
New Brunswick Mercury Action Plan – Progress Report
NB Environment and Local Government Department (ELG)
In September 2004, New Brunswick Environment and Local Government Department
created the NB Mercury Action Plan - Progress Report. There is a stated objective to
identify and implement mercury source reduction programs. By 2003, the overall
amount of mercury-containing waste should be reduced where feasible from household,
commercial and industrial sources, through source reduction, segregation, and safe
waste management, including recycling. The plan also includes exploring the potential
for the recycling of fluorescent lamps. One of the targeted audiences for this initiative is
schools. As a result, the Department of Education has reported that liquid mercury is no
longer used in school science labs, and that fluorescent lights are being replaced with
low mercury/energy-efficient models. The ELG continues to check on this progress29.
2.5 NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR
CWS Commitment
According to their implementation plan, prepared in 2002, the government of
Newfoundland and Labrador intended to examine the recycling of fluorescent lamps to
determine whether recycling of mercury-containing fluorescent tubes is not cost
prohibitive, in which case the Government will encourage recycling as a means of
implementing the Canada-Wide Standards. However, if costs are prohibitive the
27
Manitoba Conservation. Retrieved from the World Wide Web April 2005. “Implementation of the CSW for
Mercury-Containing Lamps – Manitoba Implementation Plan” webpage
http://www.gov.mb.ca/conservation/cwsmb/pdf/hg-lamps.pdf.
28
Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved from the World Wide Web April 2005. “Canada-Wide Standards
(CWS) for Mercury –Implementation Plans for New Brunswick, Mercury Containing Fluorescent Lamps” webpage
http://www.gnb.ca/0009/0369/0008/MercuryContainingFluorescentLamps.pdf
29
New Brunswick Environment and Local Government Department. Retrieved from the World Wide Web April
2005. “NB Mercury Action Plan - Progress Report Under the NEG/ECP” webpage
http://www.gnb.ca/0009/0355/0009/0004-e.pdf
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implementation of the CWS will likely be through voluntary efforts to encourage building
owners to use low mercury content fluorescent tubes30.
Fluorescent Lighting Tube Crushers
Department of Environment & Conservation
Multi Material Stewardship Board (MMSB)
The Department of Environment and Conservation, with funding from the Multi Material
Stewardship Board have supplied two fluorescent lighting tube crushers to the
Department of Transportation and Works. The bulb crusher removes the mercury and
mercury-impregnated phosphorous in these tubes through a filtering process and allows
them to be destroyed in a way that does not pose any health and safety risk to
employees handling them. This initiative is expected to divert approximately 200 grams
of mercury per year from entering the environment.31
2.5 NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
CWS Commitment
According to their initial action plans, requirements would ensure proper lamp disposal
by institutional users and follow the existing Disposal Guideline for Fluorescent Lamps
and new Guideline for the Management of Waste Institutional, Commercial and
Industrial Chemicals. The government would also work with municipalities towards the
expansion of lamp collection programs for non-institutional users.
Currently there are no public or private sector programs in place.32
30
Newfoundland & Labrador Department of Environment & Conservation. Retrieved from the World Wide Web
April 2005. “Implementation Plan for Mercury in Fluorescent Lamps – Newfoundland and Labrador” webpage
www.env.gov.nl.ca/env/Env/PollPrev/impl_merc_flou_Lamp.asp
31
Department of Environment and Conservation. Retrieved from the World Wide Web April 2005. “Green
Communities Initiatives” webpage www.env.gov.nl.ca/env/Env/green%20committee/initiatives.htm.
32
Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME). Retrieved from the World Wide Web April 2005.
“Initial set of actions for the Canada-wide Standard for Mercury-Containing Lamps” webpage
http://www.ccme.ca/assets/pdf/merc_lampinitacts_e.pdf
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1.6 NOVA SCOTIA
CWS Commitment
The Government of Nova Scotia also participated in the creation of the “Initial set of
actions for the Canada-wide Standard for Mercury-Containing Lamps” but did not
become a signatory of the Canada-Wide Standards for mercury.
The government of Nova Scotia has completed an inventory estimating of the number of
tubes available for recycling on an annual basis, has provided a mechanism to divert
lamps from Nova Scotia's only municipal incinerator and according to the Initial Set of
Actions, intends to continue developing an option for recovery and proper disposal of
fluorescent lamps.33
1.7 NUNAVUT
CWS Commitment
The province’s initial action plans intended to develop guidelines for the disposal of
fluorescent lamps. These guidelines would require proper lamp disposal from
institutional users. The province would also work with municipalities in the expansion of
lamps from non-institutional users.
