Fluorescent Tube Light Disposal Calgary

Broken lamps can release mercury to the air and water.

Fluorescent tube light disposal calgary.

Accepts light tubes up to 4 feet in length. City landfill throw n go area if you bring with other garbage landfill charges will apply. Large quantities of fluorescent lights. Official web site of the city of calgary.

Circleline cfl spirals. Designated fire hall city landfill throw n go area if you bring with other garbage landfill charges will apply. Accepts tubes that are longer than 4 feet in length. Fluorescent light tubes compact fluorescent incandescent and halogen light bulbs and ballasts.

Recycle or dispose of burned out light bulbs and old ballasts safely. Programs and services. Leading the way with led lighting in calgary. While compact fluorescent lightbulbs cfls have extensive recycling options through retail drop offs and mail in programs the same can t be said for fluorescent tubes.

If you need to dispose of more than five light ballasts contact 311 to generate a service request. 10 x 14 5 inches fluorescent lamp and tube poster. You can bring up to 3 tubes per visit. Circleline cfl spiral 0 50 ea.

Large quantities of light ballasts. Take up to five light ballasts to any city landfill. If you are a business with light ballasts to dispose of please see our business waste resources for options. You can bring up to 8 tubes per visit.

0 50 ea for non customers. Mercury vapour metal halide high pressure sodium low pressure sodium. Wrap each cfl bulb in paper place in a bag and tie it closed for drop off. The mercury inside fluorescent tube lights is hazardous so extra care should be taken to ensure that this material doesn t leak.

Contact your local household hazardous waste agency. This includes fluorescent tubes compact fluorescent lamps metal halide lamps and sodium vapor lams. Safely dispose compact fluorescent light cfl bulbs for free at a household hazardous waste drop off location. Fluorescent tubes serve as an energy efficient alternative to incandescent light bulbs but they contain low levels of toxic mercury which can be released into the air or water if the tubes are broken.

T5 t8 t12 tubes 0 20 ft. In some areas it s actually illegal to dispose of fluorescent tubes in the trash so be sure to follow the proper steps in recycling your fluorescent tubes to avoid breaking the law or damaging people s health. Luckily these tubes will last up to 15 000 hours so you won t need to worry about recycling them often. Halogen light bulb recycling.

Text keep fluorescent lamps out of the trash. Landfill charges will apply.