Two Berkeley County recycling centers are keeping up with the trend with the addition of a compact fluorescent lamp (CFL’s) recycling program.  Clint Hogbin, Chairman of the Berkeley County Solid Waste Authority says that as people become more aware of energy conservation, CFL’s are becoming more popular.  CFL’s contain a small amount of mercury gas which is released when the glass is broken.  Hogbin says it is dangerous to simply throw the bulbs away because the mercury will enter landfills.The Grapevine Road Recycling Center and the South Berkeley Recycling Center will be accepting unbroken CFL’s with a screw in base for recycling.The CFL recycling program is one of several new items being accepted at the two facilities.  Hogbin says the Grapevine Road and South Berkeley facilities may be the two most heavily utilized recycling centers in the state.  The sites are comprehensive as far as the list of accepted items for recycling.  Hogbin reports that the centers had approximately 70,000 participants in 2007, and the numbers for the first half of 2008 shows that they are on track for a 20,000 participant increase.

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Tags: Berkeley County, Conservation, Environment, Hogbin, Recycling