Lights with mercury (look for the Hg element symbol) need to be properly recycled.

The LightRecycle Washington program had been administered by PCA Product Stewardship, but as of  January 1, 2026, it is no longer in charge of LightRecycle. So BI Ace Hardware no longer has anyone to pick up their mercury-containing light bulbs and has suspended their recycle drop-off program for now.

Recycle:

  • LEDs, CFLs (curly), fluorescent tubes, incandescent (old-timey), halogen, flood lights:
    Ridwell subscription service
  • CFLs, fluorescent tubes and HID bulbs (all contain mercury-do NOT put in trash) :
    Bainbridge Island Ace Hardware – free drop-off > unlimited CFLs, limit 15 fluorescent tubes per day, limit 2 HIDs per day Program suspended for now.
    Bainbridge Disposal Transfer Station – free drop-off at kiosk > only CFLs, unlimited
    Home Depot – free drop-off, put in plastic bag > only CFLs, unlimited
  • String lights
    Bainbridge Disposal Transfer Station    – Put in scrap metal dumpster. There may be a charge.
    Bainbridge Island Ace Hardware – Free drop-off between mid-November to mid-January. They are then picked up by a Kingston metal recycler.
  • Ridwell subscription service – Latter half of January only

Last updated 3/6/2026