MB RECYCLING
Recycling of fluorescent lamps

The Photon 4000 S, a modular system that performs the first phase of fluorescent lamp reprocessing by mechanically separating the phosphor from the glass and aluminium tips with electrodes, is utilized for this purpose. The uniqueness of this system comes from the dry process used to recover elemental mercury (it does not generate any sludge, and the only media are electricity, compressed air, and industrial gases, such as nitrogen and oxygen from cylinders). All fluorescent lamps can be treated safely using this system. This process creates ready-made recyclables: glass, metals, plastics, mercury, and calcium halophosphate. Due to the large volume of used light bulbs, we can recycle around 1,000 kg of fluorescent lamps in a single shift (8 hours).