The status of the three actions listed below is unknown.34
2.8 ONTARIO
CWS Commitment
Achievement of the Canada-Wide Standard for fluorescents is primarily the result of
actions by the federal government through an agreement with lamp manufacturers to
further reduce the mercury content of lamps. The federal government is responsible for
collecting information on the progress of fluorescent lamp manufacturers towards
reducing the mercury content of lamps and any progress reports from the federal
government on this issue is made available on the MOE Web site. In addition, any
actions by Waste Diversion Ontario with respect to lamp recycling will be reported35.
For information on the CWS in Ontario, contact:
Shelly Bonte-Gelok, Canada-wide Standards Advisor
Technology Standards Section, Standards Development Branch
33
ibid.
ibid.
35
Ontario Ministry of Environment. Retrieved from the World Wide Web April 2005. “Canada-Wide Standards in
Ontario” webpage www.ene.gov.on.ca/envision/cws/index.htm#lamps.
34
31
Ontario Ministry of the Environment
40 St. Clair Ave. West, 7th Floor
Toronto, Ontario M4V 1M2
Tel: (416) 212-4295
Email address: shelly.bontegelok@ene.gov.on.ca
Ecosuperior Fluorescent Lamp Recycling Programs – OVERVIEW
Ecosuperior is a Thunder Bay based not-for-profit whose goal is to provide residents of
the Lake Superior basin with information and motivation for building healthy, sustainable
communities. The group pursues projects that help promote water and energy
conservation, waste reduction, pollution prevention and urban green spaces.
Ecosuperior first began to target mercury-containing products with the introduction of
their Merc-Divert Superior program. The first program was button battery recycling
program that was started in 1996. This was followed by a thermostat recycling program
in 2000, and then finally the fluorescent lamp recycling program of which they have two,
one targeting the industrial, commercial and institutional (IC&I) sectors and another
targeting homeowners called which was also started in 2000.
Fluorescent Lamp Recycling Program for Large Volume Generator’s
Participating organizations arrange to get their spent fluorescent lamps to the Central
Consolidation Point. When a there are enough lamps to fill a transport truck the spent
lamps are trucked 1300 km to Fluorescent Lamp Recycler’s Inc. (FLR) in Ayr, Ontario
for recycling. Participating companies pay for storage, recycling and transportation of
the lamps to FLR.
Participants in this program include Lakehead University, Bombardier Transportation,
Bowater, Smurfit-Stone Packaging, Abitibi-Consolidated, Norampac Packaging,
Kimberly-Clark and Marathon Pulp. The health and safety benefits of such a program
were a strong motivating factor for many companies to participate. The Zero Waste
Action Team that is comprised of industries, institutions and organizations from Thunder
Bay and Lake Superior North Shore communities, has also been active in fluorescent
lamp recycling program.
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) sponsors the homeowners program. Homeowners
can drop of fluorescent lamps that are 4ft or less free of charge at the “Homeowner
Central Consolidation Point” which is located at Ecosuperior. Ecosuperior makes all the
arrangements to get the spent lamps from this program transported with the spent
fluorescent lamps generated from the IC&I program to FLR for recycling.
For more information:
Jim Bailey
Ecosuperior
212 E. Miles St.
Thunder Bay, Ontario P7C 1J6
32
Ph: 807-624-2140 Fx: 807-622-0005
Em: mercdivertsuperior@yahoo.com
Web: www.ecosuperior.com
2.9 PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
CWS Commitment
As part of their commitment to the CWS for Mercury-containing Lamps, the Province of
Prince Edward Island actively promotes fluorescent lamp recycling programs. They will
be responsible for continuing their work with the Island Waste Management Corporation
(IWMC). Within the Waste Watch System, the IWMC plans to incorporate the recovery
of residential mercury containing lamps and other mercury containing waste. The
program currently focuses on source separation and recycling of wastes, reducing the
amount of mercury fed to the municipal solid waste incinerator.36
In order to service the industrial and institutional sectors, the province supports the
development of a privately operated collector/disposal system.
