Who doesn't like recycling?

Yesterday, I came across an article by Patrick Gorman on ehow.com about recycling. I'm a huge fan of recycling and I confess that I have been known to bring a separate trash bag to the party for recyclables. So I was really excited when this article was all about recycling TUBES. Yes, that's right you can recycle your electron tubes.

The How To Article suggests several different options for disposing of your electron tubes in an earth friendly way. They are:


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The Global Electronics Recycling Network has a list of electronics recycling organizations near you.

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My favorite option is the creative route. You can make jewelry or decorations with your vacuum tubes. Some examples I found on the web of people who are finding creative "re-uses" for vacuum tubes are these:

A store on etsy called exoskeletoncabaret makes and sells these stylish vacuum tube necklaces.

A new favorite "re-use" I discovered when I started working at Penta-- the electron tube Christmas ornament. This is my favorite from an artist that sells on etsy called Luna Clay Designs. They also have some spiders made out of old radio tubes just in time for Halloween.

Or, if you've ever visited the Penta Labs lobby you would see this creative re-working of a defunct tube. And yes, it's a real working lamp.