Recycling facilities collect glass and mercury from thrown-away fluorescent bulbs, but discarded lighting could also supply rare-earth metals for reuse. The 17 metals referred to as rare earths aren't ...

Veolia Environmental Services, Lombard, Ill., the nation’s largest fluorescent lamp recycler, has announced that retailers and other businesses can now participate in a consistent, convenient and cost ...

While outsourced, scheduled mass relamping is far safer and more efficient than replacing lamps individually, sometimes it is perceived to be necessary for a maintenance person to replace a lamp or ...

Have you switched all or some of the light bulbs in your home to the new energy-saving spiral bulbs, also known as compact fluorescent lights (CFLs)? Great job! But you are not done yet. What are you ...

I’m talking about compact fluorescent light bulbs, also known as CFLs. The bulbs use about two-thirds less energy and last up to 10 times longer than their incandescent counterparts. But they also ...

Whether they are decades old or recent start-ups, a number of equipment makers who presented at the Electronics Recycling Asia conference in November say they can offer improved processing methods.

LAKEWOOD, Ohio -- A light bulb of an idea. That’s what the city has planned for its newly announced pilot fluorescent light bulb recycling program. The initiative is being funded by a recently awarded ...