You definitely shouldn’t just throw them in the garbage when they burn out; they contain mercury. Until this week, options for convenient responsible disposal of CFLs were limited. Home Depot announced Tuesday that they will begin accepting compact fluorescent light bulbs for free recycling at all of their stores.

From the press release:

At each The Home Depot store, customers can simply bring in any expired, unbroken CFL bulbs, and give them to the store associate behind the returns desk. The bulbs will then be managed responsibly by an environmental management company who will coordinate CFL packaging, transportation and recycling to maximize safety and ensure environmental compliance.

[NY Times via EcoTech Daily]