THE HOME DEPOT LAUNCHES NATIONAL CFL BULB RECYCLING INITIATIVE

ATLANTA, June 24, 2008 - The Home Depot, launching a national in-store, consumer compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulb recycling program at all 1,973 The Home Depot locations.

At each The Home Depot store, customers can simply bring in any expired, unbroken CFL bulbs, and give them to the store associate behind the returns desk. The bulbs will then be managed responsibly by an environmental management company who will coordinate CFL packaging, transportation and recycling to maximize safety and ensure environmental compliance.