Earth 911 Doubles CFL Results with Home Depot Locations

by 06/26/08 No Comments

Home Depot announced this week that nearly 2,000 locations will now accept compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs for recycling, and you can now search for these locations on Earth911.com.

CFLs have been touted for their energy efficiency and longer lifespan than incandescent bulbs, but they also contain mercury making them difficult to dispose. Community programs to recycle CFLs have had difficulty keeping up with the demand, and Home Depot is the largest retailer to provide a CFL take back program.

Home Depot reports that 75 percent of U.S. homes are within 10 miles of a Home Depot store, and all brands of CFLs will be accepted.

Search for a Home Depot location or other CFL recycler using Earth 911′s recycling locator.

Ashley Schiller

Ashley Schiller

Ashley Schiller is a freelance writer living in Washington, D.C.


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