Lawrence Lichtenfeld

Lawrence S. Lichtenfeld works for the TerraCycle Regulated Waste division of TerraCycle, Inc. Based in the company's Trenton, New Jersey, headquarters, he specializes in regulated and hazardous waste recycling.

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• Kilauea eruptions pump dangerous mercury into Hawaiian air

  Wednesday, May 23, 2018

  As Hawaiian residents scramble to save important mementos from molten lava flows, Kilauea is putting on a spectacular display of Earth’s grandeur. But the red spray of liquid stone and bursts of natural glass shards erupting from the corona of the volcano hint at the dangers the latest activity holds. In addition to the volcano’s visible destruction, the chasm is a bubbling cauldron of chemicals and toxins.

• Why recycling fluorescent light bulbs is important

  Tuesday, May 01, 2018

  ​Scientists have studied the effects of mercury exposure for decades, and the information is undeniable — mercury is a dangerous neurotoxin. Mercury has been definitively connected with neurological and behavioral disorders, and yet, lamp manufacturers still make mercury-based fluorescent bulbs. In fact, even with this knowledge, the EPA banned the production of incandescent bulbs more than 20 years ago, putting much of America’s lighting future into fluorescents.