[ale] OT: Disposal of standard fluorescent lamps?

[Ken Cochran]

I've yet to find anyone (at least anyone within an hour's
drive of me) who'll take 4-foot linear fluorescents.  I box
them as I replace them & just tossed something like 3 boxes
(that's 30 to a box) into the dump.  Ran out of space to keep
them, waiting on finding a recycler.  :(  -kc

> Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 10:29:31 -0400
> From: Charles Shapiro <hooterpincher at gmail.com>
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
> Subject: Re: [ale] OT: Disposal of standard fluorescent lamps?
>
> 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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