With the deepening of the concept of energy saving and emission reduction, energy-saving lamps are favored by more and more families. The use of energy-saving lamps is much higher, and naturally, a group of used energy-saving lamps will be produced. How do these waste energy-saving lamps containing a small amount of mercury be handled? On December 1, the reporter discovered in an interview that these old and new energy-saving lamps that may cause pollution to the environment are mostly discarded and disposed of as ordinary garbage. On the one hand, it is environmental pollution. On the other hand, there is no recycling. How to deal with the abandoned energy-saving lamps? It has become a topic of concern to many people.
Do not collect waste
“For a long time, my family has used energy-saving lamps. This type of lamp is used to save electricity, but the disposal of discarded energy-saving lamps has also caused me a headache.†On the morning of the 1st, Mr. Wang, who lives in the Wutai District of Yantai City, told reporters that his daughter told He abandoned the lamp containing mercury, can not throw it at will, otherwise it will pollute the environment. "I can't find a recycling agency. I don't need to collect waste products. There is no way. At the end, I can only throw it in the trash bin downstairs." Mr. Wang was very helpless.
On Haigang Road, the master sanitation worker told reporters that when they were cleaning, they often found abandoned energy-saving lamps in the trash. "Some merchants decorate their stores and discard more than 20 damaged energy-saving lamps at one time," said Master Li.
"These lamp waste collection stations do not, can not sell money." A nearby sanitation worker Zhang Dajie picking up the mineral water bottle told reporters.
Very few recyclers
Around 12:00 noon, the reporter went to the lighting area of ​​the three-station wholesale market, from time to time there are clerk to recommend energy-saving lamps to reporters. “Energy-saving lamps save electricity and have a long lifespan.†A store owner enthusiastically recommended. The reporter asked the owner of the abandoned energy-saving lamps should be handled, can not be recycled? The owner stated that production companies and merchants do not provide recycling services.
Subsequently, the reporter took several brands of energy-saving lamps at random in several stores to observe and found that most of the branded energy-saving lamps in the package's instructions, all indicate the main components of the lamp containing toxic substances are excessive information. However, there are only a few brands of energy-saving lamps written with lifetime replacement, will use the energy-saving lamps for recycling instructions.
Recovery mechanism needs to be established
In addition to merchant recycling, does Yantai have an official recycling channel for discarded energy-saving lamps? To this end, the reporter came to Yantai City Environmental Protection Bureau, according to staff introduction, currently there is no energy-saving lamps Yantai recovery point.
So how do waste energy-saving lamps handle it? The staff of the Environmental Protection Department of Yantai City stated that the current disposal of discarded energy-saving lamps is due to the lack of corresponding recovery mechanisms and specific regulations. Most of them are treated like traditional garbage, and they are treated by traditional landfill methods.
In this regard, the industry sources said that an ordinary energy-saving lamp contains 0.5 milligrams of mercury, but it will contaminate 1,000 liters of water or 300 cubic meters of air. Therefore, a recycling system should be established as soon as possible, and it is recommended that the recovery of energy-saving lamps should be resolved in light of actual conditions. For example, for large-scale users, companies that produce and sell energy-saving lamps assume responsibility for recycling. Inhabitants are cultivating residents to form a habit of properly handling used energy-saving lamps.
Do not collect waste
“For a long time, my family has used energy-saving lamps. This type of lamp is used to save electricity, but the disposal of discarded energy-saving lamps has also caused me a headache.†On the morning of the 1st, Mr. Wang, who lives in the Wutai District of Yantai City, told reporters that his daughter told He abandoned the lamp containing mercury, can not throw it at will, otherwise it will pollute the environment. "I can't find a recycling agency. I don't need to collect waste products. There is no way. At the end, I can only throw it in the trash bin downstairs." Mr. Wang was very helpless.
On Haigang Road, the master sanitation worker told reporters that when they were cleaning, they often found abandoned energy-saving lamps in the trash. "Some merchants decorate their stores and discard more than 20 damaged energy-saving lamps at one time," said Master Li.
"These lamp waste collection stations do not, can not sell money." A nearby sanitation worker Zhang Dajie picking up the mineral water bottle told reporters.
Very few recyclers
Around 12:00 noon, the reporter went to the lighting area of ​​the three-station wholesale market, from time to time there are clerk to recommend energy-saving lamps to reporters. “Energy-saving lamps save electricity and have a long lifespan.†A store owner enthusiastically recommended. The reporter asked the owner of the abandoned energy-saving lamps should be handled, can not be recycled? The owner stated that production companies and merchants do not provide recycling services.
Subsequently, the reporter took several brands of energy-saving lamps at random in several stores to observe and found that most of the branded energy-saving lamps in the package's instructions, all indicate the main components of the lamp containing toxic substances are excessive information. However, there are only a few brands of energy-saving lamps written with lifetime replacement, will use the energy-saving lamps for recycling instructions.
Recovery mechanism needs to be established
In addition to merchant recycling, does Yantai have an official recycling channel for discarded energy-saving lamps? To this end, the reporter came to Yantai City Environmental Protection Bureau, according to staff introduction, currently there is no energy-saving lamps Yantai recovery point.
So how do waste energy-saving lamps handle it? The staff of the Environmental Protection Department of Yantai City stated that the current disposal of discarded energy-saving lamps is due to the lack of corresponding recovery mechanisms and specific regulations. Most of them are treated like traditional garbage, and they are treated by traditional landfill methods.
In this regard, the industry sources said that an ordinary energy-saving lamp contains 0.5 milligrams of mercury, but it will contaminate 1,000 liters of water or 300 cubic meters of air. Therefore, a recycling system should be established as soon as possible, and it is recommended that the recovery of energy-saving lamps should be resolved in light of actual conditions. For example, for large-scale users, companies that produce and sell energy-saving lamps assume responsibility for recycling. Inhabitants are cultivating residents to form a habit of properly handling used energy-saving lamps.