Fluorescent light bulbs
Disposal for Businesses
Accepted at hazardous waste collection sites - eligible businesses only
This includes compact fluorescent (CFL) bulbs, neon lights, ultraviolet lamps, and even Green Fluorescent bulbs and tubes. Broken bulbs? Put broken bulbs in a plastic bag or closed container and dispose of as hazardous waste.
- Limit of ten bulbs and lamps (combined) per business per visit
- Businesses must bring a completed disposal form to the disposal location
- Businesses are allowed a maximum of four visits per year
Up to ten fluorescent lights can also be taken to an authorized LightRecycle Washington collection site. Find a Light Recycle Washington location near you.
For more than ten bulbs or lamps, contact EcoLights.
Does my business qualify for no-fee disposal?
Your business may be eligible to receive no-fee hazardous waste disposal up to four times a year if you are a Small Quantity Generator (SQG).
To qualify, your business must:
Be located in King County
Produce
less than 220 lbs (about 25 gallons) of hazardous waste per month
Produce
less than 2.2 lbs (about a quart) of acutely hazardous waste per month
Store
less than 2,200 lbs (about four 55-gallons drums) of hazardous waste
This program is for King County businesses that generate less than 220 lbs of hazardous waste monthly and less than 2.2 lbs of certain Extremely Hazardous Wastes, and are Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity of Generators under Washington State Department of Ecology Dangerous Waste Regulations (WAC 173-303).
Please see additional disposal limits and restrictions here.