Switch from incandescent light bulbs to fluorescent bulbs, which use less energy and last longer. Recycle. Garbage that doesn't get recycled ends up in a landfill, generating methane. Recycled goods also require less energy to produce than products made from scratch. Plant trees and other plants...
Switch from incandescent light bulbs to fluorescent bulbs, which use less energy and last longer. Recycle. Garbage that doesn't get recycled ends up in a landfill, generating methane. Recycled goods also require less energy to produce than products made from scratch. Plant trees and other plants...
–A recycling specialist to help you with your recycling needs –Recycling container –Pickup date –Certificates Of Destruction for recycling CONTACT US Recycling is cost effective Over the life cycle of a fluorescent lamp, the cost to recycle is less than 1% of the cost of ownership. Recycling...
The article reports on the launch of a statewide program to collect and recycle compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs in Maine. CFL recycling is aimed at mitigating possible environmental impacts of energy-saving devices. Consumers will be able to return burned-out CFL to local participating ...
For instance, 10 years ago, few companies considered recycling fluorescent bulbs, computers and computer peripheral devices. Today, however, most companies have an active program for handling fluorescent light bulbs but might not have implemented an aggressive computer-recycling program. Yet the National...
The Department of Defense announced a $4.22-million award to Rare Earth Salts in Nebraska for developing and expanding production of terbium oxide from recycled fluorescent light bulbs. Terbium is an essential element for rare earth magnets in many key defense systems. This effort is funded through...
Some materials are recyclable but do not go into the recycling bin. Fluorescent light bulbs, including the new energy-efficient compact bulbs, contain small amounts of mercury and cannot be put into the recycling bin. When in doubt, call your city and ask what you can put in your bin....
RecycLights offers a comprehensive recycling service container program for CFL Compacts, HID, Halogen, LED lamps, and batteries. We also provide FREE removal of non-PCB ballasts and E-Waste. Join us for eco-friendly Compact Fluorescent Lamp recycling.
The existing recycling infrastructure for fluorescent bulbs makes them good candidates for rare earth recycling, many experts say. Fluorescent light bulbs make use of rare earth elements to fill out the color spectrum: the red and green phosphors in the powder that lines the inside of the lights...
How do I take care of those compact fluorescent light bulbs, old computers and construction waste in a responsible manner? This website is dedicated to helping you better understand the need to recycle, the process of recycling, where and how to recycle and how you can “close the ...