IL HR0296

Urges the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to work with lamp manufacturers, retailers, utilities, and state and local governments to expand recycling opportunities for spent compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) generated by households and consumers

Requests the Federal Trade Commission strengthen labeling requirements for CFL packaging to provide detailed information about mercury and lead content

Requests CFL packaging labeling advise consumers to recycle spent lamps instead of placing them in household trash

Addresses the lack of convenient and widely accessible CFL recycling facilities and the difficulty consumers face in finding information about mercury content and recycling options