Electronics & batteries
Can light bulbs go in glass recycling?
Usually no. Lamps and bulbs should follow the lamp/electrical collection route for their technology, not bottle-and-jar glass recycling.
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The answer
Fluorescent lamps can contain mercury and need specialist handling. LEDs are electronic products. Incandescent and halogen lamps can also be excluded from container-glass streams because the glass composition and construction differ.
Keep broken lamps contained safely and use the local collection guidance for the specific lamp type.
What to do
- Identify the lamp type.
- Keep it out of bottle-and-jar recycling.
- Use a lamp, e-waste or hazardous-waste route as required.
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