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NC-v4 MRp1:Storage and collection of recyclables

Batteries, mercury-containing lamps, and electronic waste

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Maria Porter
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Skanska Sweden
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Chose to provide a recycling area for two of: batteries, mercury-containing lamps, and electronic waste.

I have a nursing home with LED lighting only. I have no Mercury containing lamps and I have no e-waste. If a fridge breaks we would transport it away from the facility, not provide storage for it (e-waste). It seems silly to provide recycling areas for waste stream that would not occur? (I have recycling for lamps and batteries). Anybody had the same problem?

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Jim Nicolow
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Fri, 12/27/2019 - 17:17

I agree that when a large appliance like a refrigerator fails, they're likely to remove it concurrent with delivery of a replacement rather than storing it for any extended period.  You only need to demonstrate accommodation of 2 of 3 hard to recycle waste streams, and you indicated that you have recycling for lamps and batteries so you've already met the prerequisite requirement.  However, e-waste in a nursing home will include items smaller than a refrigerator (cell phones, computers, power strips, etc.).  Maybe the area you've designated can serve all three?
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Maria Porter
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Skanska Sweden
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Tue, 01/07/2020 - 08:12

My reviewer is having a problem with that I’m providing storage for lamps and not for “mercury containing lamps”. They say I have not met the prereq with lamps only…

Fri, 07/03/2020 - 03:12

The LED luminaires qualify.  In the future when a luminaire modual, relay or other componant fails on that fixture, it should be listed as e-waste (WEEE - Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment).  Here is an article from 2016.  It is a little old  but can get you started on your research - https://www.led-professional.com/resources-1/articles/led-lamps-recycling-technology-for-a-circular-economy

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