We did find one chain that will accept them.
Free fluorescent light bulb recycling.
Recycling prevents the release of mercury into the environment.
Or you can call 1 800 cleanup part of earth 911 to find a recycling center near you.
Recycle incandescent and cfl bulbs for free.
All home depots provide free cfl bulb recycling.
It s easy to locate a recycling center for quick and safe disposal of incandescent and cfl bulbs.
Compact fluorescent light cfl bulbs.
This means cfl and fluorescent bulbs are accepted at most hhw facilities and home depot and lowe s.
Single use alkaline batteries are difficult to recycle however some batteries plus stores will recycle them for a small fee.
Pack your tube in newspaper or bubble wrap when transporting to a recycling center or household hazardous waste event.
Why recycle fluorescent tubes.
Other materials in the bulbs get reused.
Find a recycling center.
The mercury is also hazardous allowing these bulbs to be classified as universal waste.
Batteries plus bulbs if you have one near you.
When you switch to money and energy saving led and cfl bulbs pse will recycle your old incandescent or cfl bulbs for free.
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.
There s no recycling market for broken fluorescent lamps.
Recycling cfls and other fluorescent bulbs allows reuse of the glass metals and other materials that make up fluorescent lights.
Learn more about cfls and mercury.