Light bulbs/globes
Light bulbs can be taken for recycling at Resource Management Centres and other locations.
Disposal options
- Up to 10 bulbs, tubes or globes (excluding phased-out incandescent globes and halogen) can be dropped off free at:
- Ikea offers light bulb recycling through an in-store collection point
- Small quantities of incandescent globes (phased-out light globes) and halogens (phased-out down lights) can be wrapped in paper and disposed of in the rubbish bin
- For commercial quantities of globes, contact a specialist collection and recovery business such as:
Why?
Fluorescent light globes contain mercury and other chemicals which can be recovered rather than going to waste in landfill. Incandescent and halogen bulbs contain no mercury so can be disposed of in rubbish bins.