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The social concern for the environment has been progressively increasing over the years. Have people upset with concepts of sustainability, various segments related to science and technology is looking for alternatives to control or minimize damage caused by indiscriminate consumption of raw materials and energy, in addition to the high volume of waste generated. In this perspective, the objective of this research was to study the possibility of using waste glass fluorescent lamp, partially replacing the clay in proportions of 5%, 7% and 10%, a composition of porous ceramic cell, to obtain products having properties Similar to traditional, besides the possibility of direct reuse of this type of waste. The raw materials were characterized by the following tests: Spectroscopy Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX), Sieve Analysis, X-Ray Diffraction (XRD). The results showed that the residue glass fluorescent exhibited a similar silica content compared to the amount found in clay. There was also a wide particle size distribution, which will contribute to a good packing of particles, and the raw materials studied characteristic presented of the clay minerals. These results allow a use of waste fluorescent lamp in the composition of porous cell ceramic.