How does the Bulb Eater® work?

1. The lamp is fed into the entry tube of the machine.
2. The lamp is crushed.
3. The Bulb Eater’s filtration system pulls the contaminated air out of the drum to filter out the released powder and mercury vapor.
4. The contaminated air goes through a filtering process which captures over 99.9% of the mercury released from the lamp when crushed.

It takes roughly one second to crush a 4' fluorescent lamp and a fraction of a second longer for 8' lamps.

Once your drum is full, contact TerraCycle Regulated Waste to have the drums picked up and transported to one of our contracted recycling facilities to be recycled. This is the preferred method of the EPA and is the most cost efficient option. Depending on your state regulations, you may be able to exclude this waste from your hazardous waste totals.