How do you properly dispose of the "new" squiggly light bulbs?

[no_hypocrisy]

The ones that are supposed to have mercury in them and you just don't throw them out or let them break at all?

Thanks

[valerief]

1. Varies per state.

http://www2.epa.gov/cfl/recycling-and-disposal-after-cfl-burns-out

[Fridays Child]

2. Is there a hazardous materials waste site near you>

Here's the EPA recommendation:

EPA recommends that consumers take advantage of available local options for recycling CFLs, fluorescent bulbs and other bulbs that contain mercury, and all other household hazardous wastes, rather than disposing of them in regular household trash.

[Curmudgeoness]

3. My Lowe's hardware store has a bin

to take them. If you have a Lowe's, you might ask them if they have one too or if they take them. If you don't have a Lowe's, ask any hardware store or other store that sells the fluorescent lights if they recycle them.

[no_hypocrisy]

4. Thank you to all of you.

I dropped two off for recycling at my local Home Depot (about one mile away).

[Baobab]

6. those are the old light bulbs.

the new light bulbs use LEDs

On CFLs check with your local towns they should have a toxic garbage day where you drop them off. keep them outside + dont break them.

[MADem]

7. HOME DEPOT has a recycle bin as well! I'm switching to LED as the squiggles die off! nt