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What happens during the recycling process?

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What happens during the recycling process?

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The bulbs undergo a crushing and separating process to remove plastics, glass and phosphorous powder, which contains the small amount of mercury. The different components are then processed into recyclable material and the mercury safely removed from the phosphorous powder.