Retailer take back service

CFL Recovery Information ::Retailer take back service ::FAQ and disposal guideline

Retailer Initiatives

An exciting development has been the spontaneous participation by retailers in offering and facilitating a CFL take-back and disposal initiative during the second quarter of 2008.

Woolworths

Woolworths formally announced a planned CFL take-back offering in March in collaboration with NOVA Lighting. They furthermore confirmed that suitably designed bins were rolled out to forty-six (46)Woolworths stores nationally. Consumers can make use of this service by taking failed CFLs to any of the participating Woolworths stores.

Pick ‘n Pay

Pick ‘n Pay has developed and rolled out a similar take back service in collaboration with Philips Lighting. Pick ‘n Pay has extended the service offering to include spent batteries and bins for both these hazardous household waste types can be found in all Pick ‘n Pay stores nationally. Watch out for these bins (pictured below) in your local store.

 

The future for disposal of CFLs

Eskom, in partnership with the City of Cape Town and Provincial Government, the lighting industry, waste industry and several other industry stakeholders, are currently investigating appropriate mechanisms for the diversion of failed CFLs as hazardous waste from the general household waste stream.

The initial focus is on the Western Cape where CFLs were first rolled out on a large scale in 2006, but recommendations will however be taken into account in the formulation of a national approach. It is anticipated that a national solution will be championed by the lighting industry in collaboration with other industry role-players.

The Western Cape initiative is supported by National Government through direct representation on the Western Cape Initiative Steering Committee as well as a recently established National Energy Response Team (NERT)work group focusing on disposal of CFLs.