Q: Help! My town’s hazardous waste drop-off day was last month and I missed it. Now I have three or four CFL bulbs to recycle and nowhere to drop them off. I can’t drop it off at another county’s ...

Recycling.com" alt="Bulb recycling kits keep the glass from breaking." /> So you've popped new, corkscrew-shaped, compact fluorescent lightbulbs into every lamp at home. Fingers crossed, your next ...

Smart lights are a great replacement for older lighting systems. Before you throw away your old light bulbs, though, you should know that these items are often recyclable. Disposing of old light bulbs ...

Some big retailers are promoting compact fluorescent light bulbs as a way to save energy. But improper disposal of the bulbs creates a hazard, because they contain small amounts of mercury. Aldo ...

Have any fluorescent bulbs, either the long tubes or squiggly compact ones? These days, most consumers are switching to newer LED bulbs, which burn cooler and last longer. But what are you supposed to ...

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 ...

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 ...

When a light bulb burns out, you can’t simply chuck it in the recycling bin. Sure it might be glass, but many light bulbs, namely fluorescent ones, also have some pretty nasty stuff in them like ...