The Office of Recycling Outreach and Education in partnership with the Manhattan Borough "Go Green" programs has launched a pilot program to make the compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulb recycling even easier. NYC residents can now recycle their used, unbroken CFLs for free at the following participating locations:

• East Harlem - Hope Community
  174 East 104th St b/t 3rd Ave and Lexington [ M-F 9-5 ]
• Washington Heights - Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation
  76 Wadsworth b/t 176th & 177th Streets [ M-F 9-5 ]
• Lower East Side - Green Depot
  222 Bowery [ M-Th 10-7, Fri/Sa 10-8, Sun 11-7 ]
• Ikea - Recycle unbroken CFLs and old incandescent bulbs
  Ikea in Red Hook, Brooklyn
• Home Depot - Drop off expired, unbroken bulbs at the returns counter
• Department of Sanitation's Special Waste Sites - Recycle fluorescent tubes (up to 4 feet long) and CFLs. Manhattan drop-off site is located at 605 W. 30th St., Between 11th & 12th Aves.