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Originally Posted by cathyw

If Home Depot doesn't take the tubes, check Earth911

fluorescent tubes near 32162 - Recycling Centers - Earth911.com

Note that it goes by which county you live in.

Because of the mercury in Fluorescent and cfl (compact fluorescent) bulbs they must be "recycled" rather than just disposed off.

This wasn't a problem with incandescent bulbs before Congress made them illegal.

Fl bulbs however are 4 times as efficient as incandescent.