Veolia Environmental Services announced that its RECYCLEPAK containers for compact fluorescent lamps can now be shipped via the United States Postal Service. The RECYCLEPAK program is pre-paid and ...

The Oregon Center for Environmental Health is helping hospitals statewide to establish a recycling program for fluorescent light tubes. The state Department of Environmental Quality says the tubes ...

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — It’s a message being drummed into the heads of homeowners everywhere: Swap out those incandescent lights with longer-lasting compact fluorescent bulbs and cut your electric use.

Recycling facilities collect glass and mercury from thrown away fluorescent bulbs, but discarded lighting could also supply rare-earth metals for reuse. The 17 metals referred to as rare earths aren’t ...

Americans now produce over 400 million tons of hazardous waste per year, and you can face fines for tossing everyday items like electronics, batteries, CFL bulbs, paint, tires, and motor oil in the ...

Have you switched all or some of the light bulbs in your home to the new energy-saving spiral bulbs, also known as compact fluorescent lights (CFLs)? Great job! But you are not done yet. What are you ...

Bartell Drugs is providing free recycling of compact fluorescent light bulbs at its 56 locations in the Northwest. The drugstore chain is working with Seattle-based Total Reclaim to collect and ...