The Postal Service is reminding employees who handle, store and dispose of used light bulbs and batteries to follow the proper protocols for their disposal.
Many light bulbs and batteries contain hazardous components, such as mercury and lead, and must not be tossed in the trash. These are regulated wastes and must be recycled by law.
Examples include fluorescent, compact fluorescent (CFL), high-intensity discharge and light-emitting diode (LED) light bulbs; and batteries for mobile scanners, laptops and phones, as well as small nonalkaline dry-cell and lead-acid batteries. Alkaline batteries are also regulated in California.
Additionally, custodians and others who manage waste bulbs and batteries require training, which is available in MyHR.
The Bulbs and Batteries pages on Blue have more information.
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