All about bulbs and recycling

Low energy light bulbs use up to 80% less energy than old fashioned bulbs, but to do this, they need a small amount of mercury which is why they can't be thrown away in your bin.

If we all recycle we can protect our environment, and the mercury, glass and metal can be reused.

Until recently, if you wanted to recycle your old low-energy light bulbs the only option was to take them to your local council waste recycling centre. There are about 1,100 of these around the country where you can take your old light bulbs along with other items of WEEE.

Recolight Bulbstore containers^TM

We still need more locations for you to recycle, and with this in mind, we have designed two Bulbstore containers. These are for household waste low energy light bulbs, and we are working hard with retailers and local authorities to install these across the UK.
Both containers have a shelving unit inside, which lets the bulbs gently roll in, reducing the risk of them breaking. 

You will find the Recolight Bulbstore Maxi outdoors at your local council bring site and recycling areas of retail car parks.	Our Bulbstore Mini was designed with the help of the Open University, it's being used  indoors at retail locations.