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["Followup-To:" header set to rec.arts.sf.written.]Actual recycling turns out to be a lot more finicky than we were lead to believe. "Just recycle your plastic!" Which kind of plastic? There are a few hundred different types and a lot of them simply CAN'T be recycled economically, if at all. Separating metals costs and so on.
On 2024-08-06, Christian Weisgerber <naddy@mips.inka.de> wrote:On 2024-08-06, Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:It sounds like things are changing here (near DC). LED bulbs were
>However, LEDs have the advantage over LCDs of being disposable in the>
landfill (ie, put in the trash as opposed to having to be dropped off
at special locations) when they stop working. Well, if that /is/ an
advantage, of course. And both have the advantage over incandescents
that they work a lot longer.
LED lights are electronics and are collected along with other
electronics for recycling. At least in Europe.
>
Actually, according to the signage at the local station for bulk
waste, recycling, etc., LED tubes go into the same container as
fluorescents. Which seems odd.
collected for recycling for many years along with the fluorescents,
but that's not the case anymore. They may still be considered mild
hazardous waste (the website is inconsistent now) but not recyclable.
Ordinary trash may be fine.
Strings of LED Christmas lights are still recycled, but I assume that's
for the wire rather than the bulbs.
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