Fluorescent Light Recycling
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New recycling technology has meant that mercury-bearing compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) and fluorescent tubes can now be recycled safely in Perth's Eastern Region.
The Federal Government's decision in 2007 to phase out incandescent light globes by 2009-10 means that an increasing volume of energy-efficient lighting such as compact fluorescent lamps and fluorescent tubes will be used by households and businesses. While these types of lights have the advantage of lasting longer and requiring less electricity, their drawback is that many of them contain small amounts of mercury which could be absorbed into the environment. New recycling technology, however, will enable mercury-bearing lights to be recycled safely.
Through the use of a crush and separation process, your tubes and lamps will be transformed into clean, usable products such as glass wool (used in household insulation batts), dental amalgam and fertilisers.
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You can take your fluorescent tubes or lamps to tube and globe boxes and globe recycling bins provided in local Council offices, selected shopping centres and hardware stores, Bassendean and Morley libraries, the Red Hill Transfer Station or any Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Day (held monthly in varying locations throughout Perth's Eastern Region).
By making the effort to dispose of your fluorescent lighting safely and correctly, you will be helping to convert potential waste into valuable resources.
To find out more about fluorescent recycling click on the links below: 
- How is my fluorescent lighting recycled?
- What are my lamps and tubes made into?
- Where and when can I recycle my fluorescent light tubes and CFLs?
- Safety tips for the handling and transport of mercury-bearing lighting
- What are some other useful sites about lighting?
Make your rubbish a resource for the future: recycle!!
To download our fluorescent light recycling flyer or our fluorescent light recycling fact sheet click on the links below:
