How can I recycle or dispose of properly my used compact fluorescent lightbulbs?
If you live in the Town of Durham, you should contact the town as it has its own CFL recycling and disposal program. UNH manages its own, separate program for lamps generated on campus. UNH faculty, staff, and on-campus student residents should contact the UNH Office of Environmental Health and Safety, which manages campus disposal of hazardous, radioactive, biological, and other regulated wastes. In particular, contact Marty McCrone (862-3526) or Jeff Anderson (862-0683). I don’t want to buy water bottles as fossil fuels are burned to make and transport them. What can I use instead? We recommend that you try and avoid using water bottles when you can as they do take a lot of fossil fuels to make and transport – fuels that when burned release greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. Instead, consider buying a reusable water bottle – a Nalgene bottle or stainless bottle like a Sigg or a Kleen Kanteen – and fill these at the various water bubblers in buildings on campus or fro
