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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2014 21:22:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<author>pmusgrove</author>
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			<![CDATA[I am trying to recycle CFLs and hitting a brick wall.  The nice assistant in B & Q told em to chuck it in the bin outside when I asked if they collected the dead ones back in.  Anyone had any greater success in recycling them or are they all "chucked in the bin"?]]>
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		<title>CFL Recycling</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2014 22:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<author>tony</author>
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			<![CDATA[Our LA recycling centre has a separate place to put them. Same place as fl tubes]]>
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		<title>CFL Recycling</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2014 06:55:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<author>SteamyTea</author>
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			<![CDATA[<blockquote ><cite >Posted By: tony</cite>Our LA recycling centre has a separate place to put them. Same place as fl tubes</blockquote>Mine too, but they now charge for plasterboard, tyres and 'rubble' amongst other things, so may soon be charging for them.<br />There has been a lot more fly tipping recently.]]>
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		<title>CFL Recycling</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2014 08:44:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<author>pmusgrove</author>
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			<![CDATA[Ours doesn't but will ask there next time I am delivering "stuff".  Thanks]]>
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		<title>CFL Recycling</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2014 09:26:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<author>Peter_in_Hungary</author>
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			<![CDATA[Our local Tesco has a recycling bin for CFLs and fl tubes next to the recycle bin for batteries. <br /><br />- But it might be a bit far for you to travel to get rid of a few CFLs]]>
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		<title>CFL Recycling</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2014 08:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<author>rhamdu</author>
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			<![CDATA[I suspect most fluorescent-lamp bins are more about 'safe disposal' than recycling.<br /><br />Is anyone aware of a facility, anywhere, that reclaims mercury from standard and compact fluorescents?<br /><br />And is there anything recyclable in CFL electronics? Presumably no gold and very little copper...]]>
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		<title>CFL Recycling</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2014 09:37:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<author>TimSmall</author>
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			<![CDATA[There is definitely one in the UK which recovers mercury - there's a bit about it in this podcast (BBC World Service elements series) BTW - the Silicon (Solar) and Lithium episides are also worth a listen.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/elements.mp" target="_self" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/elements.mp</a><br /><br /><a href="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/elements/elements_20140714-1200c.mp3" target="_self" rel="nofollow">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/elements/elements_20140714-1200c.mp3</a><br /><br />20 minutes into that mp3...]]>
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		<title>CFL Recycling</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2014 10:25:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<author>atomicbisf</author>
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			<![CDATA[Bath and North East Somerset recycling and refuse centres take them so I would think it might be pretty standard.]]>
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		<title>CFL Recycling</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2014 19:14:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<author>rhamdu</author>
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			<![CDATA[<blockquote ><cite >Posted By: TimSmall</cite>There is definitely one in the UK which recovers mercury</blockquote>Thanks! I thought someone might know. Not a complete waste of time returning them, then.<br /><br />What about the rare earth phosphors, then? <img src="/newforum/extensions/Vanillacons/smilies/standard/bigsmile.gif" alt=":bigsmile:" title=":bigsmile:" /> Do they recover those? Or are lanthanum and yttrium common as dirt? http://www.lamptech.co.uk/Documents/FL%20Phosphors.htm]]>
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