Fluorescent Tube Collection & Recycling

The complete fluorescent tube collection and recycling service is available from Wiser Recycling throughout the UK. We are one of the few UK companies that manage the whole recycling process – end-to-end. From collection to treatment and recycling, we provide a fully compliant and environmentally friendly service.

As a logical first step, take advantage of our secure and durable containers and start storing your fluorescent tubes safely. To find out more and join the many other organisations that are already benefitting, contact us or call on 01480 464111.

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Contents
– Collection
– Recycling
– Treatment
– A Cost-Effective Service

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Fluorescent Tube Collection, Recycling & Treatment

Since 2003, we have been processing WEEE – including fluorescent tubes – in a responsible and reliable manner. At Wiser Recycling, we prioritise understanding and building a long-term working relationship with our customers. To date, our waste carrier fleet routinely collects fluorescent tubes and all other types of gas discharge lamps from a variety of UK businesses and organisations. As a result, many of our customers have peace of mind that their unwanted lighting is recycled compliantly.

Who we work with

Wiser Recycling provides a friendly and reliable fluorescent tube and other lighting equipment – including sodium SON and SOX lamps – collection, and recycling service to a wide range of organisations. Across the UK, we go the extra mile whether you have 10 or 10,000 fluorescent tubes! Our clients include:

All UK Businesses	Local Authorities
Waste Management Companies	Charities & Social Enterprises
Wholesalers & Retailers	Producer Compliance Schemes

We collect fluorescent tubes directly from you

Wiser Recycling offers safe and compliant fluorescent tube collections. To begin with, we provide our customers with flexible and durable specialist fluorescent tube containers. Here, the customer can handle and store their unwanted fluorescent tubes safely. Once the customer is ready, a friendly driver from our FORS certified fleet will come to collect the waste tubes in a timely manner. Trained to a high standard, our experienced drivers provide an exemplary and safe service.

Available across the UK

Our FORS certified fleet can cover all parts of the UK. Every working day, our fleet collects fluorescent tubes and WEEE from our customers. Wiser Recycling’s office-based collections team organise and track the whole process. So, you can have confidence that your collection is scheduled and ready to go ahead. Furthermore, you can also keep an eye on the status of your collection at any time by giving our collections team a call on 01480 464111.

Free collections

Helping to provide our customers with the best value possible, Wiser Recycling offers a free collection service. Provided that your collection point is within a 50-mile radius of our approved and authorised treatment facilities (AATF) and weighs over 500kg. The catchment area includes many of the UK’s most populous cities. This includes London (north of the river), East Anglia, Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber.

Beyond the free collection areas, our transport charges start from a competitive £84. See our transport fee table for more information. Alternatively, you can easily drop off your unwanted tubes directly at our AATFs for free. Contact us or call on 01480 464111 to book a collection or drop off today.

An efficient fluorescent tube recycling process

Strategically placed across the UK, Wiser Recycling operates two state of the art AATFs. Based in the North and East of England, our AATFs operate compliantly under their environmental permits. Enshrined as a part of our culture, we aim to produce clean high-quality materials as an output of our fluorescent tube recycling process; maximising the market’s demand for our recycled end-product.

State of the art AATFs

Our recycling process ensures that your unwanted tubes do not end up directly in a landfill – causing harm to the environment. First, a specialist compact crush and sieve machine crushes the fluorescent tubes. This machine allows us to separate and recover the valuable glass cullet from the other fluorescent tube components.

The recovered glass cullet is then recycled and used within the manufacture of paving slabs and aggregate. Alongside this, we recycle your fluorescent tube’s old non-ferrous metals and plastic components into new parts. In working with Wiser Recycling you will be contributing towards the UK’s circular economy.

Safe & compliant fluorescent tube treatment

Primarily, the dangerous and hazardous component of a fluorescent tube is the mercury-containing phosphor powder. This substance is dangerous because it can cause harm to human health and the environment. Moreover, any breakage or damage a fluorescent tube could result in potential exposure to the invisible and odourless mercury vapour. Maintaining compliance, we separate the mercury-containing phosphor powder and secure it in into sealed and airtight containers – ready for responsible and compliant further treatment.

In short, our advanced fluorescent tube treatment process safely isolates the hazardous mercury-containing phosphor powder and recycles the valuable materials. By removing the need to needlessly landfill valuable materials, Wiser Recycling’s treatment process positively impacts the environment and retains resources for future use. Learn more about the lamp recycling process that puts us light years ahead!

Cost-effective service

At Wiser Recycling, we pride ourselves on providing our clients with the most cost-effective service available. Operating multiple AATFs across the UK gives us an edge over the competition. Alongside offering free collections for large quantities of fluorescent tubes, we also offer competitive transport charges for smaller volumes

Our transport fee table below illustrates how cost-effective our fluorescent tube collection and recycling service is. To find your nearest Wiser Recycling AATF and your transport fees – enter your location or postcode area into the table’s search box.

