June 15, 2017
Standard has developed a web page grouping all the recycling programs available in Canada.
Links to each program explain how to safely dispose of unwanted lighting products.
Included in the links are the national Product Care Association, as well as programs in BC, Manitoba and Quebec.
Check out the web page: http://www.standardpro.com/tools/recycling-lighting-products/
Photo source: Robert S. Donovan/Flickr.
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This project is funded [in part] by the Government of Canada.
Ce projet est financé [en partie] par le gouvernement du Canada.
