Recycle fluorescents
Clark Public Utilities customers can recycle compact florescent lamps at our office locations and receive a new CFL for the first six bulbs that you bring in.
Proper disposal of CFLs is important because each bulb contains a very small amount of mercury. Each CFL contains up to five milligrams of mercury, about 1 percent the amount in a thermostat or dental amalgam, according to the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency. A standard fluorescent light tube can contain up to 46 milligrams of mercury.
Locally, CFL bulbs (and fluorescent tube bulbs) can also be recycled, at no charge, at these sites:
Central Transfer and Recovery Center
11034 NE 117th Avenue
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
West Van Materials Recovery Center
6601 N. W. Old Lower River Road
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday
Philip Services Corporation in Washougal
625 South 32nd Street
10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. First Tuesday of the month
