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
Shire of Northam has not listed any Light Globe and Compact Fluoro programs.
Drop off locations for Lighting
6 drop off businesses match on Lighting within approx 60km of Northam WA
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| Business Name | Address | Suburb | State | Postcode | Distance (Km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shire of Dowerin | 13 Cottrell St | DOWERIN | WA | 6461 | |
| City Of Swan (red Hill Waste Management Facility) | 1094 Toodyay Road | Red Hill | WA | 6056 | |
| Shire Of Kalamunda (lawnbrook Road Transfer Station) | Lawnbrook Road | Walliston | WA | 6076 | |
| Shire Of Mundaring (coppin Road Recycling/waste Transfer Station | Coppin Road | Mundaring | WA | 6073 | |
| Shire Of Mundaring (council Office) | 7000 Great Eastern Highway | Mundaring | WA | 6073 | |
| Shire Of Mundaring (mathieson Road Recycling/waste Transfer Station) | Mathieson Road | Chidlow | WA | 6556 |
Pick up locations for Lighting
4 pick up businesses match your query on Lighting
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| Business Name | Details | Picks up | Fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transpacific | Please contact Transpacific on 13 13 39 to enquire abou... | WA | May apply |
| Threesixty Technological Innovation | Pickup is usually free. Any pickup charges can be offse... | WA | May apply |
| Toxfree Queensland Pty Ltd | Click Business Name for details | Nationally | May apply |
| Cleanaway - A Transpacific Business | Please contact Cleanaway on 13 13 39 to enquire about p... | WA | 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
