Smart lights are a great replacement for older lighting systems. Before you throw away your old light bulbs, though, you should know that these items are often recyclable. Disposing of old light bulbs ...

Chris Baskind was an ardent cyclist and car-free advocate who was dedicated to environmental issues and educating others about how to live more simply. By now, green technology early adopters know ...

Q: Help! My town’s hazardous waste drop-off day was last month and I missed it. Now I have three or four CFL bulbs to recycle and nowhere to drop them off. I can’t drop it off at another county’s ...

BALTIMORE (WJZ) --How do you properly dispose of CFL bulbs? Bob Turk reports that the state of Maryland says CFL bulbs should be recycled. You can drop then off at various household hazardous waste ...

The Environmental Protection Agency says that since CFLs contain a small amount of mercury, there are important guidelines to follow for correct disposal. It recommends that consumers take burned out ...

So you’re doing your part using the energy-saving compact fluorescent light bulbs. They do have a longer life than the incandescent bulbs, but eventually they burn out. Then what do you do? First of ...

Everyone understands it's an environmental no-no to throw away compact fluorescent light bulbs, since they contain small amounts of mercury, a neurotoxin, right? If only. My mother, visiting over a ...

Have any fluorescent bulbs, either the long tubes or squiggly compact ones? These days, most consumers are switching to newer LED bulbs, which burn cooler and last longer. But what are you supposed to ...

The new CFL bulbs contain small amounts of mercury. So they should not be thrown in the trash. Now, Home Depot will take back old compact florescent blubs and recycle them. The recycling program will ...

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 ...