A chemical waste collection and disposal system for fluorescent lamps that
allows for the safe collection and disposal of crushed or broken
fluorescent lamps, while recovering substantially 100% of the hazardous
mercury vapors contained within the lamps. A fluorescent lamp is inserted
within a drum and broken into fragments by one or more blades, with the
fragment falling to the bottom of the drum. The mercury vapors that are
emitted from the broken fluorescent lamps are forced out of the drum by
negative positive pressure created by a vacuum/filter assembly. Once
through the filter assembly, which includes a HEPA filter and activated
carbon filter, the gases are permitted to escape into the environment
virtually 100% free of mercury toxins.