The recycling process

 The energy-saving light bulbs are collected and taken to our specialist recycling facilities, where the materials are separated and recovered.

We can recover over 95% of the materials:

• Phosphor powders, particularly the triphosphor type can be used to make new lamps.
• Mercury, when purified to the right level, may also be used to make new lamps or it may be used in other industrial processes.
• The crushed glass may also be returned to be mixed with a new glass melt for a variety of applications, from furnace linings to making new lamps.