# Flourecent bulb disposal **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [May 5, 2008, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flourecent-bulb-disposal/47914 "2008-05-05T07:39:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SVT3945](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/svt3945/32/7409_2.png) [@SVT3945](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SVT3945)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flourecent-bulb-disposal/47914/1 "2008-05-05T07:39:54Z")
anyone know where i can safely dispose of a bunch of flourecent bulbs I have?? The stupid place I work advised me to just toss them in the dumpster but I cannot bring myself to do that. ---
**Author:** ![JDMSIR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdmsir/32/7376_2.png) [@JDMSIR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMSIR)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 7:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flourecent-bulb-disposal/47914/2 "2008-05-05T07:47:02Z")
Have a light bulb sword fight ---
**Author:** ![Skurge](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/skurge/32/7285_2.png) [@Skurge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Skurge)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 8:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flourecent-bulb-disposal/47914/3 "2008-05-05T08:16:56Z")
> [@JDMSIR](#): > > Have a light bulb sword fight WIN ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 8:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flourecent-bulb-disposal/47914/4 "2008-05-05T08:17:47Z")
watch 40 year old virgin for reference. ---
**Author:** ![RedrRocket](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redrrocket/32/7193_2.png) [@RedrRocket](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedrRocket)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 8:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flourecent-bulb-disposal/47914/5 "2008-05-05T08:18:22Z")
lowes, HOme depot and walmart are supposed to collect them. with the push to all the compact flourescents… it is necissiary to try to keep the mercury from escaping. ---
**Author:** ![RedrRocket](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redrrocket/32/7193_2.png) [@RedrRocket](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedrRocket)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 8:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flourecent-bulb-disposal/47914/6 "2008-05-05T08:19:43Z")
and now for something completely different. :bigclap: someone payed money to make this [http://unscrewamerica.org/](http://unscrewamerica.org/) ---
**Author:** ![tpgsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tpgsr/32/7374_2.png) [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 8:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flourecent-bulb-disposal/47914/7 "2008-05-05T08:25:10Z")
[http://www.veoliaes.com/Home](http://www.veoliaes.com/Home) This company makes boxes that you can place them in, or they will bring out a truck if you have a ton of them. The cost of the box includes shipping and recycling. ---
**Author:** ![bpipe95](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bpipe95/32/7294_2.png) [@bpipe95](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bpipe95)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 10:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flourecent-bulb-disposal/47914/8 "2008-05-05T10:34:02Z")
NYS is currently working on a recycling program for CFls and regular fluorescent bulbs. It is very very new and not many drop off points are available yet. Currently the best thing to do if you want to dispose of them properly is to contact your counties house hold hazardous waste program and they will tell you what drop off points are in your county. on a side note, Waste management states that any resident can throw out upto 10 bulbs a month in your regular trash bin. If you have any other questions let me know. ---
**Author:** ![Bovice](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bovice/32/5084_2.png) [@Bovice](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bovice)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 11:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flourecent-bulb-disposal/47914/9 "2008-05-05T11:17:51Z")
definitely need to have a sword fight with them… ---
**Author:** ![SVT3945](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/svt3945/32/7409_2.png) [@SVT3945](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SVT3945)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 11:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flourecent-bulb-disposal/47914/10 "2008-05-05T11:45:20Z")
> [@croyishurr](#): > > definitely need to have a sword fight with them… I have another sword :cjerk: :cocktease: that I use for my sword fights ---
**Author:** ![RobHimself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@RobHimself](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobHimself)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flourecent-bulb-disposal/47914/11 "2008-05-05T11:56:29Z")
collect the mercury cause it looks so cool. ---
**Author:** ![AngryHero](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/angryhero/32/7495_2.png) [@AngryHero](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AngryHero)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flourecent-bulb-disposal/47914/12 "2008-05-05T12:29:50Z")
If the ends are green it is safe to smash.If they are silver, they will need to be disposed of properly.I still smash them. ---
**Author:** ![Clean\_Baldy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/clean_baldy/32/7308_2.png) [@Clean\_Baldy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Clean_Baldy)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 12:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flourecent-bulb-disposal/47914/13 "2008-05-05T12:30:13Z")
dont forget to play with the mercury in your hand, cause thats even more fun! Liquid metal FTW! 🙂 Sadly, I used to do that when I was a… what what I saying… ?? ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 1:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flourecent-bulb-disposal/47914/14 "2008-05-05T13:07:38Z")
What ever happened to the good old days when mercury could be marketed as a toy, and every household would have a nuclear power source? ---
**Author:** ![Bovice](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bovice/32/5084_2.png) [@Bovice](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bovice)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 1:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flourecent-bulb-disposal/47914/15 "2008-05-05T13:17:07Z")
> [@SVT3945](#): > > I have another sword > :cjerk: > :cocktease: that I use for my sword fights i said sword fight, not a needle fight…:picard: im telling you, find someone you dont like…and have a sword fight with them…make sure you smash them in or around their eyes/mouth…it’ll burn like shit for a few minutes, they may even go blind/lose their sense of smell…so def make that someone you REALLY HATE ---
**Author:** ![SVT3945](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/svt3945/32/7409_2.png) [@SVT3945](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SVT3945)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 2:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flourecent-bulb-disposal/47914/16 "2008-05-05T14:16:58Z")
> [@croyishurr](#): > > i said sword fight, not a needle fight…:picard: > > im telling you, find someone you dont like…and have a sword fight with them…make sure you smash them in or around their eyes/mouth…it’ll burn like shit for a few minutes, they may even go blind/lose their sense of smell…so def make that someone you REALLY HATE ok meet me at the flag pole at noon tomorrow ---
**Author:** ![Bovice](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bovice/32/5084_2.png) [@Bovice](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bovice)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 2:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flourecent-bulb-disposal/47914/17 "2008-05-05T14:33:56Z")
> [@SVT3945](#): > > ok meet me at the flag pole at noon tomorrow :tup: yesssssssssssssssss…flagpole! ill be sure to swap my lightbulb for a steel rod covered in barbed wire ---
**Author:** ![Violator](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/violator/32/7278_2.png) [@Violator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Violator)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 3:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flourecent-bulb-disposal/47914/18 "2008-05-05T15:59:01Z")
Dump them off on Penora St. in Depew. No one will notice