Universal Waste Disposal
8051 Wing Ave, El Cajon, California, United States

Universal Waste Disposal Company is a leading Southern California universal waste collector engaged in the safe and compliant recycling of light bulbs, batteries & electronic waste.The company’s customer portfolio is focused on customers ranging from small businesses to large, sprawling institutions and organizations employing thousands of workers, and serving thousands of their own customers.

BATTERY RECYCLING

Universal Waste Disposal is Southern California’s leading expert in battery recycling. We provide solutions for most types ranging from lithium-ion button cell batteries used in computers and watches, to bulky sealed lead acid found in server battery backup units.Our approach to battery recycling is simple: Make it easy for our customers. We’ll pick them up, or you can drop batteries off at our facility.If you need to offload a truckload, we have a solution for that. Replacing the primary lithium batteries in your city’s water meters? We have a solution for that. Only change out a few dozen AAs a month, we have a solution for that too.

We accept the the following

• Sealed Lead Acid
• Lithium-ion (Li-ion: found in cell phones, laptops, computer board, etc.)
• Nickel Metal-Hydride (Ni-MH: often used in power tools, remotes and cordless phones)
• Niickel Cadmium (Ni-Cd)
• Primary Lithium (often found in municipal water meters)
• Dry cell alkaline
• and many more

BULK ITEM REMOVAL

Universal Waste Disposal Co. operates a small team of trucks with daily routes. In conjunction with our other services, we offer removal of bulk items. Often times when companies recycle old computers and light bulbs, they need to get rid of desks, chairs, filing cabinets and other large items.As a service for existing active customers recycling lamps and batteries with us, we will also dispose a host of bulk items.Although pesticides, and paint are also considered hazardous waste, Universal Waste Disposal Co. is focused on providing the most cost-effective solutions for our customers, thus we only focus on the recycling of lamps, batteries, electronics and tvs, and several others.

CRT/TV RECYCLING

Universal Waste Disposal Co. is a leading provider for TV and CRT recycling services in Southern California, and we recycle hundreds of cathode-ray tube televisions, plasma, LCD, and LED televisions and monitors every week.Whether you are upgrading to newer technology, clearing out storage, or someone threw a remote and broke the screen, you can drop off TVs free of charge or have them included with your pick up.

ASSET MANAGEMENT

Universal Waste Disposal Co. is not only Southern California’s number one choice for lamp and battery recycling, we’re also very experienced in finding new homes for displaced assets.While consumer goods lose value quickly, industrial and scientific devices can have longer lifespans.Our goal is to make it easy for our customers to part ways with those items, and reclaiming some value in the process.If you have assets, such as highly specialized equipment, both commercial and industrial, that you’d like us to take a further look at finding a new home for, give us a call or fill out the call request form here.

BULK ITEM REMOVAL

Universal Waste Disposal Co. operates a small team of trucks with daily routes. In conjunction with our other services, we offer removal of bulk items. Often times when companies recycle old computers and light bulbs, they need to get rid of desks, chairs, filing cabinets and other large items.As a service for existing active customers recycling lamps and batteries with us, we will also dispose a host of bulk items.Although pesticides, and paint are also considered hazardous waste, Universal Waste Disposal Co. is focused on providing the most cost-effective solutions for our customers, thus we only focus on the recycling of lamps, batteries, electronics and tvs, and several others.

LAMP RECYCLING

Universal Waste Disposal Company operates one of Southern California’s largest lamp recycling firms. We provide solutions for all types, shapes and sizes. From the standard fluorescent tubes, to HID (high-intensity display) lamps used in streetlights and parking garages, Universal Waste is the preferred choice of hundreds of businesses for all their lamp recycling needs.

Why Lamps?
Modern energy efficient and commercial lamps such as fluorescent tubes spiral fluorescent lamps (also known as compact fluorescent lamps, or CFLs), sodium vapor lamps, and a host of others contain mercury.For more than 40 years, mercury has been regulated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and categorized as a hazardous waste. In addition, the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act identify mercury as a source of air pollution and water contamination, respectively.Therefore, businesses, institutions, municipalities and even homeowners can be subject to penalties for not following the proper procedures when disposing of lamps. In California, penalties can reach $25,000 for each incident.

Storing Lamps
According to the EPA mandate, lamps can be stored for up to one year. However, regulations and enforcement vary from state to state. To make sure you are compliant in your state, the EPA has created a guide with state adoption and authorization information. California is one of the states that has adopted and enforces the 1995 universal waste final rule.Lamp should be stored in a sealed contained where the integrity of the lamp can be maintained, i.e unbroken. Universal Waste Disposal Co can provide corrugated boxes for linear lamps, CFLs and other screw in lamps. If you have large quantities needing to be recycled, we can provide you with fiber drums capable of storing up to 400 4-ft T-8 tubes.

Our services exclude, but are not limited to, the follow types of materials:

• Paint
• Oil
• Pesticides
• Tires
• Vehicle batteries
• Plastic bottles
• Paper and/or cardboard
• Trash of any kind