In order to help small businesses properly recycle their used fluorescent lamps (fluorescent bulbs or tubes), there will be a used fluorescent lamp collection held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct.

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 ...

Today, fluorescent lamps and tubes are found in many homes and commercial buildings. These lamps are gas-discharge lamps that use electricity to excite mercury vapor. The excited mercury atoms produce ...

The Oregon Center for Environmental Health is helping hospitals statewide to establish a recycling program for fluorescent light tubes. The state Department of Environmental Quality says the tubes ...

Q: You wrote a great article on CFL bulbs, but I have a question: If the long fluorescent tubes have even more mercury, why does no one recycle them? The only place I’ve found is Batteries and Bulbs, ...

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 ...