I've got 2 burned-out florescent light tubes from my garage -- how do I
"properly" dispose of them? Can I just set them out on the curb with the rest
of my garbage? Does Lowe's or Ace Hardware or somebody recycle them or
something?

TIA,
Trent

 

Just put them in the trash, but be careful. They are under negative pressure
and can implode if banged too hard.

Tom

"Jeepme76" <jeepme76@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20030812213427.18739.00001222@mb-m18.aol.com...
> I've got 2 burned-out florescent light tubes from my garage -- how do I
> "properly" dispose of them? Can I just set them out on the curb with the
rest
> of my garbage? Does Lowe's or Ace Hardware or somebody recycle them or
> something?
>
> TIA,
> Trent

 

You and your wife or best buddy can put on work gloves and safety glasses
and pretend to be Jedi Knights.

Earle

"Jeepme76" <jeepme76@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20030812213427.18739.00001222@mb-m18.aol.com...
> I've got 2 burned-out florescent light tubes from my garage -- how do I
> "properly" dispose of them? Can I just set them out on the curb with the
rest
> of my garbage? Does Lowe's or Ace Hardware or somebody recycle them or
> something?
>
> TIA,
> Trent

 

Earle Horton wrote:
> You and your wife or best buddy can put on work gloves and safety glasses
> and pretend to be Jedi Knights.

Or stick them in the ground by any high tension lines and admire the glow.

--
DougW

 

Hold them perpendicular to the ground about 12 ft in the air, and drop em.
Then get a broom and dust pan, cause that's all they'll be.
td

"Jeepme76" <jeepme76@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20030812213427.18739.00001222@mb-m18.aol.com...
> I've got 2 burned-out florescent light tubes from my garage -- how do I
> "properly" dispose of them? Can I just set them out on the curb with the
rest
> of my garbage? Does Lowe's or Ace Hardware or somebody recycle them or
> something?
>
> TIA,
> Trent

 

On 13 Aug 2003 01:34:27 GMT, jeepme76@aol.com (Jeepme76) wrote:

>I've got 2 burned-out florescent light tubes from my garage -- how do I
>"properly" dispose of them? Can I just set them out on the curb with the rest
>of my garbage? Does Lowe's or Ace Hardware or somebody recycle them or
>something?

Well the most comon solution is to simply toss them in the trash...

They really should be disposed of properly to a company that will
recycle them or to a company that can properly dispose of hazardous
waste, or a hazardous waste drop of site..

Flourescent tubes contain mercury -- something we really shouldn't
just dump in a land fill..

I recently had to dispose of almost two thousand tubes, and took
them to the a local collection point for hazardous waste --
granted because of the number I had I was charged a fee for
proper disposal..

Chris
Licensed Electrician...

 

Are you sure there is mercury in a fluorescent light tube? If so, that is
news to me.

Tom

"Roy Jenson" <rkjenson@qwest.net> wrote in message
news:3F39B3EB.B1241BAF@qwest.net...
> As much as the other posters made light of the subject (all
> together now with a giant groan!), many places consider them to
> be hazardous waste. (A certain amount of liquid mercury inside.)
> I take mine to the HW dropoff along with my waste oil, old paint,
> leftover herbicides, etc. Get it all done at once.
>
> Jeepme76 wrote:
> >
> > I've got 2 burned-out florescent light tubes from my garage -- how do I
> > "properly" dispose of them? Can I just set them out on the curb with
the rest
> > of my garbage? Does Lowe's or Ace Hardware or somebody recycle them or
> > something?
> >
> > TIA,
> > Trent

 

Yep, I just checked and I found that there is mercury in fluorescent light
tubes.

http://www.p2pays.org/ref/07/06198.htm

I did not know that.

Tom

"Roy Jenson" <rkjenson@qwest.net> wrote in message
news:3F39B3EB.B1241BAF@qwest.net...
> As much as the other posters made light of the subject (all
> together now with a giant groan!), many places consider them to
> be hazardous waste. (A certain amount of liquid mercury inside.)
> I take mine to the HW dropoff along with my waste oil, old paint,
> leftover herbicides, etc. Get it all done at once.
>
> Jeepme76 wrote:
> >
> > I've got 2 burned-out florescent light tubes from my garage -- how do I
> > "properly" dispose of them? Can I just set them out on the curb with
the rest
> > of my garbage? Does Lowe's or Ace Hardware or somebody recycle them or
> > something?
> >
> > TIA,
> > Trent

 

Not just mercury.
<http://es.epa.gov/techinfo/facts/lamps-fs.html>
The mercury is bound into the powder that coats the inside of
the tube, along with other heavy metals that aren't particularly
healthy to ingest.


Approximately 8/13/03 04:46, mabar uttered for posterity:

> Are you sure there is mercury in a fluorescent light tube? If so, that is
> news to me.
>
> Tom
>
> "Roy Jenson" <rkjenson@qwest.net> wrote in message
> news:3F39B3EB.B1241BAF@qwest.net...
>> As much as the other posters made light of the subject (all
>> together now with a giant groan!), many places consider them to
>> be hazardous waste. (A certain amount of liquid mercury inside.)
>> I take mine to the HW dropoff along with my waste oil, old paint,
>> leftover herbicides, etc. Get it all done at once.
>>
>> Jeepme76 wrote:
>> >
>> > I've got 2 burned-out florescent light tubes from my garage -- how do I
>> > "properly" dispose of them? Can I just set them out on the curb with
> the rest
>> > of my garbage? Does Lowe's or Ace Hardware or somebody recycle them or
>> > something?
>> >
>> > TIA,
>> > Trent
>
>

 

The last time I bought new tubes, I took one of hte old ones with me to get
the right kind, Homey Ds took my old tubes for me. I don't think there is
any recycling issues, so I just put the rest of them in the trash. I know
they are not recycled, but I don't know if there is a special disposal rule
that must be followed.



"Jeepme76" <jeepme76@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20030812213427.18739.00001222@mb-m18.aol.com...
> I've got 2 burned-out florescent light tubes from my garage -- how do I
> "properly" dispose of them? Can I just set them out on the curb with the
rest
> of my garbage? Does Lowe's or Ace Hardware or somebody recycle them or
> something?
>
> TIA,
> Trent