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TH E IM PO RTANCE O F MERCURY R E D U C T IO N
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Industry-wide consensus on the importance o f reducing fluores cent lamp mercury content has led to a 25.4 milligram drop in the average four-foot 40-watt T-12 fluorescent lamp'(from l
48.2 milligrams in 1985 to 22.8 milligrams in 1994).* While this
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is a respectable improvement, it is not enough to pass the TCLP test. That means it is not enough to relieve the financial and opera tional costs associated with
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hazardous waste disposal faced by industrial, commercial, institutional and governmental users. * Based on National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) data.
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PHILIPS MEETS TH E C H A LLE N G E: 8 0 % LESS M E R C U R Y T H A N TH E IN D U ST R Y AVERAGE
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Philips A L T O ™ LA M PS Mercury C o n t e n t
When the TCLP guidelines were established, Philips Lighting la u n ch ed a w orldw ide effort to p a ss the U.S. EPA’s sta n d a rd during every phase of lamp life. Philips Lighting’s
ALTO™ fluorescent lamps have consistently met highperformance standards with a mercury content that is 80% less than the industry average. Currently, about 550 million 4 foot fluorescent lamps are disposed of every year in the United States alone. With a reduction in mercury content of more than 80% compared to standard fluorescents**, ALTO Lamp Technology provides users with a tremendous opportunity to contribute significantly to the preservation of our ecosystem, if all fluorescents were ALTO lamps, approximately 9 tons of mercury would be removed from our waste stream annually due to fluorescent lamps alone.
Source: Philips Lighting Company and the National Electrical Manufacturers Association, based on the study o f standard four-foot, 4 0 -w a ttT 1 2 fluorescent lamps
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MERCURY A N D
\\iA Z A R D O U S W ASTE DISPOSAL The presence o f m ercu ry is essential f o r flu o rescen t la m p operation. Electricity must pass through mercury gas in
order to produce the ultraviolet energy that is converted to visi ble light by the phosphor coating. In fact, it’s the mercury that gives fluorescent lamps their high-performance capabilities. And although fluorescent lamps substantially reduce environmental pollution compared to less efficient sources, ordinary spent fluorescent lamps have been classified by the U.S. EPA as hazardous waste because high mercury content causes them to fail the Toxic Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP). This was established in 1990, when the EPA developed TCLP to measure toxic substances that might dissolve into the ecosystem, potentially contaminating our fish and water resources.
II E X T R A O R D IN A R Y PROCESS M A IN T A IN S PERFORM ANCE IN N O V A T IO N T H A T This ground breaking process protects the high-perfor mance features o f Philips' fluorescent lamps, while reducing the source o f environmental mercury at the end o f lamp life. For all ALTO™ fluorescent lamps, lumen output, longevity,
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j RAISES TH E S T A N D A R D O N FLUORESCENT T E C H N O L O G Y Bright green e n d caps can easily id en tify P hilips’ new ALTO™ flu o rescen t lam ps at the time of purchase and at the
end of life. Arevolutionary capsule slightly smaller than the diameter of a penny, dispenses the mercury within each lamp.
color rendering and energy
This capsule injection system consistently doses the precise
efficiency are absolutely
amount of mercury needed — no more and no less.
identical to the performance expected from standard fluorescents.
In addition, a proprietary buffering mechanism allows for the use of significantly less mercury without sacrificing lamp performance.
