What people are discussing

1
Association of Lighting and Mercury Recyclers
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• What people are discussing
• Manufacturers pay for all mercury lamp management
• Manufacturers pay for consumer lamp management
• Public Utility funding to pay for lamp management
• Shared funding- by anyone engaged in commerce of
  lamps
• Funding to pay for end of life management
  (collection/shipping/recycling)
• Funding to pay for education and outreach
• Funding to set up collection infrastructure
• Funding to support local government programs
• Mandatory Retail take-back vs. Voluntary
  approaches

2
Association of Lighting and Mercury Recyclers
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• Is the problem being blown out of proportion?

3
5 year timelag
Unknowns- 1. CFL disposal from consumers 2.
consumer lamps used that are CFLs 3. of public
that will turn lamps back in to collection center
4
Money Flow for Option M
Manufacturers Utility
Sales, price increase Ratepayer, public goods
TPO (New entity) Operating, education,
outreach __________ Actual collection and
recycling
Fixed amount
or
Collection Location
Recycler
Retail HHW Contractor Local government
Consumer Lamps
Shipper USPS, Fed Ex, UPS Handler Broker (hands-on
)
direct mailback from consumer
Use of Funds