Light Bulbs

Yes light bulbs can be recycled. 

RECYCLED
Where?
You can recycle light bulbs in the following places;

• Brighton

  • Robert Dyas: 74 Western Rd, Brighton BN1 2HA

  Hove

  • Robert Dyas: 96 George St, Hove BN3 3YE
  • Homebase Hove: 182 Old Shoreham Road, Hove, BN3 7EX
  • Sainsburys West Hove: 361-367 Old Shoreham Road, Hove, BN3 7GD 

  Rottingdean

  • Handy Hardware: 51 Marine Drive, Rottingdean, BN2 8LG
    
    
• You can take them to the Brighton Household Waste & Recycling site on Wilson Avenue or the Hove Household Waste & Recycling site on the Old Shoreham Road. See here for exact locations and opening times. For more details contact City Clean on 01273 292929.

How?

• Fluorescent tubes and energy saving light bulbs can be included at the Household & Waste Recycling sites. As they contain small amounts of mercury and hazardous materials they should not be included in your general waste.
• Old style incandescent bulbs are not recyclable and are not hazardous. Please throw them away in your household rubbish.

DID YOU KNOW?

• There are two main types of energy efficient light bulbs available in the UK. Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) and Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs). Both CFLs and LEDs are a cost-effective option for most general lighting requirements.
• LED light bulbs use about one-sixth of the electricity that conventional bulbs do, cost about a quarter as much to use, and last about 40 times longer.