[Greenbuilding] Broken CFL Bulbs

[David Bergman]

Most laws (I believe) require commercial users to dispose of them 
through approved recyclers. Residential is often a problem, though, 
requiring going to a hazardous waste drop off. But then again, the # 
of tubular fluorescents used residentially is minuscule compared to commercial.

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At 11:18 AM 2/22/2013, Clarke Olsen wrote:
>The interest in CFL's has obscured the old problem of what to do 
>with tube fluorescent bulbs, still the most efficient lights.
>Who is recycling those?
>Clarke Olsen
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>On Feb 22, 2013, at 11:07 AM, Eli Talking wrote:
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>>We have been encouraged to use CFL bulbs to save energy which 
>>reduces pollution from the reduced production of power that it 
>>would take to feed that same amount of light of incandescent 
>>bulbs.  However, the mercury contained within is an environmental 
>>threat.  I felt incomplete when there was no way to dispose of 
>>burnt out bulbs until Lowe's starting taking them 
>>locally.  However, how should we clean up the inevitable breakage in the home.
>>
>><http://www2.epa.gov/cfl/cleaning-broken-cfl>http://www2.epa.gov/cfl/cleaning-broken-cfl
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>>describes the EPA's answer to that.
>>
>>My wife has picked up on this threat and has insisted we return to 
>>the inefficient incandescent.
>>
>>Thoughts are appreciated on the response to the threat of broken cfl bulbs.
>>
>>Are LED lights ready to replace the common side lamps?
>>
>>Eli
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