Or you can call 1 800 cleanup part of earth 911 to find a recycling center near you.
Free fluorescent light bulb recycling.
This means cfl and fluorescent bulbs are accepted at most hhw facilities and home depot and lowe s.
Learn more about cfls and mercury.
Compact fluorescent light cfl bulbs.
Find a recycling center.
Single use alkaline batteries are difficult to recycle however some batteries plus stores will recycle them for a small fee.
Batteries plus bulbs if you have one near you.
Why recycle fluorescent tubes.
You don t want it to break in your car.
All home depots provide free cfl bulb recycling.
Currently most recycling centers only accept fluorescent tubes and cfl bulbs as these contain mercury a precious metal making it valuable.
Recycling prevents the release of mercury into the environment.
Recycling cfls and other fluorescent bulbs allows reuse of the glass metals and other materials that make up fluorescent lights.
We did find one chain that will accept them.
When you switch to money and energy saving led and cfl bulbs pse will recycle your old incandescent or cfl bulbs for free.
It s easy to locate a recycling center for quick and safe disposal of incandescent and cfl bulbs.
Other materials in the bulbs get reused.
The mercury is also hazardous allowing these bulbs to be classified as universal waste.
Cfls and other fluorescent bulbs often break when thrown into a dumpster trash can or compactor or when they end up in a landfill or incinerator.
Recycle incandescent and cfl bulbs for free.