About

Take Back the Light is the first comprehensive fluorescent lamp recycling program in Ontario. Funded by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment and led by the Recycling Council of Ontario, Take Back the Light’s goal is to work with both sellers and buyers of fluorescent lamps to recover and recycle the 30 million fluorescent lamps disposed of yearly, generated from the industrial, commercial and institutional sector.

Take Back the Light provides a simple low-cost opportunity to send fluorescent lamps to be recycled responsibly here in Ontario. Participants in the program also benefit from unique branding opportunities and ongoing promotion of this program in the Ontario marketplace.

Whether your lamp recycling needs are related to relamping, on-going service or a retrofit, Take Back the Light can help you.

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Take Back the Light streamlines the process for getting bulbs to the recycler, and provides a cost–effective solution to handling fluorescent bulb waste.

Registration is Simple

1 Send your company’s / organization’s contact information
2 Receive a follow–up call
3 Get information on pricing, correct packaging of lamps, and transport
4 Complete a request for services
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Links & Resources
Program News

Spring 2011 - New standard for lamp processors

 

Webinar: Knowing your Options -- Managing your Stewardship Obligations Through Take Back the Light

 

Government & Non-Government Info

Mercury and Human Health

Health Canada

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Mercury Lamp Recycling Information for Canadians

Ministry of Natural Resources

Mercury and the Environment: Sources of mercury and mercury-containing products

Ministry of Environment

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Environmental Protection Act - R.R.O. 1990, Regulation 347, GENERAL WASTE MANAGEMENT

Goverment of Ontario

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The 2011-2012 Guide to Eating Ontario Sport Fish

Government of Ontario

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Canada-Wide Standard for Mercury-Containing Lamps

Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment

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Recycling Council of Ontario Government of Ontario

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