
Bulb Eater

*The Bulb Eater is intended for on-site crushing of lamps generated from the same location.
*Plastic-coated shatterproof lamps cannot be crushed in the Bulb Eater.
The Bulb Eater® 3 is the next generation of Bulb Eater® Lamp Crusher which crushes spent fluorescent lamps of any length into 100% recyclable material while capturing over 99.99% of the vapors released. The system, which is mounted onto a 55-gallon container, can hold up to 1350 4-foot fluorescent lamps
The Bulb Eater® 3 lamp crusher unit is equipped with a side-mounted dust filter unit containing the highest quality HEPA filter available. This works in conjunction with an activated carbon filter located in a steel canister. The activated carbon filter actively captures and neutralized the mercury vapor released from the lamps during crushing. A recent study showed non-detectable levels of escaped mercury vapor even after crushing 1500 lamps (Bulb Eater® 3 Air Emissions Report). The Bulb Eater® 3 features a new 5 stage filter system, a digital control with LCD display, self-diagnostic fault codes, and a higher motor speed for increased lamp waste per drum.
In addition to providing OSHA and ACGIH compliance, the Bulb Eater® 3 lamp crusher frees up valuable storage space normally filled with boxes of spent whole lamps, reduces handling and related labor costs, and typically cuts recycling costs by 50% or more.
While a few lamp recycling facilities have trouble processing crushed lamps, the lamp recycling facilities within the TerraCycle Regulated Waste recycling program not only process the lamps, but are able to process the lamps more efficiently pre-crushed. Because of this, TCRW is able to offer some of the lowest crushed lamp recycling rates in the country.
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