If your company generates more than 16 spent fluorescent lamps per month you may want to considering joining Take Back the Light.  It is free to join and will save you money on lamp recycling costs. 

For more information or to register, fill out the form below or call us at 416 657 2797 ext. 7

If you are interested in joining Take Back the Light:

  • Fill out the registration form or call Take Back the Light
  • A Take Back the Light representative will contact you within 24 hours to obtain more detailed information required for registration (e.g. the number of lamps you expect to recycle per year, storage locations etc.)
  • This information will be forwarded to Aevitas, who will inform you on pricing, transportation options and help you set up an account.
  • When you have completed the full registration process, Take Back the Light will send you a welcome package which will include:
    • Information outlining how the program works and its benefits
    • Program Contacts
    • A copy of the Take Back the Light Logo for promotional use
    • Window cling stickers - order a supply and offer stickers to your customers and promote their participation
    • Take Back the Light postcards - order a supply to promote your participation to your customers
    • Mercury / Recycling backgrounder - info about mercury in lamps, and how they are handled by the recycler
    • Terms and Conditions
  • Following registration, a program representative will visit your business to review lamp storage and transportation procedures


Take Back The Light Registration Form

Name
Email Address
Company Name
Company Address
City
Province/Territory
Postal Code
Phone Number
Fax Number
Comments or Questions
* Security Code  
 

Privacy Policy

Registration Fees

Buyers/Users of Lamps may participate in Take Back the Light free of charge. Distributors that participate in Take Back the Light pay an annual fee based on gross sales. These fees cover the costs of an Ontario program only.

(annual gross sales < $500,000) $500 per year
(annual gross sales $500,000 - $999,999) $1,000 per year
(annual gross sales $1,000,000 - $4,999,999) $1,500 per year
(annual gross sales > $5,000,000) $2,000 per year


* Fees charged by Take Back the Light off-set the cost of site visits and monitoring, collection of data, website updates, program management and communication as well as cover use of the TBL logo.

Join the program

Take Back the Light streamlines the process for getting bulbs to the recycler, and provides a cost–effective solution to handling fluorescent bulb waste.

Registration is Simple

1 Send your company’s / organization’s contact information
2 Receive a follow–up call
3 Get information on pricing, correct packaging of lamps, and transport
4 Complete a request for services
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Links & Resources
Program News

Spring 2011 - New standard for lamp processors

 

Webinar: Knowing your Options -- Managing your Stewardship Obligations Through Take Back the Light

 

Government & Non-Government Info

Mercury and Human Health

Health Canada

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Mercury Lamp Recycling Information for Canadians

Ministry of Natural Resources

Mercury and the Environment: Sources of mercury and mercury-containing products

Ministry of Environment

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Environmental Protection Act - R.R.O. 1990, Regulation 347, GENERAL WASTE MANAGEMENT

Goverment of Ontario

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The 2011-2012 Guide to Eating Ontario Sport Fish

Government of Ontario

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Canada-Wide Standard for Mercury-Containing Lamps

Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment

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Recycling Council of Ontario Government of Ontario

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