Recycling facilities collect glass and mercury from thrown-away fluorescent bulbs, but discarded lighting could also supply rare-earth metals for reuse. The 17 metals referred to as rare earths aren't ...

Veolia Environmental Services, Lombard, Ill., the nation’s largest fluorescent lamp recycler, has announced that retailers and other businesses can now participate in a consistent, convenient and cost ...

While outsourced, scheduled mass relamping is far safer and more efficient than replacing lamps individually, sometimes it is perceived to be necessary for a maintenance person to replace a lamp or ...

I’m talking about compact fluorescent light bulbs, also known as CFLs. The bulbs use about two-thirds less energy and last up to 10 times longer than their incandescent counterparts. But they also ...

Whether they are decades old or recent start-ups, a number of equipment makers who presented at the Electronics Recycling Asia conference in November say they can offer improved processing methods.

Q: Can I recycle my fluorescent light bulbs? — T. I. A: Yes, T.I., but never in your mixed recycling bin or cart! Don’t forget that there are two distinct ways to recycle something. The first is via ...

LAKEWOOD, Ohio -- A light bulb of an idea. That’s what the city has planned for its newly announced pilot fluorescent light bulb recycling program. The initiative is being funded by a recently awarded ...