LightRecycle collected 664,739 mercury-containing lights in the first six months of 2017, weighing 310,197 lbs. With more than 220 collection sites in Washington, including businesses and municipal facilities, LightRecycle has recycled more than two million mercury-containing lights since launching in 2015.
LightRecycle is a manufacturer operated product stewardship program run by PCA Product Stewardship Inc., a nonprofit, and overseen by the Washington Department of Ecology under the state's mercury lights law. LightRecycle allows individuals and businesses to recycle up to 10 mercury-containing lights per day at sites throughout Washington – find a location near you.
The Department of Ecology is conducting two surveys regarding LightRecycle Washington:
- satisfaction survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LightRecycleSatisfactionSurvey
- energy efficient lighting availability survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/EcologyLightingSurvey
If you live in Washington and have utilized LightRecycle, please take these short surveys.