Ecology will continue to provide detailed waste reduction assessments where the most benefit can be expected. Monte Wallace, one of the lead platers at Industrial Plating Corporation of Seattle, checks aluminum parts that have been hard coat anodized. In February, Seattle-based EcoLights Northwest opened the first fluorescent light tube recycling facility in Washington state. These bulbs contain mercury that can be harmful to the environment and human health. Now, local businesses have a lower-cost option for protecting the environment and employees recycling fluorescent tubes assures a generator is in compliance with regulations.
Businesses are pleased with the new service.
EcoLights charges an eight to ten cents per foot processing fee for fluorescent tubes. The company can also provide transportation upon request for Yakima, the Tri-Cities, Spokane, and Western Washington. E arlier this year, Ecology joined forces with local agencies to visit over a hundred businesses near Everett. The Snohomish County Health Department, local fire departments, sewer departments, Puget Sound Air Pollution Control Agency, and Snohomish County airport coordinated with Ecology to meet with business people. Businesses told Ecology they were glad they participated.