The Power of Collaborative Efforts in Sustainability and Recycling
July 24, 2024
Sustainability and recycling have, after many decades, become mainstream ideas. Whether the cause is climate
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Fluorescent, compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), high intensity discharge (HID) lamps, and some neon lighting lamps contain small amounts of mercury and are identified with the symbol 
Maine law does not allow mercury-added lamps to be disposed of in the trash, but requires that they be recycled. Consumers can recycle their waste fluorescent bulbs free of charge at any of our retail stores and local solid waste facilities, identified in this PDF.
As per legislative amendments adopted in 2019, a person may present: 1) any number of waste CFLs, or 2) 10 or fewer waste non-CFL, mercury-containing lamps per visit to a collection site in Maine.
Staff at these collection sites are trained in accordance with Maine Department of Environmental Protection requirements. The used, unbroken fluorescent bulbs are recycled to prevent the release of mercury to the environment, with all other components recovered for reuse.
For information on managing waste mercury-added lamps in accordance with Maine’s universal waste regulations, please refer to the following handbook developed by Maine DEP.
Maine retailers and municipalities may request to participate in the program by completing the attached Participation Agreement.
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