Recycle Tube Lights

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Recycle tube lights.

Recycle fluorescent lights cfls and hids at no charge throughout washington state. Your area may prohibit disposal and or require recycling. Luckily these tubes will last up to 15 000 hours so you won t need to worry about recycling them often. How to recycle fluorescent tubes.

Like cfl bulbs fluorescent bulbs contain mercury. If you have old christmas or string led lights these can sometimes be accepted at your local lowe s or home depot so be sure to check when you are getting ready to replace your decorative lights. Given the current situation we encourage you to reserve your recycling for when the covid 19 pandemic has passed. Recycling cfls and other fluorescent bulbs allows reuse of the glass metals and other materials that make up fluorescent lights.

Many recycling locations have temporarily closed and we expect more to follow. The mercury inside fluorescent tube lights is hazardous so extra care should be taken to ensure that this material doesn t leak. In some areas it s actually illegal to dispose of fluorescent tubes in the trash so be sure to follow the proper steps in recycling your fluorescent tubes to avoid breaking the law or damaging people s health. If you want to recycle your old incandescent light bulbs you may have options available.

Virtually all components of a fluorescent bulb can be recycled.