When I suggest to someone that they should replace their regular light bulbs with CFLs, they are usually concerned about the mercury and how they should recycle them. This, in and of itself, is remarkable that most people know this much about fluorescent lighting but now I can give them an answer.
The Home Depot has just launched a fluorescent lighting recycling program. All you need to do is take the spent, unbroken light to the returns desk and give to an employee. Home Depot will work with an environmental management company to dispose of the light properly.
Now you have one less excuse not to change the lights in your house. And with three-way and dimmable options available in CFLs even less excuses. And if you are like me you will be going to The Home Depot this Friday night and then two or three times on the weekend to get what you forgot on the project you are working on.
You can download a pdf from The Home Depot that will explain the program further. For more information on the CFL Recycling Program or Eco Options, visit www.homedepot.com/ecooptions.
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