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Philips Lighting C o m p a n y 200 Franklin Sq ua re Drive ■P.O. B ox 6800 So m e rset, NJ 08875-6800 1-800-555-0050 www.lighting.philips.com/nam A Division of Philips Electronics North America Corporation Printed in the USA 3/98 P-5256-A
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Philips Lighting 601 Milner Avenue Scarborough, Ontario M1B 1M8 A Division of Philips Electronics Limited
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PHILIPS
IM PACT O F A SMART BUSINESS D E C IS IO N For m a n y large end-users, ALTO™ Lam p Technology is a bu siness decision that m eets m a jo r corporate e n viro n m en ta l objectives. In addition to the positive envi
ronmental impact, ALTO fluorescent lamps can save companies hundreds of thousands of dollars by reducing hazardous disposal costs, hack-end labor and operating costs. One such company, retail giant Wal-Mart, installed ALTO lamps in its 130,000 square foot model store in City of Industry, California. Wal-Mart's Green Manager, Janis Blackwell, predicted the savings from hazardous waste transportation and disposal costs would exceed $5,000 with every relamping in the California store alone. Another major corporation, NutraSweet Kelco, a unit of Monsanto, completely changed over the facility to ALTO lamps. “They save you money, they’re easy to install and they are the right thing to do!,” reports P. Michael Veltri, Plant Manager of NutraSweet Kelco.
"The ALTO tamps installed in ju s t one o f our stores will eliminate 48.000 milligrams o f mercury fro m the waste stream with each relamping." Janis Blackwell. Green Manager. Wal-Mart
A S O L U T IO N FOR TH E BUSINESS E N V IR O N M E N T
A LT O LAM P T E C H N O L O G Y FEATURED IN: r20T I2/C W F20T I 2/W W F20T I 2/D F30TI 2/CW/RS F30TI 2/CW/RS/EW F40CW/RS/EW/ALTO F40WW/RS/EW/ALTO F40LW/RS/EW/ALTO F40/DX/RS/EW/ALTO F40SPEC30/ALTO F40SPEC35/ALTO F40SPEC4I /ALTO F40SPEC30/RS/EW/ALTO F40SPEC35/RS/EW/ALTO F40SPEC4 I /RS/EW/ALTO F40/30U/ALTO
F40/35U/ALTO F40/4 I U/ALTO F40/50U/ALTO F40/30U/RS/EW/ALTO F40/35U/RS/EW/ALTO F40/4 I U/RS/EW/ALTO F40/50U/RS/EW/ALTO F96TI 2/CW/EW/ALTO F32T8/TL730/ALTO F32T8/TL735/ALTO F32T8/TL74 I /ALTO F32T8/TL750/ALTO F32T8/TL830/ALTO F32T8/TL835/ALTO F32T8/TL84 I /ALTO F32T8/TL850/ALTO
Performance identical to standard non-ALTO lamps
Philips Lighting’s ALTO Lamp .
TechrjQtegy dramatically reduces to xic environmental waste caused by ordinary fluorescents and provides users w ith w hat amounts to a new fluorescent standard. ALTO Lamp Technology provides a practical lighting solution that can tru ly make a difference in the environ m ent and your b o tto m line.
A FIRST: R E D U C E D -M E R C U R Y FLU O R ESC EN TS T H A T M EET EPA S T A N D A R D S
C h a lle n g e d w ith m e e tin g m a jo r c o r p o r a te e n v i r o n m e n t a l o b j e c t i v e s with escalating
disposal and operational costs, many high-volume fluorescent users have had difficulty finding environ mental solutions and cost-effective alternatives. Philips Lighting’s exclusive ALTO™ fluorescent lamp technology offers a practical, environmentally-responsible solution that’s energy efficient and provides cost saving oppor tunities as well. After four years of research and development Philips Lighting has engineered a revolutionary reduced mer cury technology which enables ALTO fluorescent lamps to pass TCLP, the U.S. EPA test for non hazardous waste.* As a result, lighting users in many states can now reduce disposal costs and operational burdens with energy-efficient ALTO fluorescents. And, whether users recycle or choose other disposal methods, the bottom line is less mercury in the waste stream. *ALTO™ fluorescent lamps are the first fluorescents to pass the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) test for non-hazardous waste, a test designed in 1990 to measure substances that might dissolve into the ecosystem. Check local laws and regulations which may vary. * * Based on the combined average data fo r Philips ALTOT8 and ALTO T12 lamps when compared with available published data fo r standard four-footTI 2 fluorescent lamps.
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Business
Decision.
