Home Depot has just made it easier for Yorkville residents to dispose of consumer compact fluorescent light bulbs. More popularly known as CFLs, these small versions of standard fluorescent lamps have several advantages and can use up to 75 percent less energy than incandescent bulbs, last up to 10 times greater, cost little to purchase, and provide quick return on investment. One disadvantage to using CFLs is that they contain mercury sometimes making it difficult to find a hazardous waste facility close by.

With the launch of Home Depot's new CFL recycling program, Yorkville residents can take their bulbs to the retailer's new location in Kendall Marketplace located at Cannonball Trail and Route 34.

Expired, unbroken CFL bulbs can be brought to the store and given to the Home Depot employee behind the service desk. The bulbs, according to Ron Jarvis, senior vice president of Environmental Innovation for Home Depot, will be managed responsibly by an outside environmental management company that will coordinate the CFL packaging, transportation and recycling to maximize safety and ensure environmental compliance.

The CFL recycling program is an extension of the Home Depot's Eco Options program. Launched in April 2007, Eco Options is a classification that allows customers to easily identify products that have less of an impact on the environment.

Residents can call the Yorkville Home Depot at 630.882.8159 for additional information.