For more information contact:
Island Waste Management Corporation
110 Watts Ave.
Charlottetown, PE
C1E 2C1
Tel: 902-894-0330
Fax: 902-894-0331
Email: info@iwmc.pe.ca
2.10 QUEBEC
CWS Commitment
Quebec was not a signatory on the Canada-wide Accord on Environmental
Harmonization or the Canada-wide Standards, and therefore is not required develop an
implementation plan under the CWS.37
Since the spring of 2003, the Ministère du développement durable, de l'environnement
et des parcs (MDDEP) has been developing a provincial Mercury Action Plan with a
Québec representative on the NEG/ECP Mercury Task Force.
36
Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME). Retrieved from the World Wide Web May 2005.
“Initial set of actions for the Canada-wide Standard for Mercury-Containing Lamps” webpage
http://www.ccme.ca/assets/pdf/merc_lampinitacts_e.pdf.
37
Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment. Retrieved from the World Wide Web June 2005.
“http://www.ccme.ca/assets/pdf/hg_implplans_lamps_e.pdf.
33
The Action Plan will address mercury sources, monitoring, and remedial plans. Over
the past two years, the working agenda towards the Action plan has included three main
categories38 :



The establishment of an overall portrait of the mercury situation in Québec,
including a series of investigations on mercury uses and management within the
education and health systems, and in end-of-life vehicles and their final disposal
and recycling processes , and identifying the main sources within the province ;
The identification of a series of measure to counter mercury release and
production, including for example changes to air quality related regulations,
Extended Producer Responsibility, Procurement and equipment replacement
programs, etc. ;
Monitoring of mercury emissions and contamination in various streams;
Quebec is currently working on Extended Producer Responsibility regulations to
incorporate into their waste management strategy.
2.11 SASKATCHEWAN
CWS Commitment
As a partner in the development of the CWS for mercury, the government of
Saskatchewan did prepare a “Mercury Implementation Plan for Saskatchewan” in 2001
that does promote fluorescent lamp recycling and discusses partner with SaskPower to
develop collection and recycling initiatives.39 However, the province has had difficulty
moving beyond promotion of fluorescent lamp recycling because the infrastructure does
not exist in the province to recycle the lamps in a cost effective way.
As a result, there are currently no programs in place, legislated or voluntary, for the
recycling of lamps in Saskatchewan.40
38
Gaetan Roy. Government of Quebec, Service des matières résiduelles. Personal Communication.
Governement of Quebec. Personal Interview. June 15, 2005.
39
Saskatchewan Environment & Resource Management (SERM). Retrieved from the World Wide Web April 2005.
“Canada-Wide Standards (CWS) for Mercury Implementation Plan for Saskatchewan – Mercury Containing
Lamps” webpage www.se.gov.sk.ca/environment/protection/general/CWS%20mercury%20containing%20lamp.pdf
40
Dave Ballagh, Saskatchewan Environment, Environmental Protection Branch. Personal Interview. April 29,
2005.
34
2.12 YUKON
CWS Commitment
The Yukon Territory will assist the CCME and Environment Canada in their
development of a Canada-wide Environmental Standard for mercury-containing lamps.
The Yukon’s primary roles are to develop government purchasing policy for low-mercury
fluorescent lamps, develop policy for the recycling of fluorescent lamps in government
buildings, and to investigate partnerships for territory-wide collection of mercurycontaining lamps.36
AMERICAN MERCURY REDUCTION INITIATIVES
3.0 NATIONAL STANDARDS & REGULATIONS
3.1 United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA)
On June 12, 2002, the US EPA added Mercury-containing lamps to the federal list of
universal wastes that falls under Universal Waste Regulations41. The tough standards
and high costs associated with hazardous wastes will no longer limit the recycling
potential of these lamps. This new designation will ultimately affect implications
regarding the collection and management of these materials, with the intent to be
recycled or treated appropriately.42 Other such wastes similarly classified include
batteries, thermostats, or obsolete pesticides.
States such as Minnesota, California, Wisconsin and Florida, have gone as far as to
develop their own legislation that bans mercury-containing lamps from accumulating in
their landfills. 43
3.2 NATIONAL PROGRAMS
Lamp Recycle Outreach Program
United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA)
Association of Lighting and Mercury Recyclers (ALMR)
In 2002, the Lamp Recycle Outreach Program, funded by the US Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) and sponsored by the Association of Lighting and Mercury
Recyclers (ALMR), Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) and the
41
Hilkene International Policy, Pollution Probe. (March 31st, 2005). "Background Study on Increasing Recycling
of Obsolete Mercury Containing Lamps from Residential and Commercial Sources in Canada – Draft Final report”.
