This supplier is highly recommended. One of the best managed sites I have seen in Europe. The risk represented by this supplier is insignificant. WEEE Compliance Scheme Audit
August 2008
The NEW Balcan Lamp Recycling Technologies website launches. Visit us at www.cfl-lamprecycling.com . This new site is dedicated to the Balcan Lamp & Bulb Recycling Systems and Lamp Crushers. Balcan lamp recycling & lamp crushing systems genuinely care for the environment using 50% less power than other currently available systems.
May 2008
The Balcan MPC4000 lamp & bulb recycling plant creates a huge amount of interest as it has the ability to process Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL) & bulbs with ease. Companies looking to move into the CFL bulb recycling market should check out the Balcan lamp recycling system.
April 2008
Balcan are asked to present to the Californian EPA so they can develop a lamp crushing & bulb recycling system that will be the best in the world.
February 2008
Balcan launch their new MPC4000 lamp & bulb recycling plant for sale. After seeing an opening in the world market for a smaller, more user friendly, low maintenance and cost effective system, Balcan have developed their MPC4000 system to process all types of lamps and is ideal for those who need compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) recycling.
1st August 2007
With the WEEE directive and Recolight & other compliance scheme now in force you can continue to use Balcan as your preferred lamp recycler. Insist on Balcan.
April 2006
Balcan leads the field in lamp recycling, winning the prestigious Queen's Award.
The benefits of lamp crushing on-site and a lamp recycling plant, designed to accept all types of whole and crushed mercury lamps, therefore reducing the impact on the environment, have been recognised with Balcan winning a Queen's Award for Enterprise in Innovation. Please contact Balcan for more details.
How Balcan started the whole Lamp Disposal and Lamp Recycling Industry in 1980.
Since 1980, Balcan has developed and produced the widest range of models and sizes of lamp crushers for available in the UK - eight in total. They are specially designed to overcome the variety of hazards, including mercury emissions, associated with the reduction and disposal of unwanted lamps. The lamp crusher designs and specifications have always complied with the safety recommendations made to Balcan, by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), the former Department of Environment (DoE) and Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Pollution (HMIP), now the Environment Agency (EA).
Since the mid 90's, Balcan has offered their Complete crush, on-site lamp crushing & disposal service (now the Balcan mercury lamp recycling service) for fluorescent tubes and all other types of mercury & sodium containing waste lamps. In 2001 they designed and manufactured their own Lamp & Bulb Recycling plant. The Balcan Lamp Recycling Plant produces some of the cleanest glass available from lamp & bulb recycling and has markets for all the by-products.
With the current WEEE Directive, Balcan Lamp Recycling . Balcan can offer its clients a number of options for their waste lamp problems, including its lamp crushers, on-site lamp disposal & lamp recycling service and storage containers for fluorescent tubes and all other types of waste lamps.
Existing users of Balcan Lamp crushers can have their machines adapted with the new dry filter unit, to enable the crushed lamps to be recycled.
Balcan lamp & bulb crushers are probably the safest lamp crusher to use, with all lamps being fully encased prior to crushing, a requirement of the UK Health & Safety Executive.