Know How and Where to Recycle Fluorescent Bulbs Locator
72As many of you my know, fluorescent lights are energy-efficient and help reduce the effects of global warming. However, what many of you my not know is that these lights carry a small amount of mercury of the size of ballpoint pen ink or a period in a sentence which can cause possible health risk. If these fluorescent lights are not properly disposed of, it will cause hazardous waste which is also classified as "universal waste"to our environment. Learn how to properly dispose of these lights and save our environment. When purchasing these light at hardware stores such as Home Depto or Lowes, read the packages which provides instructions on how to dispose of the lights properly. To find out the nearest recycling program located in your area, contacting your state government agency on how to dispose of the hazardous lights. Think smart knowing is knowledge.
- Alabama - http://www.adem.state.al.us/
- Alaska - http://www.dec.state.ak.us/air/
- Arizona - http://www.adeq.state.az.us/
- Arkansas - http://www.adeq.state.ar.us/
- California - http://www.calepa.ca.gov/
- Colorado - www.cdphe.state.co.us/hm/
- Connecticut - http://www.dep.state.ct.us/
- Delaware - http://www.dnrec.state.de.us/
- Florida - http://www.dep.state.fl.us/
- Georgia - www.dnr.state.ga.us/dnr/environ
- Hawaii - www.hawaii.gov/dlnr/
- Idaho - www.state.id.us/deq
- Illinois - http://www.epa.state.il.us/
- Indiana - www.state.in.us/idem/
- Iowa - http://www.iwrc.org/
- Kansas - http://www.kdhe.state.ks.us/
- Kentucky - www.nr.state.ky.us/nrepc/dep/dep2.htm
- Louisiana - http://www.deq.state.la.us/
- Maine - http://www.state.me.us/dep/
- Maryland - http://www.mde.state.md.us/
- Massachusetts - http://www.state.ma.us/dep/dephome.htm
- Michigan - www.michigan.gov/deq
- Minnesota - http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/
- Mississippi - http://www.deq.state.ms.us/
- Missouri - http://www.dnr.state.mo.us/
- Montana - http://www.deq.state.mt.us/
- Nebraska - http://www.nrc.state.ne.us/
- New Hampshire - http://www.des.state.nh.us/
- New Jersey - www.state.nj.us/dep
- New Mexico - http://www.state.nm.us/
- New York - http://www.dec.state.ny.us/
- North Carolina - http://www.enr.state.nc.us/
- Ohio - http://www.epa.state.oh.us/
- Oklahoma - http://www.deq.state.ok.us/
- Oregon - http://www.deq.state.or.us/
- Pennsylvania - http://www.dep.state.pa.us/
- Rhode Island - www.state.ri.us/dem
- South Carolina - www.scdhec.net/eqc
- South Dakota - www.state.sd.us/denr
- Tennessee - http://www.state.tn.us/environment/swm/
- Texas - http://www.tnrcc.state.tx.us/
- Utah - http://www.eq.state.ut.us/
- Vermont - http://www.anr.state.vt.us/
- Virginia - http://www.deq.state.va.us/
- Washington - www.wa.gov/dnr
- West Virginia - http://www.dep.state.wv.us/
- Wisconsin - http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/
- Wyoming - http://deq.state.wy.us/
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Great Hub you have here :) Please check out my Belfast Maine website would love to network!
And Alabama - www.adem.state.al.us/ offers NO information.
Michigan's website link doesn't tell you where to dispose of the bulbs. And reading the packaging on new bulbs also doesn't tell me where to dispose of the old ones in my "specific area"!
If you click on the Georgia link, a pop-up window appears asking for your government user-name and password.
Maybe the web hosting outfit can investigate the bad link.
DLNR does not handle bulbs for Hawaii either, please check your link.
Jessica Leppanen 3 years ago
If you go to the Wisconsin website, it offers no information whatsoever on recycling energy star bulbs. What is the purpose of the above references?