Environmentally Responsible Solution
Ldk make, Huty* beffeV
o Philips Lighting Company
PHILIPS
PHILIPS
TH E IM PO RTANCE O F MERCURY R E D U C T IO N
O
i
Industry-wide consensus on the importance o f reducing fluores cent lamp mercury content has led to a 25.4 milligram drop in the average four-foot 40-watt T-12 fluorescent lamp'(from l
48.2 milligrams in 1985 to 22.8 milligrams in 1994).* While this
I
is a respectable improvement, it is not enough to pass the TCLP test. That means it is not enough to relieve the financial and opera tional costs associated with
1
hazardous waste disposal faced by industrial, commercial, institutional and governmental users. * Based on National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) data.
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PHILIPS MEETS TH E C H A LLE N G E: 8 0 % LESS M E R C U R Y T H A N TH E IN D U ST R Y AVERAGE
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Philips A L T O ™ LA M PS Mercury C o n t e n t
When the TCLP guidelines were established, Philips Lighting la u n ch ed a w orldw ide effort to p a ss the U.S. EPA’s sta n d a rd during every phase of lamp life. Philips Lighting’s
ALTO™ fluorescent lamps have consistently met highperformance standards with a mercury content that is 80% less than the industry average. Currently, about 550 million 4 foot fluorescent lamps are disposed of every year in the United States alone. With a reduction in mercury content of more than 80% compared to standard fluorescents**, ALTO Lamp Technology provides users with a tremendous opportunity to contribute significantly to the preservation of our ecosystem, if all fluorescents were ALTO lamps, approximately 9 tons of mercury would be removed from our waste stream annually due to fluorescent lamps alone.
Source: Philips Lighting Company and the National Electrical Manufacturers Association, based on the study o f standard four-foot, 4 0 -w a ttT 1 2 fluorescent lamps
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MERCURY A N D
\\iA Z A R D O U S W ASTE DISPOSAL The presence o f m ercu ry is essential f o r flu o rescen t la m p operation. Electricity must pass through mercury gas in
order to produce the ultraviolet energy that is converted to visi ble light by the phosphor coating. In fact, it’s the mercury that gives fluorescent lamps their high-performance capabilities. And although fluorescent lamps substantially reduce environmental pollution compared to less efficient sources, ordinary spent fluorescent lamps have been classified by the U.S. EPA as hazardous waste because high mercury content causes them to fail the Toxic Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP). This was established in 1990, when the EPA developed TCLP to measure toxic substances that might dissolve into the ecosystem, potentially contaminating our fish and water resources.
II E X T R A O R D IN A R Y PROCESS M A IN T A IN S PERFORM ANCE IN N O V A T IO N T H A T This ground breaking process protects the high-perfor mance features o f Philips' fluorescent lamps, while reducing the source o f environmental mercury at the end o f lamp life. For all ALTO™ fluorescent lamps, lumen output, longevity,
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j RAISES TH E S T A N D A R D O N FLUORESCENT T E C H N O L O G Y Bright green e n d caps can easily id en tify P hilips’ new ALTO™ flu o rescen t lam ps at the time of purchase and at the
end of life. Arevolutionary capsule slightly smaller than the diameter of a penny, dispenses the mercury within each lamp.
color rendering and energy
This capsule injection system consistently doses the precise
efficiency are absolutely
amount of mercury needed — no more and no less.
identical to the performance expected from standard fluorescents.
In addition, a proprietary buffering mechanism allows for the use of significantly less mercury without sacrificing lamp performance.
