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Originally Posted by JLB  Here's one for all you tree huggers out there..... Hg content rising in public landfills.
Consumer fluorescent bulbs are not under any disposal regulations. Chuck 'em in the weekly garbage pickup. That's all you gotta do. So lets go ahead and replace all the incandescent bulbs out there because that is the current political wind. 20 mg Hg per bulb adds up folks. A few grams leeched in to the water table and kiss that water (and your neuro system) goodbye. |
Not quite accurate anymore.
All flouresent tubes are now classed as hazardous waste in the uk (If the binman sees them in the bin they won't take it and you get a warning sticker threatening legal action if you do it again)
there are now specialist areas for flouresent lights at waste disposal sites in the uk (there is at my local dump it site) And for my commercial work i have to pay my local electrical wholesaler for disposal (And it's not cheap)
If you want more info look here.
Fluorescent Tube Disposal, Fluorescent Tube Recycling, Disposal / Recycling Fluorescent Lamps UK: Envirogreen UK
And a nice horror story of what can happen.
WorldNetDaily: Consumers in dark over risks of new light bulbs
I Still think that they are much better than the incandescent lamps, I just wish that the recycling is sorted out and putting into landfill is made illegal.
And that there was more information on the packaging and in the press about the dangers of mercury.
NB;- saying that i must have a ton in my mouth what with the number of fillings i have.
