# Recycling CDs / DVDs? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 14, 2012, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recycling-cds-dvds/618791 "2012-04-14T22:10:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kaio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c68b51/32.png) [@Kaio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaio)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2012, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recycling-cds-dvds/618791/1 "2012-04-14T22:10:37Z")
Does anyone know if CDs / DVDs are acceptable to toss into Chicago’s Blue Bins? Or am I going to have to drop them at a specialized center? Technically, recycling in my building is handled by one of the private contractors, but I’m taking a wild stab that they have similar rules about what they handle. The city’s [recycling flyer](http://www.chicagorecycling.org/RecyclingDropOffCenterFlyer_lores_1.pdf) isn’t particularly helpful in this regard, neither listing them as “acceptable” or “forbidden.” ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2012, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recycling-cds-dvds/618791/2 "2012-04-15T16:15:16Z")
If it isn’t listed as “acceptable,” I generally assume it is NOT acceptable. Just toss them in the black bin. ---
**Author:** ![Raygun99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Raygun99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raygun99)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2012, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recycling-cds-dvds/618791/3 "2012-04-15T17:56:06Z")
Electronic recycling places, such as those bins in Best Buys and Staples, accept CDs and DVDs. ---
**Author:** ![Kaio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c68b51/32.png) [@Kaio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaio)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2012, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recycling-cds-dvds/618791/4 "2012-04-17T17:30:59Z")
Thanks Raygun, good to know. ---
**Author:** ![zookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/9dc877/32.png) [@zookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zookies)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2012, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recycling-cds-dvds/618791/5 "2012-04-24T23:02:31Z")
Or you can hang them from your car mirror ---
**Author:** ![Peanuthead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peanuthead/32/360_2.png) [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2012, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recycling-cds-dvds/618791/6 "2012-04-27T21:50:08Z")
Rather than start a new thread I’ll ask in this one. How do I dispose of fluorescent bulbs? They don’t seem to belong in either the blue or black bins. ---
**Author:** ![Alley\_Dweller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alley_dweller/32/430_2.png) [@Alley\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alley_Dweller)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2012, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recycling-cds-dvds/618791/7 "2012-04-28T08:05:51Z")
> [@Peanuthead](#): > > Rather than start a new thread I’ll ask in this one. How do I dispose of fluorescent bulbs? They don’t seem to belong in either the blue or black bins. If you are talking about the long tubes (as opposed to the little curly or similar-sized CFLs), many ACE Hardware stores and Batteries Plus locations accept them. Each location is independently owned, so give them a call before you make a special trip. If you are talking about Compact Fluorescent Lights, nearly all ACE Hardware, Home Depot, Lowes, and Ikea stores accept them. Also, the [Chicago hazardous waste facility](http://www.cityofchicago.org/content/city/en/depts/cdph/supp_info/hccrf/household_chemicalscomputerrecyclingfacilityoverview.html) at 1150 N. North Branch Street accepts both kinds of bulbs. Do check the hours as they are rather limited. Many suburbs also have hazardous waste facilities for their residents. You are correct that you should not place fluorescent bulbs in either the regular recycling or garbage containers. Thank-you for making the effort to properly dispose of them. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2012, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recycling-cds-dvds/618791/8 "2012-04-28T11:37:30Z")
Depending on where you are, there is a facility somewhere (reasonably) nearby that will take the spiral fluorescents. I’m in a north suburb, for instance, and we have a facility that’s open on Tuesdays and Fridays; a trifle annoying, but at least it’s there. The Ace Hardware near us doesn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Peanuthead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peanuthead/32/360_2.png) [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2012, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recycling-cds-dvds/618791/9 "2012-04-29T00:28:10Z")
Thanks for the replies. My cluttered basement thanks you too. ---
**Author:** ![qaz333](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/9e8a1a/32.png) [@qaz333](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/qaz333)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2012, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recycling-cds-dvds/618791/10 "2012-05-10T06:38:58Z")
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