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    and if the laws pass that companies have to pay for end of life recycling for the products they sell guess who will be paying for it when they buy it too?


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    I work at an ace hardwear they charge 1 dollar a bulb and they will take the long ones

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    Well considering I just baught a 4 pack of the CFL bulbs for $2.38 it will cost more to recycle them then it does to buy them.

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    Look in your local county, the transfer station in my area takes them free of charge.

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    Check with your local land fill, some have a section for collecting items like that for free if you bring it to them.


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