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
Mid-Murray Council has not listed any Light Globe and Compact Fluoro programs.
Drop off locations for Lighting
10 drop off businesses match on Lighting within approx 60km of Mannum SA
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| Business Name | Address | Suburb | State | Postcode | Distance (Km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balhannah Mitre 10 | 37 Onkaparinga Valley Road | Balhannah | SA | 5242 | |
| Barossa Mitre 10 | 7 Gawler Street | Nuriootpa | SA | 5355 | |
| Gawler Mitre 10 | 7 Adelaide Road | Gawler | SA | 5118 | |
| Hahndorf Mitre 10 | 106 Main Road | Hahndorf | SA | 5245 | |
| Mount Barker Mitre 10 | 1a Secker Road | Mount Barker | SA | 5251 | |
| Murray Bridge Mitre 10 | 2 Sixth Street | Murray Bridge | SA | 5253 | |
| Stirling Mitre 10 | 79 Mount Barker Road | Stirling | SA | 5152 | |
| Strathalbyn Mitre 10 | 6 South Terrace | Strathalbyn | SA | 5255 | |
| Tailem Bend Mitre 10 | 105 Railway Terrace | Tailem Bend | SA | 5260 | |
| Tea Tree Gully Mitre 10 | 1303 North East Road | Tea Tree Gully | SA | 5091 |
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 |
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
