Dispose of fluorescent tubes - this is what you should pay attention to

Fluorescent tubes are very energy efficient, but also unhealthy because they contain mercury, which must not end up in normal household waste. This would pollute the environment too much. According to the applicable electrical and electronic equipment law, fluorescent tubes may not be disposed of with residual waste due to their high levels of pollution. They must be subjected to a separate treatment for the purpose of recovery. After the separate collection of the tubes, the individual substances glass, mercury and are recovered in special systems metal instead of. Recycled in this way, the components can be fed back into the material cycle.

Dispose of fluorescent tubes correctly as a private household

• As a private consumer, you have the option of handing in the fluorescent tubes individually to the local waste disposal facility.
• If you have a larger volume of tubes each year, your waste company will provide you with a special one Container available in which the fluorescent tubes are collected and then released in bundles can.
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• Please consider replacing some of the existing light sources with energy-saving lamps in order to reduce the environmental impact and the expense of separate collection in the long term to reduce.

Free disposal of fluorescent tubes for companies

• As a rule, the use of fluorescent tubes in companies is considerably higher. As a company, you have various options for disposing of your fluorescent tubes.


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• As in private households, you have the option to hand in the fluorescent tubes to your local waste disposal company. Ask the responsible drop-off point beforehand.
• The company "Lightcicle", an association of manufacturers of fluorescent tubes, has over 500 delivery points across Germany. Here the old light sources are also accepted free of charge.
• If you are a large producer and need more than 10,000 fluorescent tubes annually, you can have the used lamps collected free of charge. The company "Lightcicle" is also responsible for this.

If you need further information on the correct handling of fluorescent tubes, the foundation will give you EAR (waste electrical and electronic equipment register) on their website for information. Disposal routes and the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act are explained in more detail here.