42
US Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved from the World Wide Web May 2005. “Mercury Regulations
and Standards – Universal Waste Regulations” webpage.
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/mercury/reg_stand.htm#universal
43
Prince Edward Island – Official Website. Retrieved from the World Wide Web May 2005. “Crack Down in
Mercury in Fluorescent Bulbs” webpage http://www.gov.pe.ca/fae/env/epa.php3
35
National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), released a CD-ROM to promote
the recycling of mercury-containing lamps. 44 The goal of the project was to increase
awareness regarding the toxic nature of fluorescent lamps, educate the public about
proper disposal methods that comply with federal and state universal waste laws, and
essentially to try and reduce the amount of mercury entering the environment through
an increased recycling effort.44
For more information regarding specific contents of the CD-ROM, please visit
www.almr.org or www.lamprecycle.org.
United States Naval Academy (USNA) Fluorescent Tube Recycling Initiative
USNA Environmental Division
During the first year of the USNA’s fluorescent tube recycling initiative, more than
15,000 pounds of hazardous waste was diverted from landfills with a cost-savings of
$6000 from previous hazardous waste disposal methods.45 A crush-and-sieve method
was applied to effectively separate the lamp components, allowing for the total recycling
of mercury and all other lamp parts. 45
For more information, contact George McNelly or Dave Higgens at 293-1024.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4.0 STATE PROGRAMS
4.1 NEW JERSEY
School Recycling Program
Harmony Township School
The head of maintenance at the Harmony Township School in rural New Jersey, in
cooperation with school staff and students, has developed a comprehensive recycling
program that includes paper, cardboard, newspaper, aluminum and steel cans, glass,
plastic, batteries, fluorescent tubes, telephone books, textbooks and computers.46 The
program is designed to have the students and teachers search classrooms and offices
every Friday for recyclable items, and collect material in shopping carts.46 Monthly trips
44
Association of Lighting and Mercury Recyclers (ALMR). Retrieved from the World Wide Web May 2005.
“Recycling Mercury-Containing Lamps: Alliance Formed to Promote Recycling” webpage
http://www.almr.org/cdrelease.html
45
United States Naval Academy Environment Division. Retrieved from the World Wide Web May 2005.
“Recycling Fluorescent Light Tubes and High Intensity Discharge Lamps” webpage
http://p2library.nfesc.navy.mil/P2_Opportunity_Handbook/2_II_6.html.
46
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Retrieved from the World Wide Web May 2005. “2004
Recycling Awards Recipients and Program Descriptions” webpage
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/newsrel/2004/04_0123awards.htm
36
are then made to the Warren County Recycling Center. The school also acts as a dropoff depot for various recyclables.
The main objective of this program was to educate members of the local community, by
increasing awareness of the value of recycling programs, and actively seek their
participation in such activities.
4.2 MASSACHUSETTS
Getting Mercury Out of Schools and Communities
Northeast Waste Management Officials Association (NEWMOA)
The Northeast Waste Management Officials’ Association (NEWMOA) started a program
in January 2001 called “Getting Mercury out of Schools and Communities” with funding
support from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and the
Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs. The focus of this program is
to identify and remove elemental mercury and products containing mercury from
schools and homes. To that end, NEWMOA developed the following materials:

A series of individual fact sheets for specific school staff members (e.g., facilities
manager, science chairperson, medical personnel) called “Getting Mercury Out
of Schools: Why it’s a problem. Where it is. What to do.”

An “Identification of Mercury Devices in Schools” table to help school staff
identify mercury-containing materials commonly found in schools and suggest
non-mercury alternatives. Specific tables were also created for science rooms,
medical offices, and school facilities.

A “Case Study on Mercury Elimination from Bay Path Vocational Technical High
School, Charlton, Massachusetts.” The school eliminated mercury and mercury
containing products from their facilities and passed a “mercury-free” resolution.

A list of “Eight Good Ideas for Reducing Mercury Exposure and Pollution in your
Community” was developed to assist municipal officials.

A document about conducting and publicizing a thermometer exchange called
“Nearly Everything You Need to Know About Mercury Fever Thermometer
Exchanges” was created.