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Philips Lighting C o m p a n y 200 Franklin Sq ua re Drive ■P.O. B ox 6800 So m e rset, NJ 08875-6800 1-800-555-0050 www.lighting.philips.com/nam A Division of Philips Electronics North America Corporation Printed in the USA 3/98 P-5256-A
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Philips L ig h tin g Com pany
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_______
Philips Lighting 601 Milner Avenue Scarborough, Ontario M1B 1M8 A Division of Philips Electronics Limited
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Printed on Recycled Paper
PHILIPS
IM PACT O F A SMART BUSINESS D E C IS IO N For m a n y large end-users, ALTO™ Lam p Technology is a bu siness decision that m eets m a jo r corporate e n viro n m en ta l objectives. In addition to the positive envi
ronmental impact, ALTO fluorescent lamps can save companies hundreds of thousands of dollars by reducing hazardous disposal costs, hack-end labor and operating costs. One such company, retail giant Wal-Mart, installed ALTO lamps in its 130,000 square foot model store in City of Industry, California. Wal-Mart's Green Manager, Janis Blackwell, predicted the savings from hazardous waste transportation and disposal costs would exceed $5,000 with every relamping in the California store alone. Another major corporation, NutraSweet Kelco, a unit of Monsanto, completely changed over the facility to ALTO lamps. “They save you money, they’re easy to install and they are the right thing to do!,” reports P. Michael Veltri, Plant Manager of NutraSweet Kelco.
"The ALTO tamps installed in ju s t one o f our stores will eliminate 48.000 milligrams o f mercury fro m the waste stream with each relamping." Janis Blackwell. Green Manager. Wal-Mart
A S O L U T IO N FOR TH E BUSINESS E N V IR O N M E N T
A LT O LAM P T E C H N O L O G Y FEATURED IN: r20T I2/C W F20T I 2/W W F20T I 2/D F30TI 2/CW/RS F30TI 2/CW/RS/EW F40CW/RS/EW/ALTO F40WW/RS/EW/ALTO F40LW/RS/EW/ALTO F40/DX/RS/EW/ALTO F40SPEC30/ALTO F40SPEC35/ALTO F40SPEC4I /ALTO F40SPEC30/RS/EW/ALTO F40SPEC35/RS/EW/ALTO F40SPEC4 I /RS/EW/ALTO F40/30U/ALTO
F40/35U/ALTO F40/4 I U/ALTO F40/50U/ALTO F40/30U/RS/EW/ALTO F40/35U/RS/EW/ALTO F40/4 I U/RS/EW/ALTO F40/50U/RS/EW/ALTO F96TI 2/CW/EW/ALTO F32T8/TL730/ALTO F32T8/TL735/ALTO F32T8/TL74 I /ALTO F32T8/TL750/ALTO F32T8/TL830/ALTO F32T8/TL835/ALTO F32T8/TL84 I /ALTO F32T8/TL850/ALTO
Performance identical to standard non-ALTO lamps
Philips Lighting’s ALTO Lamp .
TechrjQtegy dramatically reduces to xic environmental waste caused by ordinary fluorescents and provides users w ith w hat amounts to a new fluorescent standard. ALTO Lamp Technology provides a practical lighting solution that can tru ly make a difference in the environ m ent and your b o tto m line.
A FIRST: R E D U C E D -M E R C U R Y FLU O R ESC EN TS T H A T M EET EPA S T A N D A R D S
C h a lle n g e d w ith m e e tin g m a jo r c o r p o r a te e n v i r o n m e n t a l o b j e c t i v e s with escalating
disposal and operational costs, many high-volume fluorescent users have had difficulty finding environ mental solutions and cost-effective alternatives. Philips Lighting’s exclusive ALTO™ fluorescent lamp technology offers a practical, environmentally-responsible solution that’s energy efficient and provides cost saving oppor tunities as well. After four years of research and development Philips Lighting has engineered a revolutionary reduced mer cury technology which enables ALTO fluorescent lamps to pass TCLP, the U.S. EPA test for non hazardous waste.* As a result, lighting users in many states can now reduce disposal costs and operational burdens with energy-efficient ALTO fluorescents. And, whether users recycle or choose other disposal methods, the bottom line is less mercury in the waste stream. *ALTO™ fluorescent lamps are the first fluorescents to pass the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) test for non-hazardous waste, a test designed in 1990 to measure substances that might dissolve into the ecosystem. Check local laws and regulations which may vary. * * Based on the combined average data fo r Philips ALTOT8 and ALTO T12 lamps when compared with available published data fo r standard four-footTI 2 fluorescent lamps.
