The Stockton United Methodist Go Green Team will accept all kinds of residential light bulbs for recycling, including Christmas lights, Sunday, Feb. 8 and Wednesday, Feb. 11.
Light bulbs are 100% recyclable. Residential Christmas lights, CFL and LED lamps, and incandescent light bulbs recycle for free. Bundle Christmas light strings (with bulbs) and tie off with the cord; no plastic bags, please! CFL and LED lamps contain mercury; secure and transport each CFL and LED lamp in a small Ziplock bag. Broken bulbs not accepted.
The Go Green Team charges The Computer Recycling Center’s residential recycling rates: $1 per 1-4 ft fluorescent or LED tube, $2 per 5-8 ft fluorescent or LED tube, $2 per U-tube, $8 per projector bulb, $3-$4 per shattershield bulb. Cash only.
To prevent accidental breakage and release of mercury, transport florescent and LED tubes in the box the new ones came in (you can take your box back home) or carefully and securely wrap them in newspaper taped across the ends or other protective material to prevent them from sliding out.
This residential drive is not equipped to accept commercial bulbs or lamps. For information about recycling commercial lights, call the church office, (417) 276-4717.
For safety, bulbs cannot be stored in the church at any other time so drop them off at the drive-thru portico on the east side of the church only on Sunday, Feb. 8, 9:15-9:40 a.m. or the following Wednesday, Feb. 11, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Follow signs and arrows to the SUMC east portico where a Go Green Team volunteer will safely collect your bulbs from your trunk or back seat. Please stay in your car and do not unload them yourself.
SUMC is located east of the square on Hwy. MO-32 at the intersection of Hwy. MO-J. For more information, visit https://www.stocktonumc.org/about-creation-care, or call the church office, (417) 276-4717. In case of inclement weather, check Stockton United Methodist Facebook for cancellation and rescheduling information.
Recycling imitates God’s creation design!
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