Home / Energy Efficiency, Recycling / Good News: Home Depot will offer CFL Recycling Thanks to a reader for sending in this very good news: Home Depot announced on Tuesday that they will start accepting CFL bulbs for recycling. Any instance of producers and retailers taking responsibility for the end-of-life disposal of the products they make and sell can only be a good sign; this will ultimately drive the trend toward creating products made from materials that do less harm and are either recyclable or biodegradable. It’s the same idea of Extended Producer Responsibility that we talked about regarding e-waste recycling legislation in New York City a few months back. This is the way design and manufacturing has got to go! Just ask the Cradle to Cradle guys. Here’s a snippet from Home Depot’s press release: ATLANTA, June 24, 2008 – The Home Depot, the world’s largest home improvement retailer, today expanded its long-term commitment to the environment and sustainability by launching a national in-store, consumer compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulb recycling program at all 1,973 The Home Depot locations.

This free service is the first such offering made so widely available by a retailer in the United States and offers customers additional options for making environmentally conscious decisions from purchase to disposal. The Home Depot Canada launched a CFL recycling program in November, 2007. At each The Home Depot store, customers can simply bring in any expired, unbroken CFL bulbs, and give them to the store associate behind the returns desk. The bulbs will then be managed responsibly by an environmental management company who will coordinate CFL packaging, transportation and recycling to maximize safety and ensure environmental compliance. The press release goes on to tout Home Depot’s energy conservation programs, Eco Options product labeling, etc. I know that the cynics among us will question Home Depot’s motives for doing the right thing, but personally I am not so concerned about WHY they do it as long as they do. Let the Big Box stores be the first to take responsibility for All That Stuff they sell to us.

(And if you’re really concerned/cynical put your money where your mouth is: don’t buy all that stuff!) When producers and retailers bear the burden that these products create after their useful life, a lot of things will change. More perspectives on this announcement: More on CFLs and recycling: More places to recycle various objects (see links for details): Staples: computers and peripherals, printers, other office electronics, rechargeable batteries, cell phones, printer cartridgesLand For Sale In Nakuru East Best Buy: appliances, computers, televisions, cell phones, a/v equipment, batteries, printer cartridgesOil Rubbed Bronze Centerset Bathroom Faucets Whole Foods: glass and plastic bottles, plastic bags, batteriesKittens For Sale Athens Ohio

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You can help a family reduce their utility and grocery costs You can be part of the effort to reduce the carbon emissions of the community You will help us grow! Use a wet paper towel to wipe up all the pieces and clean the area. Put all pieces and the paper towel into a zip lock bag and seal the bag. Bring the bag to your local Home Depot or Lowe's recycling station. carry Zip Loc bags to the installations. Click for EPA guidelines and more information here. What about the old incandescent light bulbs? Currently there is no recycling facility for incandescent bulbs for the metro New Orleans area. A facility does exist in Hammond, LA but the price is currently prohibitive to our program. Incandescent light bulbs don't contain any hazardeous materials. If you have any suggestions on what to do with incandescent bulbs please send us your ideas by email. CFL recycling locations (PDF) CFL safety and mercury information (EPA)Back in 2013, $10 was a sweet deal for a 40-watt equivalent (6-watt) warm-white light-emitting diode (LED) bulb.

Now, consumers can scoop up three LED bulbs for that price with a new offering from GE. GE unveiled its Bright Stik LED last week, a 60-watt-equivalent bulb that is designed to woo consumers away from compact fluorescents, a technology many users were never thrilled with in the first place. The time is now to capture the market. GE estimates that LEDs will grow in the residential lighting market from 10 percent today to more than 50 percent by 2020. Five years ago, a 60-watt-equivalent LED was about $45. GE is not alone in driving down prices. Earlier this year, Philips rolled out a dimmable, warm-light LED for about $5 with utility rebates at Home Depot. The utility rebates are available in more than 40 states. For a non-dimmable bulb, Philips has a current offer of an A19 two-pack for $5. Not to be left out, Wal-Mart’s Great Value brand LED 60-watt equivalent sells for about $4. By comparison, compact fluorescents at Home Depot sell for about $3 to $10 per bulb.

“As we undergo this lighting technology shift, we collaborate with our vendors to provide our customers with lighting options that save them money and energy,” Joey Corona, Light Bulb Merchant for Home Depot, said in a statement. “With the GE Bright Stik, we worked closely with GE to develop an affordable LED to replace spiral CFLs that offers superior quality light and function.” For consumers who are wary of LEDs after bad experiences with the light quality of early bulb models -- or frustrated by the performance of CFLs -- the range of affordable LED options, both in terms of shape, color, warranty and performance, could win them over quickly once they are lured by the low prices at the store. And for more savvy consumers who want features beyond just dimming or color options for their LEDs, the price of connected LEDs is also falling and should drop further as connected-home platforms, such as those from security companies, cable providers, Nest and Apple, continue to drive the market.