The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will be working with counties throughout the state to boost the collection and recycling of compact fluorescent light bulbs in the state. To accomplish this the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is partnering with 43 counties, townships, environmental groups and small businesses to establish CFL collection programs.
More than 110 containers were purchased from AERC Recycling, Allentown, Pa., and Bethlehem Apparatus Co., Bethlehem, Pa. The AERC containers will hold 100-150 bulbs, and the Bethlehem Apparatus containers will hold slightly less than 100.
Once the containers are filled, participants will ship the receptacles back to AERC or Bethlehem Apparatus for the physical recycling.
The statewide campaign will also include an effort to increase public awareness of the economic and environmental benefits CFLs can offer. The department is making fact sheets available that outline potential savings and estimates on how much pollution can cut from power plants because less energy is required to light the compact fluorescents.
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