Here are places where residents can recycle mercury-containing devices:
Linear Fluorescent Lamps (Four or Eight Feet)
Springfield Electric
901 N. Mattis Ave., Champaign
217-351-7600
www.springfieldelectric.com
Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Springfield Electric will accept four or eight foot lamps only. Please, call for fees. Linear fluorescent lamps must be intact, placed in a plastic bag or box, and brought to the store during business hours only.
Tepper Electric
608 S. Neil St., Champaign
217-356-3755
Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Saturday, 7:30 a.m. - noon
Tepper Electric will accept four or eight foot lamps only. Please, call for fees. Linear fluorescent lamps must be intact, placed in a plastic bag or box, and brought to the store during business hours only.
Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL)
Intact CFL bulbs may be dropped off for free at the following locations:
Lowes
1904 N. Prospect Ave., Champaign
217-373-7300
www.lowes.com
Home Depot
820 Bloomington Rd., Champaign
217-356-2629
www.homedepot.com
For more information about recycling CFL bulbs, visit www.actonenergy.com
Mercury Thermometers and Thermostats (Urbana Residents Only)
Urbana Public Works
706 S. Glover Ave., Urbana
217-384-2302
Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Please place each thermometer or thermostat separately in a sealed bag before drop off. We will not take broken or cracked thermometers or thermostats.