Somerset Waste Recycling is reminding Somerset County, UK residents to recycle their old lightbulbs at the Household Waste Recycling Centres throughout the County. This is particularly relevant as people take on New Year’s resolutions to ‘green’ their households, and recycle their old light bulbs for new long life, low energy light bulbs.
All 18 Household Waste Recycling Centres in Somerset possess recycling containers for waste electrical items and fluorescent tubes. The recycling waste is taken to a specialized recycling plant in Harlow, Essex.
Long life bulbs produce the same amount of light as a regular light bulb, but use up to 80 percent less energy. They are recommended as they are both good for the budget, and good for the environment.
Councillor Hazel Prior-Sankey, Vice Chair of the Somerset Waste Partnership commented: “These types of light bulbs are becoming more and more popular, and traditional bulbs will soon be phased out, so we have provided residents with a recycling facility at the Household Waste Recycling Centres. The energy saving bulbs contain low levels of mercury, like all fluorescent tubes so it is important that they are recycled rather than sent to landfill.”
There are 18 Household Waste Recycling Centres throughout Somerset, and to locate where your nearest Centre is, contact your local Council or log on to www.recyclesomerset.info.
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