Q: Can I recycle my fluorescent light bulbs? — T. I. A: Yes, T.I., but never in your mixed recycling bin or cart! Don’t forget that there are two distinct ways to recycle something. The first is via ...

Today, fluorescent lamps and tubes are found in many homes and commercial buildings. These lamps are gas-discharge lamps that use electricity to excite mercury vapor. The excited mercury atoms produce ...

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 ...

Fluorescent lighting has long been recognized for its energy savings benefits. Economic factors, such as rising energy costs, coupled with increased consumer environmental awareness over such issues ...

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 ...

Arrow Ace Hardware in Chaska now offers a fluorescent lamp recycling program. Arrow Ace Hardware has joined forces with Mercury Technologies of Minnesota, Inc. to provide CFL recycling to area ...

Designed for 4-ft and 8-ft fluorescent lamps, u-bent lamps, HID lamps, shielded lamps, dry cell batteries, lighting ballasts, thermostats, computers, monitors, and other electronic equipment, the ...