Posted on January 5, 2010 - by Evelin

Can lightbulbs be recycled? YES!!!!!!

Recycle them!!!!

Yesterday when I went to throw out some trash, I saw 2 tube lightbulbs in the black garbage bin, and for some reason, I knew that wasn’t the right place for them, so out of curiosity I spent time searching to see if lightbulbs can be recycled. I went through different websites and found out about Lightbulbrecycling.com thanks to ehow.com. Although Ehow has some great ways on how to recycle light bulbs. Read their info at:

http://www.ehow.com/how_2164166_recycle-light-bulbs.html

We all know that mercury is a hazardous substance, so lightbulbs contain mercury, and when they are thrown in the garbage, they go to the landfill, and all the combinations of toxins leak to our waters and soil and all and we are screwed.

I also found out through them that it’s against the law in California, Minnesota, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin, to throw out the lightbulbs in the trash. I hope my landlord doesn’t get a fine!

They have packages for you to ship items with.

Their contact info is:

Contact Us - (303) 952-1020
(Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm Mountain Standard Time)

LightBulbRecycling.com

An Ellie’s Eco Home Store Company
A Division of Eco-Products, Inc.
2525 Arapahoe Avenue
Boulder, CO  80302

It sure does cost to recycle these suckers, but the fine is more expensive than the recycling process of it all. You can also search the web for more options on how to recycle lightbulbs. Or if you feel creative, make a wonderful decoration with it. like the picture above.