On Mon, 21 Jun 2010 03:16:08 -0700 (PDT), Jim K wrote:

AFAIK council tips dont recycle them, just bin it.

ours do - special container etc

Just because there is a special container doesn't mean they are
recycled.

Are they dismantled into the component parts, glass, metal, mercury,
phosphors, etc separated out, recovered and reused or just taken to a
toxic waste landfill site.

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Cheers
Dave.