Volunteers will collect used light bulbs
A new recycling initiative is being rolled out across the country that will aim to use volunteers to increase light bulb recycling.
In a new scheme being launched around the UK, volunteers will be asked to collect old low-energy light bulbs from retailers around the country that have specially designed recycling receptacles. The Community Bulb Recycling Alliance seeks to use volunteers to collect the used bulbs to cut down on cost and promote the recycling of used low-energy light bulbs.
The scheme, which was conceptualised after a partnership was formed between Recolight and Cornish-based CoBRA, will see the specialised containers collected by volunteer teams and taken to a central location for processing prior to being collected by Recolight.
It has been forecasted that low-energy light bulbs will become even more popular and widely used by 2012. The government currently has plans to begin phasing out older incandescent light bulbs – which are less efficient and more expensive – over the next two years. Lord Henley said that consumers must begin to move towards using the low-energy light bulbs and recycle them when they become redundant.
According to the waste and recycling minister, this new scheme will help people begin to take responsibility for recycling light bulbs in their community and will also make recycling facilities more widely available for local householders.
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