If you have an IKEA store near you, give them your old CFLs and they’ll recycle them for free. CFLs contain small amounts of mercury and should not be thrown away or recycled with glass bottles.

We often hear about people who are reluctant to purchase CFLs because they worry about having to dispose of them when they burn out (in about 7 years,) so we thought we’d mention this as an option for those of you who live near an IKEA.

If you have some laying around right now that you don’t know what to do with, give them to IKEA!

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