In the four years this program has been operating a total of 103 Massachusetts schools
(53 high schools, 24 middle schools and 26 elementary schools) have participated.
NEWMOA has removed approximately 936 pounds of mercury. The average amount of
mercury removed per high school is approximately 9-14 pounds.
The program has also resulted in the education of hundreds of teachers, schools
administrators, nurses and students about the health and environmental hazards of
mercury and the importance of preventing future use of mercury in schools.
37
For more information:
Meg Wilcox
Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association (NEWMOA)
129 Portland St., Suite 602
Boston, Massachusetts 02114
Ph: 617-367-8558 ext. 305
Em: mwilcox@newmoa.org
Web: www.newmoa.org/prevention/mercury/schools/
4.3 OREGON
Fluorescent Tube Recycling in Healthcare Facilities
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
City of Milwaukee
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is supporting the City of
Milwaukee, Oregon, to develop a fluorescent lamp recycling program for state-wide
hospitals.47 The program will aim to recognize the limiting factors of implementing these
recycling programs in Oregon hospitals.48 Urban and rural hospitals will be given
economic incentives as encouragement for participation. Current participants are the
Legacy Health System in Portland, Asante Health System in Medford, and the Good
Sheppard Health System in Hermiston47. The program aims to divert 50,000 fluorescent
tubes from 10-15 hospitals within the first year of its inception.
4.4 MINNESOTA
Low-Mercury Lamps
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota has recently made attempted to switch to a less toxic
alternative to fluorescent lamps. Older bulbs are collected and recycled for mercury
from all campuses. The university lends its services to other institutions throughout the
state with its Chemical Safety Day program. The program was capable of recycling
95,000 fluorescent tubes in the year 2000, which amounted to nearly eight pounds of
mercury that would have otherwise ended up in landfills. 49
The following year, the university purchased more than 50,000 fluorescent lamps with
60 percent less mercury content. 49
47
Recycling Advocates. Retrieved from the World Wide Web May 2005. “DEQ Awards Grants for Portland AreaBased Recycling Projects” webpage http://www.recyclingadvocates.org/newsletter/feb2003.htm
48
Recycling Today. Retrieved from the World Wide Web May 2005. “Recycling Program Established for
Fluorescent Tubes” webpage
http://www.recyclingtoday.com/news/news.asp?ID=3511&AdKeyword=fluorescent+tubes
49
Sustainability AND U: University of Minnesota. Retrieved from the World Wide Web May 2005.
“Low-Mercury Lamps” webpage http://www.uservices.umn.edu/sustainableU/materials.html#6.
38
Further information regarding less toxic fluorescent lamps can be found at
INFORM’s Purchasing for Pollution Prevention webpage at
http://www.informinc.org/p3_00.php.
5.0 EUROPEAN MERCURY REDUCTION INITIATIVES
5.1 EUROPEAN UNION STANDARDS & REGULATIONS
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directives
On January 27,2003, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union
passed legislation on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in
electrical and electronic equipment and on prevention of waste electrical and electronic
equipment (WEEE).
Directive 2002/95/EC prevents any new electrical and electronic equipment put on the
market, from 1 July 2006, from containing lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent
chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) or polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE).
50
Directive 2002/96/EC addresses the operator responsibility in the life cycle of electrical
and electronic equipment. In order to prevent and reduce the creation/disposal of
WEEE, producers and distributors are responsible for providing mechanisms for taking
back and recycling electrical and electronic equipment. These take-back programs are
provided to consumers free of charge. 51
6.0 EUROPEAN PROGRAMS
6.1 LONDON
50
Environmental-Directorate of the European Commission. Retrieved from the World Wide Web July
2005. “Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment”webpage
http://europa.eu.int/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexapi!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=3200
2L0095&model=guichett
51
Environmental-Directorate of the European Commission. Retrieved from the World Wide
Web May 2005. “Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment” webpage.
http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/waste/weee_index.htm
39
Green Light Project
Ealin Community Transport
Waste Resource Action Programme (WRAP)
This pilot project was put in place in London for redistributing useable fluorescent lamps
to schools in exchange for their spent fluorescent lamps. Ealing Community Transport
developed the pilot with funding from the Waste and Resource Action Programme
(WRAP).52 Old fluorescent lamps are collected from businesses and those that are still
useful are given to schools for their use; spent lamps are collected for recycling
purposes. The pilot is more of a donation program rather than a recycling program and
does not seem to have an educational component involved.
