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Incandescent bulbs

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  • 22-11-2015 4:03pm
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    Del.Monte
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    What can I do with the old style bulbs - dead ones?

    In pre-enlightenment days I would have put them in with the general waste but this seems a very bad idea. I don't recall recycling centres taking them. I have largely switched to the low energy bulbs but still have the odd incandescent bulb in certain locations. Thanks in advance. :)

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    Jim Martin
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    I think there's a European law or regulation that when you buy electrical goods, the shop is obliged to take your exchanged redundant item for re-cycling.


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    Del.Monte
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    ^^ Not sure whether this applies to light bulbs. Any link would be useful.

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    ted1
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    Del.Monte wrote: »
    ^^ Not sure whether this applies to light bulbs. Any link would be useful.

    There's a 50c WEEE charge on lamps, so it's they do. However if you drive to a place to dispose of them you are causing more damage than just throwing them in a bin


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    Del.Monte
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    ted1 wrote: »
    There's a 50c WEEE charge on lamps, so it's they do. However if you drive to a place to dispose of them you are causing more damage than just throwing them in a bin

    I wouldn't be taking a special journey anywhere with the bulbs, but it seems to me that they are a highly unsuitable item to be buried in a landfill.

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    dazed+confused
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    The WEEE charge only applies to LED and fluorescent bulbs. That's not saying that a shop won't take incandescent back if you buy LED replacements, but they're not obliged to.


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    Del.Monte
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    dazed+confused wrote: »
    The WEEE charge only applies to LED and fluorescent bulbs. That's not saying that a shop won't take incandescent back if you buy LED replacements, but they're not obliged to.

    What will they do with them if they take them back?

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    dazed+confused
    Registered Users Posts: 1,001 ✭✭✭dazed+confused


    Put them into their recycling bin with the fluorescents perhaps? This is total speculation, as I said, they are not obliged to take them.


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    Carawaystick
    Registered Users Posts: 8,779 ✭✭✭Carawaystick


    SI 149/2014
    EUROPEAN UNION (WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC
    EQUIPMENT) REGULATIONS 2014


    SCHEDULE 1
    CATEGORIES OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
    COVERED BY THESE REGULATIONS DURING THE
    TRANSITIONAL PERIOD
    1. Large household appliances
    2. Small household appliances
    3. IT and telecommunications equipment
    4. Consumer equipment and photovoltaic panels
    5. Lighting equipment

    Seems covered.


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