FW: Mercury Bulbs Disposal OT

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[the_sensible_reincarnationist] Mercury Bulbs Disposal

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:13:54 +0000

I found this Info. online on the disposal of the energy saving Bulbs.

Important Note: Handling and Disposal of CFLs

 

The mercury in compact fluorescent bulbs poses no threat while in the bulb, but

if you break one:

- open a window and leave the room for 15 minutes or more

- use a wet rag to clean it up and put all of the pieces, and the rag, into a

plastic bag

- place all materials in a second sealed plastic bag

- call your local recycling center to see if they accept this material,

otherwise put it in your local trash. Wash your hands afterward.

 

Although household CFL bulbs may legally be disposed of with regular trash (in

most US states), they are categorized as household hazardous waste. As long as

the waste is sent to a modern municipal landfill, the hazard to the environment

is limited. However, CFLs should not be sent to an incinerator, which would

disperse the mercury into the atmosphere.

 

The best solution is to save spent CFLs for a community household hazardous

waste collection, which would then send the bulbs to facilities capable of

treating, recovering or recycling them. For more information on CFL disposal or

recycling, you can contact your local municipality.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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mercury , fluorescent bulbs supposed to be recycled with standards and not sent

to garbage, they are very hazardous

 

 

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