Wiser Recycling transport fee table

Postcode Area	Location	Zone	Nearest Wiser Recycling AATF	Collection Price
AL	St Albans	Zone 1	Norfolk AATF	£84
BB	Blackburn	Zone 1	West Yorkshire AATF	£84
BD	Bradford	Zone 1	West Yorkshire AATF	£84
BL	Bolton	Zone 1	West Yorkshire AATF	£84
CB	Cambridge	Zone 1	Norfolk AATF	£84
CM	Chelmsford	Zone 1	Norfolk AATF	£84
CO	Colchester	Zone 1	Norfolk AATF	£84
HD	Huddersfield	Zone 1	West Yorkshire AATF	£84
HG	Harrogate	Zone 1	West Yorkshire AATF	£84
HX	Halifax	Zone 1	West Yorkshire AATF	£84
IP	Ipswich	Zone 1	Norfolk AATF	£84
LS	Leeds	Zone 1	West Yorkshire AATF	£84
LU	Luton	Zone 1	Norfolk AATF	£84
M	Manchester	Zone 1	West Yorkshire AATF	£84
MK	Milton Keynes	Zone 1	Norfolk AATF	£84
NN	Northampton	Zone 1	Norfolk AATF	£84
NR	Norwich	Zone 1	Norfolk AATF	£84
OL	Oldham	Zone 1	West Yorkshire AATF	£84
PE	Peterborough	Zone 1	Norfolk AATF	£84
S	Sheffield	Zone 1	West Yorkshire AATF	£84
SG	Stevenage	Zone 1	Norfolk AATF	£84
SK	Stockport	Zone 1	West Yorkshire AATF	£84
WA	Warrington	Zone 1	West Yorkshire AATF	£84
WF	Wakefield	Zone 1	West Yorkshire AATF	£84
WN	Wigan	Zone 1	West Yorkshire AATF	£84
B	Birmingham	Zone 2	West Yorkshire AATF	£123
CA	Carlisle	Zone 2	West Yorkshire AATF	£123
CH	Chester	Zone 2	West Yorkshire AATF	£123
CV	Coventry	Zone 2	West Yorkshire AATF	£123
CW	Crewe	Zone 2	West Yorkshire AATF	£123
DE	Derby	Zone 2	West Yorkshire AATF	£123
DH	Durham	Zone 2	West Yorkshire AATF	£123
DL	Darlington	Zone 2	West Yorkshire AATF	£123
DN	Doncaster	Zone 2	West Yorkshire AATF	£123
DY	Dudley	Zone 2	West Yorkshire AATF	£123
E	East London	Zone 2	Norfolk AATF	£123
EN	Enfield	Zone 2	Norfolk AATF	£123
FY	Blackpool	Zone 2	West Yorkshire AATF	£123
HP	Hemel Hempstead	Zone 2	Norfolk AATF	£123
HU	Hull	Zone 2	West Yorkshire AATF	£123
IG	Ilford	Zone 2	Norfolk AATF	£123
L	Liverpool	Zone 2	West Yorkshire AATF	£123
LA	Lancaster	Zone 2	West Yorkshire AATF	£123
LE	Leicester	Zone 2	West Yorkshire AATF	£123
LN	Lincoln	Zone 2	West Yorkshire AATF	£123
N	North London	Zone 2	Norfolk AATF	£123
NE	Newcastle upon Tyne	Zone 2	West Yorkshire AATF	£123
NG	Nottingham	Zone 2	West Yorkshire AATF	£123
OX	Oxford	Zone 2	Norfolk AATF	£123
PR	Preston	Zone 2	West Yorkshire AATF	£123
RM	Romford	Zone 2	Norfolk AATF	£123
SR	Sunderland	Zone 2	West Yorkshire AATF	£123
SS	Southend-on-Sea	Zone 2	Norfolk AATF	£123
TF	Telford	Zone 2	West Yorkshire AATF	£123
TS	Teesside	Zone 2	West Yorkshire AATF	£123
WD	Watford	Zone 2	Norfolk AATF	£123
WS	Walsall	Zone 2	West Yorkshire AATF	£123
WV	Wolverhampton	Zone 2	West Yorkshire AATF	£123
YO	York	Zone 2	West Yorkshire AATF	£123
DA	Dartford	Zone 3	Norfolk AATF	£155
EC	East Central London	Zone 3	Norfolk AATF	£155
HA	Harrow	Zone 3	Norfolk AATF	£155
NW	North West London	Zone 3	Norfolk AATF	£155
SE	South East London	Zone 3	Norfolk AATF	£155
SW	South West London	Zone 3	Norfolk AATF	£155
UB	Southall	Zone 3	Norfolk AATF	£155
