The Bulb is in the mail.(light bulb manufacturer Sylvania's Recyclepak program for recycling fluorescent light bulbs)(Brief article)

To the growing list of recyclable products, add lightbulbs. Last June, Sylvania introduced a program to encourage consumers to mail used compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs) for recycling.

For $15, the company sells Recyclepak, a lined box that can hold 12 small CFLs or eight medium or large ones. You fill the box with used CFLs, then mail it via FedEx using a prepaid shipping label that's included.

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Unlike incandescent bulbs, energy-saving CFLs contain small amounts of mercury, a neurotoxin, which is released when bulbs are incinerated or broken. So ...