Joseph Phielix has received the recognition of Stanford Who’s Who due to his exceptional effort in the Electrical Services Industry. As Managing Director Of Northstar NSW Pty. Ltd. he has consistently displayed the dedication and diligence required to be successful in the business world.

Northstar NSW Pty. Ltd. is an electrical contracting company which specializes in commercial breakdown and automation. They are a Level 2 Service Provider which serves commercial and residential customers. Northstar NSW is a New South Wales accredited service provider.

Joseph is responsible for managing and overseeing the daily operations of the company. He has exceptional expertise in government contracted apartments. During his educational career, he earned a First Class Engineer Certificate. Mr. Phielix is also a Master Mariner.

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While some states have recently taken steps to address the dangers of unsafe packaging and transportation of used fluorescent lamps and mercury-containing devices, there is still a long way to go in protecting people and the environment from mercury vapor emitted from broken lamps.

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The EPA estimates recycling rates of fluorescent lamps at only 20 to 25 percent, leaving the majority to be placed in dumpsters and eventually end up in landfills–where they may emit hazardous mercury vapor into the environment. The consumer recycling rate has been estimated to be even lower–possibly at less than 2 percent.

Mercury-containing waste that isn’t properly recycled poses a serious environmental and health concern. Safe recycling facilities exist, but should be encouraged by new rules and regulations. New legislation should also ensure that used fluorescent lamps are packaged in configurations proven to effectively contain mercury vapor emitted from broken lamps.

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According to EPA estimates, approximately 75 to 80 percent of fluorescent lamps are not recycled and are usually placed in dumpsters or trash containers. Fluorescent lamps in dumpsters present a considerable danger. One study found that mercury is “strongly and persistently” emitted from dumpsters that contain broken fluorescent lamps (1). The data indicates a preliminary loss rate of ~25mcg/h from one bulb contained in a closed dumpster. The bulb continued to emit mercury at this rate for more than a week, and at ~50 mcg/h on the 8th day following breakage.

Federal policies contain exemptions that help keep the recycling rate low. For instance, lamps that pass the Toxic Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) mercury test are currently exempt from recycling requirements. However, some lamp manufacturers put extraneous additives in the lamps–such as ascorbic acid–that compromise the test and skew the results.

In 2000–following an extensive debate focused on whether or not a disposal ban should apply to lamps that pass the TCLP–the Maine Legislature decided to enact the ban on all mercury-added lamps. New and used lamps from ten popular lamp models were collected and tested for total mercury and TCLP mercury by dedicated testing procedures. Results indicate that lamps that pass the TCLP test contain comparable total mercury results as the corresponding lamps that fail TCLP, suggesting that the disposal ban on all mercury-added lamps is appropriate (2).

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1. Lindberg, S.E.; Owens, J. PaMSWaD (Pathways of Mercury in Solid Waste Disposal); Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corporation (LMER). 1999. 6.
2. Maine Fluorescent Lamp Study, DRAFT 1.0, November 15, 2001.

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