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Collection Site Registration

Thank you for your interest in becoming a registered LightRecycle Washington Collection Site. To complete the registration process, please fill out the form on this page. You will receive a confirmation e-mail upon successful completion of this form.

Collection Sites must register with LightRecycle Washington, and agree to use safe practices for collecting, storing and shipping mercury-containing lights. LightRecycle Washington will provide written Collection Site guidelines, signage, marketing materials, and all the supplies you will need to safely and effectively operate your Collection Site. If you have questions about the registration process, please call Peter Thermos, Program Manager, at (206) 850-7383.

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  • Collection Site Registration Requirements

    (1) Mercury-containing lights must be collected free of charge. Collection Sites cannot charge for lights that are dropped off and recycled through the LightRecycle Washington program.

    (2) Collectors may not intentionally crush or process collected lights. All collected lights must be sent to the LightRecycle Washington authorized processor for recycling.

    (3) Collectors must comply with the standards for collection small quantities of universal waste (WAC 173-303-573), as well as all other applicable laws, rules, and local ordinances. Collection Site guidelines provided by the Program will outline these responsibilities.

    (4) As an approved collection site, you must:
    (a) Staff the site during operating hours;
    (b) Notify LightRecycle Washington of changes in hours and days of operation;
    (c) Handle collected lights in a way that prevents releases of mercury to the environment;
    (d) Have a mercury release response plan that describes the materials, equipment, and procedures to clean up broken lights. (LightRecycle Washington will provide you with one if you do not have one of your own.)
    (e) Have a worker safety plan (provided by LightRecycle Washington) that describes safe handling procedures to protect worker health and safety;
    (f) Package and ship collected lights using supplies provided by LightRecycle Washington. These supplies are designed to minimize the release of mercury into the environment by volatilization (or any other means) and reduce breakage.

    (5) A collector must allow the Washington State Department of Ecology or LightRecycle Washington access for inspections to determine compliance with the Collection Site requirements.

    (6) No entity may claim to be collecting mercury-containing lights for LightRecycle Washington unless the entity is registered with LightRecycle Washington as a collector and submits all collected mercury-containing lights to transporters and processors authorized by LightRecycle Washington.

    (7) All Collection Site locations must maintain general liability insurance of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence. If requested by the Washington State Department of Ecology or LightRecycle Washington, the Collection Site must provide documentation indicating that the liability policy is in place with contact information for the insurance carrier or agent.

    (8) Any collector found to be out of compliance with the collector requirements will have its participation in the program cancelled.