Crushing solution for lamps
December 1st 2007 Balcan Engineering is helping
Eurostar reduce the volume of its
waste fluorescent lighting tubes
by 80%.
Each month eight Eurostar trains
operating from the Temple Mills
Depot in Leyton, London, produce
about 5000 fluorescent tubes that
fail and this figure is expected to
increase as services to other
European capitals gain
momentum.
Eurostar has taken delivery of
the latest Balcan Low Loaded
Lamp Crusher that fits over a 45-
gallon drum into which it safely
discharges its crushed debris. A
spring closure plate prevents the
escape of mercury vapour.
Eurostar has also opted to use the
recycling services at Balcan's
Queen's Award winning plant in
Lincolnshire.This will help it cut its
carbon footprint by reducing the
volume of lamps by safely crushing
them down by a factor of five. More articles from Balcan Engineering Ltd: | 
