Fluorescent Light Recycling

So he has been taking his old bulbs to lowe s and home depot for recycling.

Fluorescent light recycling.

These bulbs are most commonly used for industrial lighting and in commercial buildings. Recycle fluorescent lights cfls and hids at no charge throughout washington state. When dropping off lights remember. Fluorescent bulbs or tubes fall into the hazardous waste category since they also contain mercury.

In british columbia we accept many kinds of lighting products for recycling including light bulbs fluorescent tubes light fixtures ballasts and string lights. How to recycle fluorescent tubes. Your area may prohibit disposal and or require recycling. Fluorescent lamps contain mercury a highly toxic waste which if disposed of irresponsibly can pollute waterways and damage the environment interwaste provides an easy and effective service of fluorescent lamp disposal in order to ensure compliance.

Here 95 of the materials from the tubes and bulbs are recycled safely and put to good use. Many recycling locations have temporarily closed and we expect more to follow. Sustainable program management your sustainable program is now easier than ever to manage thanks to an improved website interface. In fact recycling may be required depending on the arizona county you reside in.

Fortunately three large retailers home depot ikea and orchard supply store all participate in nationwide cfl recycling programs. Our fluorescent bulb recycling team will collect your boxes and take them to a specialist facility. Given the current situation we encourage you to reserve your recycling for when the covid 19 pandemic has passed. Virtually all components of a fluorescent bulb can be recycled.

They should not be disposed of in your curbside trash. While compact fluorescent lightbulbs cfls have extensive recycling options through retail drop offs and mail in programs the same can t be said for fluorescent tubes. By extracting glass aluminium and phosphor each material can be turned into new products such as new light bulbs and even road aggregate. Interwaste is the only company in new zealand offering a zero to landfill 100 recycling service for all forms of mercury lamps.

Fluorescent tubes can last up to 15 000 hours making them a common choice for business classrooms etc. Luckily these tubes will last up to 15 000 hours so you won t need to worry about recycling them often. You can return up to 16 light bulbs at once any combination of different types of bulbs. Simply drop off the fluorescent tube in the box toward the front of the store or leave it with a store associate.