Ballast and light bulb recycling products help users comply with regulations for recycling lighting products that contain hazardous materials. They also save storage space and reduce safety hazards by allowing users to contain dead bulbs and ballasts and remove them from their facilities. Recycling kits come with boxes or containers for collecting the items to be recycled. They also include prepaid shipping labels and recycling costs as well as instructions for sending the items to a recycling facility. Individual recycling boxes or containers are used to collect and store items for recycling. They do not come with prepaid shipping labels or recycling costs, so users can send the box or container to the recycling facility of their choice using their preferred shipper.