Ask Your Question

Angie's List Answers is the trusted spot to ask home improvement and health questions and get answers from service companies, health providers and consumers. For ratings and reviews on companies in your area, search Angie's List.

 
 
or
Top 30 Days Experts
Rank Leader Points*
1 LCD 3850
2 Member Services 1550
3 Todd's Home Services 820
4 Oleron 360
5 JP 340
6 BayAreaAC 320
7 jccasper 260
8 sooty 90
9 Guest_9761476 85
10 Guest_92770373 80

*Updates every 4 hours

Browse Projects By Category

Question DetailsAsked on 5/28/2011

Recycling fluorescent bulbs

I'm concerned that the mercury content (in disposal) of compact fluorescent bulbs will affect the brain development of an entire generation of infants. Who takes our spent CF bulbs?

Do you have the same question? Follow this Question


1 Answer

0
Votes

The City of Indianapolis and Keep Indianapolis Beautiful have a ton of local recycling tips posted. The city of Indianapolis' Change a Light, Dispose it Right initiative maintains several ToxDrop locations with varying hours that accept used traditional fluorescent lighting tubes and newer CFL bulbs: • Trader's Point, 7550 N. Lafayette Road; first and third Sat, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. • IMPD Training Facility, 9049 E. 10th St; first and third Sat, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m • Perry Township Gov't Center, 4925 S. Shelby St; second and fourth Sat, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. • Belmont Avenue Collection Facility, 2700 S.; Belmont Ave. Tues and Thur, 9 - 11 a.m.

Answered 1 year ago by Angie's List




Related Questions