[ale] OT: Disposal of standard fluorescent lamps?

[Charles Shapiro]

Good luck with this.  I researched extensively last fall and could not
find a place in the Atlanta metro area that will take household
quantities (e.g. 4-10) of fluorescent bulbs.   After deciding that
they were too hazardous for my back yard I wound up feeding them into
the waste stream.  Ugh.

-- CHS

On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 9:48 AM, Geoffrey Myers
<lists at serioustechnology.com> wrote:
> Lightner, Jeff wrote:
>> On one site Home Depot talks about tubes and call them bulbs in the same
>> sentence:
>> "Tube fluorescent bulbs are ideal for large rooms or commercial
>> installations. They come in linear, U-shaped and circline designs, with
>> single, bi and 4-pin configurations. Tube fluorescent bulbs require an
>> electronic ballast, a device that regulates the flow of electricity."
>>
>> On that same site they say they recycle "fluorescent bulbs" and don't
>> single those out to be CFLs.   The confusion comes in because they call
>> the tubes "bulbs" as well.
>
> I inquired as such at Home Depot, and was told they don't take the
> non-CFL bulbs.
>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
>> Watson, Keith
>> Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 9:10 AM
>> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
>> Subject: Re: [ale] OT: Disposal of standard fluorescent lamps?
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
>>> Geoffrey Myers
>>> Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 09:05
>>> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
>>> Subject: [ale] OT: Disposal of standard fluorescent lamps?
>>>
>>> I know Home Depot will take CFLs, but does anyone know how you're
>>> supposed to dispose of standard (4') fluorescent lamps?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Until later, Geoffrey
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>>
>> Last I checked Home Depot will take them as well. You can also search
>> for recycling centers here:
>>
>> http://earth911.com/
>>
>>
>> keith
>>
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