In illinois the newly amended universal waste rule encourages recycling or proper disposal of waste lamps.
Fluorescent lamp disposal waste management.
Please click here to review the new policy.
These regulations provide for management of hazardous wastes.
You can call your local waste management and.
Convenient solutions for bulbs batteries electronics.
If neither of these are local to you one of the easiest options is taking your used cfls to any home depot ikea or lowe s store in your town.
A hazardous waste collection event in your area will also accept energy efficient light bulbs for recycling.
Some things we are used to throwing away can often be safely recycled too from old tv remotes to batteries to compact fluorescent bulbs and more.
Waste management has updated our privacy policy effective on july 1 2020.
Compact fluorescent lamps cfls.
All fluorescent lamps and tubes must be recycled or taken to a household hazardous waste disposal facility a universal waste handler e g storage facility or broker or an authorized recycling facility.