W	West London	Zone 3	Norfolk AATF	£155
WC	West Central London	Zone 3	Norfolk AATF	£155
BN	Brighton	Zone 4	Norfolk AATF	£206
BR	Bromley	Zone 4	Norfolk AATF	£206
CR	Croydon	Zone 4	Norfolk AATF	£206
CT	Canterbury	Zone 4	Norfolk AATF	£206
GL	Gloucester	Zone 4	Norfolk AATF	£206
GU	Guildford	Zone 4	Norfolk AATF	£206
HR	Hereford	Zone 4	Norfolk AATF	£206
KT	Kingston upon Thames	Zone 4	Norfolk AATF	£206
LL	Llandudno	Zone 4	West Yorkshire AATF	£206
ME	Medway	Zone 4	Norfolk AATF	£206
RG	Reading	Zone 4	Norfolk AATF	£206
SL	Slough	Zone 4	Norfolk AATF	£206
SM	Sutton	Zone 4	Norfolk AATF	£206
SN	Swindon	Zone 4	West Yorkshire AATF	£206
SO	Southampton	Zone 4	Norfolk AATF	£206
SY	Shrewsbury	Zone 4	West Yorkshire AATF	£206
TN	Tunbridge Wells	Zone 4	Norfolk AATF	£206
TW	Twickenham	Zone 4	Norfolk AATF	£206
WR	Worcester	Zone 4	West Yorkshire AATF	£206
AB	Aberdeen	Zone 5	West Yorkshire AATF	TBQ
BA	Bath	Zone 5	West Yorkshire AATF	TBQ
BH	Bournemouth	Zone 5	Norfolk AATF	TBQ
BS	Bristol	Zone 5	West Yorkshire AATF	TBQ
BT	Belfast	Zone 5	West Yorkshire AATF	TBQ
CF	Cardiff	Zone 5	West Yorkshire AATF	TBQ
DD	Dundee	Zone 5	West Yorkshire AATF	TBQ
DG	Dumfries	Zone 5	West Yorkshire AATF	TBQ
DT	Dorchester	Zone 5	Norfolk AATF	TBQ
EH	Edinburgh	Zone 5	West Yorkshire AATF	TBQ
EX	Exeter	Zone 5	West Yorkshire AATF	TBQ
FK	Falkirk	Zone 5	West Yorkshire AATF	TBQ
G	Glasgow	Zone 5	West Yorkshire AATF	TBQ
GY	Guernsey	Zone 5	West Yorkshire AATF	TBQ
HS	Hebrides	Zone 5	West Yorkshire AATF	TBQ
IV	Inverness	Zone 5	West Yorkshire AATF	TBQ
KA	Kilmarnock	Zone 5	West Yorkshire AATF	TBQ
KW	Kirkwall	Zone 5	West Yorkshire AATF	TBQ
KY	Kirkcaldy	Zone 5	West Yorkshire AATF	TBQ
LD	Llandrindod Wells	Zone 5	West Yorkshire AATF	TBQ
ML	Motherwell	Zone 5	West Yorkshire AATF	TBQ
NP	Newport	Zone 5	West Yorkshire AATF	TBQ
PA	Paisley	Zone 5	West Yorkshire AATF	TBQ
PH	Perth	Zone 5	West Yorkshire AATF	TBQ
PL	Plymouth	Zone 5	West Yorkshire AATF	TBQ
PO	Portsmouth	Zone 5	Norfolk AATF	TBQ
RH	Redhill	Zone 5	West Yorkshire AATF	TBQ
SA	Swansea	Zone 5	West Yorkshire AATF	TBQ
SP	Salisbury	Zone 5	Norfolk AATF	TBQ
ST	Stoke-on-Trent	Zone 5	West Yorkshire AATF	TBQ
TA	Taunton	Zone 5	West Yorkshire AATF	TBQ
TD	Tweeddale	Zone 5	West Yorkshire AATF	TBQ
TQ	Torquay	Zone 5	West Yorkshire AATF	TBQ
TR	Truro	Zone 5	West Yorkshire AATF	TBQ
ZE	Lerwick	Zone 5	West Yorkshire AATF	TBQ
				Book a Collection

Fluorescent tube recycling – book a collection today

Recycle your unwanted fluorescent tubes today. Our fully compliant all-in-one service is ready to recycle your unwanted lighting. Additionally, we can collect your WEEE (waste electrical and electronic equipment) during our visit as well.

At Wiser Recycling, we go the extra mile no matter the size of your business – whether you have 10 or 10,000 lights. Reduce your costs and environmental impact today and contact us or call our friendly team on  01480 464111 to get started.