| ent"> Recycling is all the all rage these days. From | | | | care. Glass bulbs are all pressurised to high levels |
| newspapers to tin cans and from bottles to | | | | and, whilst all the lamps sold in the EU should |
| plastics — more and more everyday | | | | conform to standards set out in the Restriction of |
| objects can now be recycled as Councils and | | | | Hazardous Substances Directive, some might |
| companies increase their options for reusing | | | | contain hazardous chemicals such as lead, |
| objects. Everything has to show it could be | | | | mercury and cadmium among others. |
| recycled or reused. | | | | Various services both governmental and |
| Project bulbs can also be recycled and so | | | | commercial now handle old bulbs from projectors |
| it’s worth looking out ways in which to do | | | | safely, adhering to the new Waste from Electrical |
| this. A quick Google search will reveal various | | | | and Electronic Equipment Directive from the |
| companies that can happily take away projector | | | | European Commission which aims to minimize the |
| bulbs or indeed any kind of lamp that you would | | | | amount of electrical and electronic equipment |
| otherwise throw in the bin. | | | | ending up in landfill sites. Under this directive, any |
| Next time you’re about to throw away | | | | electrical or electronic item such as projector |
| your projector bulb, consider this: more than 100 | | | | lamps which has a marking showing a wheelie bin |
| million lamps are sold in the UK each year | | | | crossed through will require special disposal |
| producing in excess of 3000 tonnes of waste | | | | methods and should not be simply thrown away |
| material. When you’ve finished putting in a | | | | along with other rubbish as it could be dangerous. |
| replacement projector lamp treat the old one with | | | | |