Since 2010, Product Care has been operating LightRecycle, a recycling program for residential-use lamps (CFLs and tubes). BC residents can drop off their burnt-out fluorescent lamps at over 195 LightRecycle drop-off locations (mostly retail locations) for recycling, free of charge. Commercial lamps are currently NOT accepted in this program (until July 1, 2012).

Product Care developed this program in response to the requirements of the BC Recycling Regulation, which limited the scope of regulated products to residential-use fluorescent lamps until July 1, 2012. To be in compliance of the BC Recycling Regulation, the manufacturers, retailers and/or distributors of these products have joined Product Care as members for this program.

Members of the program must report their monthly sales and “remit” the applicable “eco-fees” to Product Care. The fees fully fund the program, including the collection, transportation and recycling of returned lamps, as well as program administration and communication. Program members have the option to include the eco fee in the product price or to show the fee separately at wholesale or retail. In most cases, the fee is often passed down through the supply chain to the final consumer.

Current fee rates for the LightRecycle program: