Recycle hazardous fluorescent light tubes, urges city council

 

Local residents are being urged to recycle fluorescent tubes and energy saving light bulbs at Peterborough City Council's household recycling centre at Welland Road, Dogsthorpe rather than dumping them in ordinary household waste for disposal at landfill sites.

 

"Fluorescent tubes are classified as hazardous because they contain mercury, which is harmful to health and highly pollutant to water and soil," said city council recycling officer Holly Beckett.

 

Recycling processes can recover over 97 per cent of components in fluorescent tubes, separating out the mercury, glass and aluminium.

 

"Local residents are effectively helping us divert over 43 per cent of household waste for recycling and composting," said Holly.  "Protecting our local environment is a priority for both the city council and for our residents. Recycling fluorescent tubes is another way of caring for our environment and preserving limited resources."

 

Information on available disposal sites is available.