February 16, 2017

FluoroCycle is a voluntary product stewardship scheme that seeks to increase the national recycling rate of waste mercury-containing lamps.

Lamp recycling can help reduce the amount of mercury being sent to landfill. The scheme targets the commercial and industrial sectors where the bulk of waste lamps are generated.

In Australia, an estimated 90 per cent of lamps that contain mercury end up in landfill each year. They are the largest single category of consumer products that contain mercury, and their disposal contributes to Australia’s total annual emissions of mercury.

As a Signatory member A.G. Coombs will continue to invest in and implement proper recycling methods for mercury-containing lamps.

For more information on the scheme please visit the FluoroCycle website.

A.G. Coombs Service is a specialist building services maintenance provider. We provide integrated maintenance solutions for all technical systems in buildings, creating a single point of responsibility and improved performance and economies to customers, and to minimise environmental impact and enhance sustainability. We operate a fully documented environmental management system that is independently certified to Australian Standard AS/NZS ISO14001 Environmental Management Systems framework.

Find out more about A.G. Coombs’ approach to environment and sustainability.