Fluorescent tubes and energy-saving bulbs

Send on pallets with collars or in suitable boxes.

Where possible, glass and metal are recycled as material, and mercury vapour is collected and transported to a landfill for mercury-containing waste.

Special packaging such as boxes or pallets with collars must be used. If pallets with collars are used, plastic must be placed on the bottom and up the sides to prevent contamination.

The light sources must not be individually packaged. Packaging such as cardboard, paper or tape must not be present.

If a data sheet is available, it must be attached to the declaration.

Broken fluorescent tubes must not be mixed with intact tubes, but packaged in a separate drum/container.

Mercury is toxic; remember to use protective equipment correctly. If fluorescent tubes are broken, the following may be an appropriate procedure:

• Open the windows and leave the room for at least 15 minutes. Ensure cross-ventilation in the room if possible
• Wear gloves to protect against cuts from broken glass
• Collect the large glass fragments in a container after the room has been ventilated
• Wipe the floor thoroughly with a damp cloth
• Place the cloth and glass fragments in a sealed container and close it
• Handle and declare the waste as hazardous waste