Salt Lake City, UT Fluorescent Lighting Dialogue Meeting - April 23 - 24, 2008
PSI facilitated the first National Dialogue meeting of fluorescent lighting manufacturers, recyclers, environmental groups, energy efficiency program administrators, retailers, and local, state, and federal government officials in Salt Lake City, UT on April 23-24, 2008. The overall goal of the dialogue is to promote the use of energy efficient lighting while eliminating or reducing the amount of mercury and other toxins released from lamp manufacturing and disposal, through procurement, recycling, and other efforts.
The meeting opened with presentations on mercury in the environment, the manufacturing and recycling of fluorescent lamps, and examples of retail collection of lamps from households. After agreeing on a general goal and process for the dialogue, participants focused on four key issues: (1) source control, including impacts from manufacture; (2) collection, transportation, and recycling infrastructure for fluorescent lamps; (3) public education, enforcement, and incentives to promote recycling; and (4) sustainable financing mechanisms for a nationwide recycling system. The dialogue will address small and large generators (e.g., households, small businesses, and industrial generators).
After discussing a range of potential strategies, dialogue participants prioritized the strategies into three workgroups, which will conduct additional research and other work in preparation for the second dialogue meeting:
1. Infrastructure Study (including general issues related to collection and transportation infrastructure for fluorescent lamp recycling from small generators, options and obstacles for retail collection, and the breakage of lamps being collected/transported for recycling),
2. Bans/Enforcement (for both small and large generators), and
3. Sustainable Financing.
If you would like to join any of these workgroups or would like additional information about the sustainable lighting dialogue, contact Sierra Fletcher at Sierra@productstewardship.us, or (617) 236-4886.
Meeting Materials
Meeting Presentations
| Issue Table - For dial-in participants | |
| Product Stewardship Institute Presentation - Scott Cassel and Sierra Fletcher - Revised as of April 24th | |
| Presentation on Key Issues | |
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Michael Bender - Mercury Policy Project |
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Jennifer Dolin - Osram-Sylvania |
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Scott Thibodeau - Veolia |
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John Essmann - Ace Hardware |
Thank you to our Fluorescent Lighting Meeting Meal Sponsors!
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National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) |