Rare　earths　have　become　the　most　important　strategic　resources,　widely　used　as　functional　materials　in　industry　and　many　other　aspects　of　life　due　to　its　optical,　electrical,　and　magnetic　characteristics.　As　a　consequence,　a　considerable　number　of　wastes　containing　rare　earths　such　as　abandoned　fluorescent　lamps　are　generated　and　lost.　Considering　the　scarcity　in　availability　and　supply　of　certain　raw　materials,　waste　tricolor　phosphors　are　viewed　as　potential　resources　that　can　be　mined　in　urban　areas　for　their　reutilization　as　rare　earths.　A　number　of　studies　in　this　area　have　been　carried　out　all　over　the　world.　The　purpose　of　this　paper　is　to　review　the　current　status　of　recycling　technologies　of　rare　earths　from　waste　tricolor　phosphors　in　fluorescent　lamps.　The　main　characteristics　of　the　tricolor　phosphors　were　introduced,　and　also　a　detail　review　of　the　typical　single　recycling　and　reusing　technologies　with　regard　to　waste　tricolor　phosphors　was　carried　out　in　present　paper.　After　that,　several　combined　recycling　processes　and　technologies　were　evaluated.　Based　on　the　review,　the　prospects　of　recycling　technologies　were　suggested.　(C)　2014　Elsevier　B.V.　All　rights　reserved.