If you are a business or organisation that uses fluorescent tubes, your local authority will advise you how to dispose of them safely.
Businesses can also pay for their fluorescent tubes to be recycled, the following organisations can help:
Light bulbs
No. Most local authorities won’t accept normal household light bulbs for recycling via recycling centres or kerbside recycling schemes.
Check with your local authority to make sure.
What else can I do with them?
Reduce!
- Use energy efficient light bulbs.
These save you money and help the environment by using less electricity. At the same time you are also reducing the quantity of waste, because they don't need to be replaced as often as ordinary bulbs.
