Manhattan CFL Bulb Recycling Pilot Program

OROE has partnered with Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer’s Go Green programs in three neighborhoods to make CFL (compact fluorescent light bulb) recycling even easier. Thanks to a grant from Next Level for Recycling residents can now recycle their used, unbroken CFLs for free at the following locations:

EAST HARLEM - Hope Community
174 East 104th St b/t 3rd Ave and Lexington. [ M-F 9-5 ]

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS – Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation
76 Wadsworth b/t 176th & 177th Streets. [ M-F 9-5 ]

LOWER EAST SIDE – Green Depot
222 Bowery. [ M-Th 10-7, Fri/Sa 10-8, Sun 11-7 ]

For more information contact GrowNYC at 212-788-7989 or send us an email.

Other CFL Recycling Resources

Ikea – Recycle unbroken CFLs and old incandescent bulbs at the new Ikea in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Click here for a store locator.

Home Depot – Drop off expired, unbroken bulbs at the returns counter. Click here for a store locator.

Beacon Paint & Hardware - Accepts unbroken CFLs and tubes for free with purchase of new bulbs during store hours.  371 Amsterdam Ave.  [ M-F 7:30-6, Sat 9-5, Sun 11-5 ]

NYC Department of Sanitation’s Special Waste Sites – Recycle fluorescent tubes (up to 4 feet long) and CFLs. The Manhattan drop-off site is located at 605 West 30th Street, between 11th & 12th Aves. For more information, site hours and locations in other boroughs click here.

Recycle in your Building - Many vendors offer mail-back recycling services. Visit www.lamprecycle.org to find resources.