For more information on UK initiatives, visit www.wasteonline.org.uk
6.2 SWEDEN
Mercury Removal Projects
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
The Swedish government is involved in three projects surrounding the removal of
mercury from the environment be it natural or manmade. Two of the projects consist of
removing mercury from schools, universities and colleges. Mercury is found with the
use of mercury sniffing dogs; Froy, Ville and Troy. Within this project it is mentioned
that waste disposal collection systems for fluorescent lamps exist, but does not go into
detail with the collection scheme. The program focuses on the removal of mercury
caused by instrumentation used which contains the substance (mostly for scientific
means, for example; clinical thermometers and antique barometers).53
52
Remade Scotland. Retrieved from the World Wide Web May 2005. “Fluorescent Tube Recycling”
webpage http://www.remade.org.uk/Glass/fluorescent_tube_recycling.htm
53
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA). Action Programme for the
Collection of Mercury. SEPA; Stockholm. 1999.
40
41
Appendix E
List of Schools in the GEDSB that participated in the Pilot Program
Type
School
Burford E.S.
Est. Lamps
736
Est. Hg(mg)
8537.6
Elementary
5254.8
Elementary
Elementary
Secondary
Princess Elizabeth PS
River Heights
Pauline Johnson C.V.S.
(SE)
Paris DHS
453
834
9674.4
20880
1800
3823
44346.8
TBD
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
Prince Charles PS
Rainham PS
TBD
TBD
#VALUE!
Simcoe Composite SS
TBD
#VALUE!
Tollgate Technological
Skills Ctr.(SE)
Valley Heights SS
TBD
TBD
#VALUE!
0
0
Elementary
Secondary
Secondary
290
Agnes G. Hodge PS
25
365.4
Elementary
Banbury Heights S
K-6
K - 8,
SE
K-8
9 - 12,
S
Address
35 Alexander St,
PO Box 130
Town/City
Burford
Phase
60 Tecumseh St.
37 Forfar St. East
Brantford
Caledonia
1
627 Colborne St.
Brantford
1
231 Grand River
St., North
Paris
2
40 Morton Ave.
572 Concession 5,
R.R. #1
40 Wilson Ave.
Brantford
Fisherville
2
2
Simcoe
2
112 Tollgate Rd.
2561 Hwy. 59, Box
159
Brantford
Langton
2
2
52 Clench Ave.
Brantford
3
141 Banbury Rd.
238 Brantwood
Park Rd.
10 Blackfriar Lane
Brantford
3
Brantford
Brantford
3
3
60 Ashgrove Ave.
Brantford
3
1
1
#VALUE!
Secondary
Elementary
K-8
K - 6,
SE
K-8
9-12, S
Elementary
Elementary
Grades
32
232
Elementary
Elementary
Branlyn Community S
Brier Park PS
20
7
Elementary
Cedarland PS
7
81.2
81.2
9-12, S
9 - 12,
S
K - 6,
SE
K - 8,
SE
K - 8,
SE
K-8
K - 8,
SE
42
Elementary
Elementary
Elementary
Elementary
Centennial-Grand
Woodlands S
Central PS, Brantford
81.2
7
8
Elementary
Elementary
Echo Place S
F. C. Bodley PS
Fairview S (French
Immersion)
Graham Bell-Victoria PS
21
8
Elementary
Grandview PS
28
87
72.5
6
0
246.5
87
319
348
Elementary
Elementary
James Hillier PS
Joseph Brant PS
30
13
Elementary
King George S
46
145
536.5
0
Elementary
Major Ballachey PS
K - 8,
SE
K-6
41 Ellenson Drive
135 George St.
723 Colborne St.,
East
365 Rawdon St.
Brantford
Brantford
3
3
Brantford
Brantford
3
3
34 Norman St.
56 Grand St.
Brantford
Brantford
3
3
68 North Park St.
Brantford
3
62 Queensway Dr.
347 Erie Ave.
Brantford
Brantford
3
3
265 Rawdon St.
Brantford
3
105 Rawdon St.
21 Brant School
Rd., R.R. #1
10 Wade St.
Brantford
3
Brantford
Brantford
3
3
43 Cambridge Dr.
61 Sherwood Dr.
Brantford
Brantford
3
3
9-12, S
9-12,
ILC
120 Brant Avenue
Brantford
3
40 Richmond St.
Brantford
3
9-12
280 North Park St.
Brantford
3
K-8
K-6
K-8
K-6
K - 8,
SE
K - 8,
SE
7-8
K - 8,
SE
K - 8,
SE
246.5
Elementary
Elementary
Onondaga-Brant PS
Riverview PS
21
13
Elementary
Elementary
Russell Reid PS
Ryerson PS
Brantford Collegiate Inst. &
V.S. (SE)
Grand Erie Learning
Alternatives **
North Park Collegiate-V.S.
