WM now offers CFL, battery recycling to households
July 16
In its first direct-to-consumer offering, Waste Management Inc. has
launched an online service to recycle universal household waste, including
compact fluorescent lamps and batteries.
The Think Green From Home program,
www.thinkgreenfromhome.com ,
allows consumers to order universal waste recycling kits, which include
prepaid postage labels. The United States Postal Service has approved the
kits to safely ship discarded CFLs and batteries. Waste Management hopes to
eventually include household electronics in the service.
It is Houston-based Waste Managementīs first service offered directly to
household consumers. Typically, the integrated solid waste management firm,
the largest in the United States, deals on a municipal and commercial
contract basis.
"With the 2012 deadline for the use of CFLs, customers are becoming
increasingly aware of the need to properly dispose of household universal
waste and the Think Green From Home program makes recycling this waste as
safe and convenient as possible," said Rick Cochrane, senior business
director for Waste Managementīs LampTracker program.
The federal government has banned the sale of incandescent bulbs starting in
2012.
Contact Waste News reporter Joe Truini at (330) 865-6166 or
jtruini@crain.com
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