CLEVELAND, OHIO—Green Lodging News has added its fourth case study to its new Vendor Case Studies section. The case study focuses on the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority (LVCVA) and how it has effectively tackled the challenge of safely disposing thousands of fluorescent lamps. The study details how the Las Vegas Convention Center uses Air Cycle Corp.’s Bulb Eater to safely crush and store the lamps. That is important because fluorescent lamps contain potentially harmful mercury.
LVCVA now has two Bulb Eater machines at the Convention Center. This OSHA- and EPA-compliant device crushes more than 1,000 fluorescent lamps (amount depends on size of lamps) and packs them into a 55-gallon drum. The process is fully enclosed and filtered, so that the glass, aluminum and harmful vapors are contained. When full, the drums are picked up and transported to an EPA-approved lamp recycling facility—all arranged by Air Cycle.
To read the case study, click here.
For more information about the Bulb Eater and other services, contact Air Cycle Corp. at (800) 909-9709, info@aircycle.com, or visit www.aircycle.com.
