Recycling 4 ft Fluorescent tube lights

[zulu01]

Trying to do my part to save the environment and properly recycle about 10 4ft fluorescent bulbs. Anybody know a place I can recycle them for free or at least super cheap? Big box stores only take the CFLs. Recycling centers around me all charge more that I am willing to pay.

[Martinjmpr]

Try your local Ace Hardware. I think they took mine last year.

[rondog]

When I worked for Home Depot, every store had a specific place to put old fluorescent lamps for recycling. But I don't know that they'll take them from customers.

[ray1970]

If they ?accidentally? get broken they are no longer eligible to be recycled and you can just dispose of them in the trash.

[def90]

Residents of Boulder and Broomfield Counties can drop them off for free at the Boulder EcoCycle location, everyone else is $35. Does Arvada or Jefferson County have a recycle center?

https://www.ecocycle.org/a-zguide#!rc-cpage=415492

[Ah Pook]

Try your local Ace Hardware. I think they took mine last year.

Some do and some don't.

[mtnhigh]

Batteries plus will take them, for a large fee. Or at least I thought it was a large fee.... I did read that if they are broken, you can double bag them, and place in trash.

[BPTactical]

Put in neighbors trash can

[eddiememphis]

Give 'em to a kid.

Me and my buddies used to ride our bikes around office/ warehouse complexes, dumpster diving. It was always fun to find a bunch of them and have sword fights.

Just thinking about it makes my eyes itchy...

[whitewalrus]

Residents of Boulder and Broomfield Counties can drop them off for free at the Boulder EcoCycle location, everyone else is $35. Does Arvada or Jefferson County have a recycle center?

https://www.ecocycle.org/a-zguide#!rc-cpage=415492

Many counties have a hazmat drop off as well. They often take things like this and other household hazmat for free from their citizens.

The one down here in El Paso will take them. Doesn?t help OP, but maybe someone else in the future.


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[ray1970]

Put in neighbors trash can

Ah. Just like car batteries and used engine oil?

[BPTactical]

Ah. Just like car batteries and used engine oil?

Fuckin A Bubba

[Hummer]

Residents of Boulder and Broomfield Counties can drop them off for free at the Boulder EcoCycle location, everyone else is $35. Does Arvada or Jefferson County have a recycle center?

https://www.ecocycle.org/a-zguide#!rc-cpage=415492


Thanks for that. I have a couple 8 ft. tubes to recycle and the local transfer stations won't accept them. I wonder if these are actually carefully recycled or if most end up in the landfills just like the vast majority of recyclable plastics that go into the plastic recycle bins?

[Great-Kazoo]

If they ?accidentally? get broken they are no longer eligible to be recycled and you can just dispose of them in the trash.

Isn't that the way, it's always been done ? asking for a friend, in boulder. CO that is.

[brutal]

If they ?accidentally? get broken they are no longer eligible to be recycled and you can just dispose of them in the trash.

Just skip eating fish that week.

[newracer]

https://www.adcogov.org/recycling-and-sustainability

[zulu01]

Residents of Boulder and Broomfield Counties can drop them off for free at the Boulder EcoCycle location, everyone else is $35. Does Arvada or Jefferson County have a recycle center?

https://www.ecocycle.org/a-zguide#!rc-cpage=415492

They do have a hazardous waste recycling center but it's not free to drop off fluorescents. They will take some items for free.

[zulu01]

Try your local Ace Hardware. I think they took mine last year.

I hadn't thought of Ace. I'll check them out.

[zulu01]

Batteries plus will take them, for a large fee. Or at least I thought it was a large fee.... I did read that if they are broken, you can double bag them, and place in trash.

I tried them. They charge a dollar per foot.

[newracer]

Another option

https://www.rooneyroadrecycling.org/

[rondog]

Hmm, the elementary school across the street from us has two community recycling dumpsters for the 'hood.....