(SE)
SUBTOTAL
30
35
Secondary
Secondary
Secondary
TOTAL
145
348
406
1856
160
812
70
K-8
K-4
K - 3,
SE
5-8
2871
248
833
9657
4656
54003.8
43
Logistics Outline for Collection of Fluorescent Lamps from GEDSB
The collection of fluorescent lamps from the Grand Erie District School Board will be limited to schools in the City of
Brantford and the 10 schools that will be going through a lighting retrofit between March and May 2005. The collection of
the lamps will occur in three phases:
Phase 1 – Schools scheduled to be retrofitted in March
Phase 2 – Schools scheduled to be retrofitted in April
Phase 3 – Collection of all spent lamps from City of Brantfort schools
Phase 1 – Schools Scheduled to be Retrofitted in March
The following schools are scheduled to be retrofitted in March 2005, in an effort being coordinated by Ameresco. All the
lamps from this process will be stored on site until the scheduled collection date in late March or early April (exact dates to
be determined).
Table 1: Schools to be Re-lamped in April
School
Lamps Contact
Phone
Address
City
P. Code
Pauline Johnson
Burford E.S.
River Heights
Princess Elizabeth
627 Colborne St.
35 Alexander St.
37 Forfar St. East
60 Tecumseh St.
Brantford
Burford
Caledonia
Brantford
N3S 3M8
N0E 1A0
N3W 1L6
N3S 2B5
1800
736
834
435
Sharon Marr
519 750-5293
519 750-5536
905 974-7057
519 770-2026
3805
Phase 2 – Schools Scheduled to be Retrofitted in April
The following schools are scheduled to be retrofitted in April 2005, in an effort being coordinated by Ameresco. All the
lamps from this process will be stored on site until the scheduled collection date in late April or early May (exact dates,
and lamp quantities to be determined).
Table 2: Schools to be Re-Lamped in May
School
Lamps Contact
Phone
Paris DHS
TBD
Prince Charles PS
TBD
Judy Wilson
519 750-5168
519 750-8538
Address
City
P. Code
231 Grand River
St., North
40 Morton Ave.
Paris
N3L 2N6
Brantford
N3R 2N5
44
Rainham PS
TBD
905 972-5151
Simcoe Composite
SS
Tollgate TSC
Valley Heights SS
TBD
Vern Morrow
519 750-5657
TBD
TBD
Daryl Sinden
519 750-5142
572 Concession
5, R.R. #1
40 Wilson Ave.
112 Tollgate Rd.
2561 Hwy. 59,
Box 159
Fisherville
N0A 1G0
Simcoe
N3Y 2E5
Brantford
Langton
N3R 4Z6
N0E 1G0
Phase 3 – Collection of all spent lamps from City of Brantford schools
Phase 3 of the collection process will be limited to schools in the City of Brantford to maximize project efficiencies and
minimize collection costs. There are 33 schools in the City of Brantford (see attached list), however only 23 of them will
be included in the Phase 3 fluorescent lamp collection process as they recently underwent the lamping retrofit process
and will therefore have very limited quantities of fluorescent lamps available for collection, or are scheduled to be
retrofitted in and so are already included in Phase 1 or Phase 2 of the collection process.
Table 3: City of Brantford Schools Retrofit Plan
School
Dufferin
Greenbrier
Woodman Drive
Bellview
Coronation
Lansdowne
Pauline Johnson C.V.S. (SE)
Princess Elizabeth PS
Prince Charles PS
Tollgate Technological Skills Ctr.(SE)
Retrofit Date
Jan 05
Nov 04
Nov 04
Dec 04
Dec 04
Dec 04
Mar 05
Mar 05
Apr 05
Apr 05
Collection Phase
Lamps
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Phase 1
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 2
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1800
435
TBD
TBD
45