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
Wollongong City Council has the following Light Globe and Compact Fluoro programs available to residents.
- Drop off Facility - Bulk Facility Whytes Gully
- Drop off Facility - Whytes Gully Waste Disposal Depot
Drop off locations for Lighting
11 drop off businesses match on Lighting within approx 60km of Wollongong NSW
Click the link for business details and map
| Business Name | Address | Suburb | State | Postcode | Distance (Km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wingecarribee Shire Council - Resource Recovery | Berrima Road | Moss Vale | NSW | 2577 | |
| Save Parts - Nature's Mix | Unit 3 / 158 Princes Highway | South Nowra | NSW | 2541 | |
| All Sorts Australia | 309 Princes Highway | St Peters | NSW | 2044 | |
| Campbelltown City Council | 91 Queen Street | Campbelltown | NSW | 2560 | |
| Sutherland Shire Council | 4-20 Eton Street | Sutherland | NSW | 2232 | |
| Sutherland Shire Council With Caringbah Community Centre | 346a The Kinsway | Caringbah | NSW | 2229 | |
| Sutherland Shire Council With Engadine Community Centre | 52 Waratah Road | Engadine | NSW | 2233 | |
| Sutherland Shire Council With Gymea Community Centre | 39 Gymea Bay Road | Gymea | NSW | 2227 | |
| Sutherland Shire Council With Sutherland Community Centre | 3a Stapleton Avenue | Sutherland | NSW | 2232 | |
| Ikea | Entry Via Rhodes Shopping Centre Off Homebush Bay Drive 1 Oulton Avenue | Rhodes | NSW | 2138 | |
| Ikea | 634-726 Princes Highway | Tempe | NSW | 2044 |
Pick up locations for Lighting
6 pick up businesses match your query on Lighting
Click the link for business details
| Business Name | Details | Picks up | Fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transpacific | Please contact Transpacific on 13 13 39 to enquire abou... | NSW | May apply |
| Waste Management Australia | Click Business Name for details | NSW | May apply |
| Save Parts - Nature's Mix | Pickups must be in a clean state, wet items will not be... | NSW (Metro Area Only) | May apply |
| Prempac Recycling Solutions Pty Limited | Product inspection prior to pick up confirmation. free ... | NSW | 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... | NSW | May apply |
NSW residents with used fluorescent lamps can take them to Household Chemical Cleanout collection events. This is a free service for the safe disposal of a range of common household chemicals, as well as fluorescent lamps. Household Chemical CleanOut events are hosted by different councils on a roster basis around NSW, so check the calendar 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
