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Fluorescent Light Disposal
St. Thomas, VI: (Feb-6-08) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against the US General Services Administration (GSA), for allegedly violating federal hazardous waste rules at its building on St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands by disposing of fluorescent light bulbs as regular garbage. EPA officials stated that though fluorescent bulbs may seem harmless, they contain mercury and can be harmful to people and the environment if improperly discarded.
Records stated that GSA is a federal procurement and property management agency created to improve government efficiency and help federal agencies better serve the public. Sources close to the case stated that the parties had reached a settlement, resolving the dispute. Under the terms of the deal, GSA agreed to complete arrangements within one year to recycle the various kinds of mercury and other toxic metal-containing bulbs used in all of the more than 50 buildings, including buildings that house EPA offices, which GSA manages for US government agencies in the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, northern New Jersey and New York. EPA spokespersons claimed that currently available recycling systems can capture up to 99% of the mercury in these bulbs and the mercury can be reused in new bulbs. Apart from the technical changes, GSA will also pay a $23,000 penalty for the violations. [YOSEMITE EPA: LIGHT DISPOSAL]
Published on Feb-7-08
Records stated that GSA is a federal procurement and property management agency created to improve government efficiency and help federal agencies better serve the public. Sources close to the case stated that the parties had reached a settlement, resolving the dispute. Under the terms of the deal, GSA agreed to complete arrangements within one year to recycle the various kinds of mercury and other toxic metal-containing bulbs used in all of the more than 50 buildings, including buildings that house EPA offices, which GSA manages for US government agencies in the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, northern New Jersey and New York. EPA spokespersons claimed that currently available recycling systems can capture up to 99% of the mercury in these bulbs and the mercury can be reused in new bulbs. Apart from the technical changes, GSA will also pay a $23,000 penalty for the violations. [
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