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Light Bulbs - CFLs
Do not throw fluorescent or other mercury-containing lights in the trash or recycling bins. High intensity discharge, metal halide, sodium and neon lights all contain mercury as well. It’s illegal and mercury exposure can harm the brain, heart, and immune and nervous systems. Mercury products contaminate California’s drinking water, fish, soil, and air when they are not managed properly. The mercury limit in drinking water is 2 parts per billion in California, since even low quantities are extremely hazardous.
The following lamps are considered hazardous in California: fluorescent lamps, compact fluorescent lamps, HID lamps, High intensity discharge lamps, metal halide lamps, sodium vapor lamps, grow lamps, Zenon lamps, headlights - auto, mercury vapor lamps, video projector lamps, ultraviolet lamps, UV lamps, water treatment lamps, sun lamps, tanning lamps, mercury containing lamps, LED lamps. The following ballasts are considered hazardous in California: light fixture ballasts, lamp ballasts, electronic ballasts, fluorescent light ballasts, HID light ballasts, PCB containing ballasts, no-PCB ballasts.
Be sure to transport in a way that prevents breakage. If a light breaks, refer to epa.gov/cfl. If a bulb breaks, open a window to disperse mercury vapor, collect the shards with tape, and place in a closed and sealed container—do not vacuum!
How are lights recycled? Lights must be recycled at EPA-approved sites. Glass is recycled or landfilled, recovered metal is recycled, and mercury is stored, disposed, or reused.
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2100 East 7th Street, Oakland • (800) 606-6606Unbroken lamps & ballastsDrop-off for a Fee -
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2091 West Winton Avenue, Hayward • (800) 606-6606Unbroken lamps & ballastsDrop-off for a Fee -
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5584 La Ribera Street, Livermore • (800) 606-6606Unbroken lamps & ballastsDrop-off for a Fee -
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41149 Boyce Rd., Fremont • (800) 606-6606Unbroken lamps & ballastsDrop-off for a Fee -
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2100 East 7th Street, Oakland • (800) 606-6606Unbroken lamps only & ballasts. Boxes for lamps available for purchase to then fill and drop-off.Drop-off for a Fee -
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2091 West Winton Avenue, Hayward • (800) 606-6606Unbroken lamps only & ballasts. Boxes for lamps available for purchase to then fill and drop-off.Drop-off for a Fee -
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5584 La Ribera Street, Livermore • (800) 606-6606Unbroken lamps only & ballasts. Boxes for lamps available for purchase to then fill and drop-off.Drop-off for a Fee -
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4797 Imhoff Pl., Martinez • (800) 646-1431Free Drop-off -
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7501 Schmidt Ln., El Cerrito • (510) 215-4350We accept CFLs from residents within the Recyclemore service area. Proof of residency required.Free Drop-off -
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5631 Lone Tree Way, Brentwood • (925) 513-6060Free Drop-off -
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2090 Meridian Park Blvd., Concord • (925) 798-9600Free Drop-off -
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11939 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito • (510) 235-0800Free Drop-off -
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1625 Sycamore Ave., Hercules • (510) 245-9572Free Drop-off -
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2300 N. Park Blvd., Pittsburg • (925) 473-1900Free Drop-off -
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2750 Crow Canyon Rd., San Ramon • (925) 838-0194Free Drop-off -
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301 Carl Rd, Sunnyvale • (408) 752-8530This item is hazardous and must be disposed of properly.Free Drop-off -
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126 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View • (650) 323-4139This item is hazardous and must be disposed of properly.Free Drop-off -
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2526 Noriega St., San Francisco • (415) 753-0258There is a 5 light limit per trip.Free Drop-off -
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1563 Polk St., San Francisco • (415) 673-8900There is a 5 light limit per trip.Free Drop-off -
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2815 Diamond St., San Francisco • (415) 586-9999There is a 5 light limit per trip.Free Drop-off -
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731 Commercial St., San Francisco • (415) 989-8224There is a 5 light limit per trip.Free Drop-off -
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1585 Folsom St., San Francisco • (415) 863-2020There is a 5 light limit per trip.Free Drop-off -
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479 Castro St., San Francisco • (415) 431-5365There is a 5 light limit per trip.Free Drop-off -
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70 4th St., San Francisco • (415) 777-4400There is a 5 light limit per trip.Free Drop-off -
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956 Cole St., San Francisco • (415) 753-2653There is a 5 light limit per trip.Free Drop-off
Additional Online Resources for Light Bulbs - CFLs
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