On May 8th, The Future Earth wrote about compact fluorescent bulbs and the difficulty in finding a place to recycle them.
Today, The New York Times reports that Home Depot will begin accepting the bulbs for recycling. The article is unclear when this program will begin, so I assume it begins immediately. Ron Jarvis, Home Depot’s senior vice president for environmental innovation, reports that 75% of the nation's homes are within 10 miles of a Home Depot. I already have a bulb to recycle. Home Depot, here I come!
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Recycling CFL Bulbs Just Got Easier
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This is really good news. I admit to some surprise at Home Depot initiating this effort; but they deserve applause for it.
Of course, the other side of this is consumer education. I wonder how many of the new converts to CFL's understand that there is a need to properly dispose of them.
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