Light Globes
Incandescent globes should be disposed of in your landfill bin after wrapping in paper. Various programs and companies recycle fluorescent globes including compact fluoros (CFLs).
A range of recycling programs for mercury-containing globes such as fluoroscents and compact fluoros, HIDs and metal halides are run by state or local authorities, community partnerships and commercial recyclers.
Some states and local councils also accept globes like compact fluoros for recycling at specific collection points or as part of household chemical or hazardous waste services.
If your workplace or business has large quantities of light globes to recycle, visit BusinessRecycling.com.au to find suitable collection or pick up service options.
Council services for Lighting
City of Melbourne has the following Light Globe and Compact Fluoro programs available to residents.
Drop off locations for Lighting
23 drop off businesses match on Lighting within approx 60km of Melbourne VIC
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| Business Name | Address | Suburb | State | Postcode | Distance (Km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 Cheapest Rubbish Removals | P.O. Box 5051 | Middle Park | VIC | 3206 | |
| Chris's Rubbish Removal | Bourke Street | Melbourne | VIC | 3000 | |
| Chemsal Victoria | 83 Doherty's Road | Laverton North | VIC | 3026 | |
| City Of Whitehorse ( Recycling And Waste Transfer Station) | Corner Burwood Highway And Morack Road | Vermont South | VIC | 3133 | |
| City Of Whitehorse (box Hill Customer Service Centre) | Box Hill Town Hall | Box Hill | VIC | 3128 | |
| City Of Whitehorse (forest Hill Customer Service Centre) | Forest Hill Chase | Forest Hill | VIC | 3131 | |
| City Of Whitehorse (neco Mega Store) | 101 - 107 Whitehorse Road | Blackburn | VIC | 3130 | |
| City Of Whitehorse (whitehorse Civic Centre) | 379 - 397 Whitehorse Road | Nunawading | VIC | 3131 | |
| Cma Eco Cycle | 5-11 Reo Crescent | Campbellfield | VIC | ||
| Highlands Waste Management Group With 44 Frame Factory | 44 Ormond Road | East Geelong | VIC | 3219 | |
| Highlands Waste Management Group With 7-eleven | Cnr Ryrie & Swantston Streets | Geelong | VIC | 3220 | |
| Highlands Waste Management Group With Harrow Supermarket | Blair Street | Arrow | VIC | 3442 | |
| Highlands Waste Management Group With Home Hardware | The Terrace | Ocean Grove | VIC | 3226 | |
| Highlands Waste Management Group With Wallington Mitre 10 | 365 Grubb Road | Waliington | VIC | 3221 | |
| Highlands Waste Management Group With Wilson's Hardware & Building Supplies | 13 Grant Street | Bacchus Marsh | VIC | 3340 | |
| Wyndham City Council - Wyndham Civic Centre | 45 Princes Highway | Werribee | VIC | 3030 | |
| Wyndham City Council With Little River Service Station | Little River Road | Little River | VIC | 3030 | |
| Wyndham City Council With Werribee Refuse Disposal Centre | Wests Road | Werribee | VIC | 3030 | |
| Wyndham City Council With Wyndham City Council Depot | 241-253 Old Geelong Road | Hoppers Crossing | VIC | 3030 | |
| Wyndham City Council With Wyndham Cultural Centre | 177 Watton Street | Werribee | VIC | 3030 | |
| Wyndham City Council With Youth Resource Centre | 86 Derrimut Road | Hoppers Crossing | VIC | 3030 | |
| Ikea | Victoria Gardens Shopping Centre, 630 Victoria Street | Richmond | VIC | 3121 | |
| Ikea | 917 Princes Highway, (crn Westall Rd/princes Highway) | Springvale | VIC | 3171 |
Pick up locations for Lighting
1 pick up businesses match your query on Lighting
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| Business Name | Details | Picks up | Fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toxfree Queensland Pty Ltd | Click Business Name for details | Nationally | May apply |
Victorian residents can take fluorescent lamps to Detox Your Home collection points (both mobile and permanent). Detox Your Home is a free service for the safe disposal of a range of common household chemicals, as well as fluorescent lamps. Any permanent collection points in your area will appear in the search results above. The mobile collection service is hosted by different councils on a roster basis around VIC, so check the schedule to find the details of your nearest collection event.
About Light Globes
- Energy-efficient alternatives to incandescent globes, such as compact fluoros (CFLs), use as little as one fifth of the energy of incandescents.
- CFLs last 6 - 15 times longer than incandescents, so fewer light bulbs are used.
- Keep greenhouse gas emissions and energy bills low by using energy-efficient globes and switching off lights when not needed.
- Any type of broken globe should be wrapped and placed in your landfill bin. For clean up of broken fluoro globes, follow the federal government guidelines
Importance of Recycling Light Globes
- Compact fluoros contain trace amounts of mercury - the amount that would cover the tip of a ballpoint pen, and one third of the amount used in office fluoro tubes. By recycling, the small amount of mercury can be recovered, used again and kept out of landfill.
- Recycling fluorescent household globes can also recover other valuable materials like ceramic, glass, aluminium and phosphor that are used in products like fertilizer, aluminium cans and insulation batts.
Further Information
- FluoroCycle is a voluntary partnership between government and industry to increase the recycling of mercury-containing lamps.
- See the Australian government's lighting pages for more information on lighting efficiency, the phase-out of incandescent lamps and general lighting FAQs.
- See 7Myths.PlanetArk.org for further details on compact fluoros and energy saving lighting.
- Fluorescent globe processing is carried out in Australia through recycling companies such as Chemsal and CMA Ecocycle
