Oscar the Grouch to Keep Lights Out of Trash

by Trey Granger
Published on December 13th, 2007
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California’s Take It Back! (TIB!) Partnership, designed to keep used fluorescent tubes and compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) out of the trash, has announced a new “spokesmuppet” beginning in January 2008: Oscar the Grouch.

The TIB! Partnership allows California residents to find locations to recycle household waste such as lights, batteries and electronics so they don’t end up in the trash. Oscar the Grouch will be used to help TIB! Partners promote keeping fluorescent tubes and CFLs out of the trash at first, then later batteries and electronic devices.

For more information on the TIB! Partnership, visit the California Department of Toxic Substances Control Web site. To find nationwide resources for recycling your household waste, use the search locator at the top of this page.

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Trey Granger

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Trey Granger is a staff member at Earth911.com.

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  1. Fukhita

    posted on April 2nd, 2009 at 7:44 pm

    How do we recycle electronic devices

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