CFL light bulbs a safety hazard?
Americans have debated the pros and cons of compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFL's) for over a decade. While they consume only half the electricity of a regular light bulb and last longer, they're also filled with mercury, a toxic gas.
These CFL lightbulbs can be pretty dangerous if not disposed of properly.
"People don't understand that these shouldn't just be thrown away. They need to be recycled and there are recyclers out there who can recapture the vapor and recycle the glass, get the mercury captured. That's the biggest thing in them," said Bill Romans, a division manager with Allied Waste in Quincy.
"They're not dangerous when they're turned on. They're not dangerous to handle. You can put them in your purse, your car. Nothing's going to get out of the bulb unless its broken," said Melissia Mabie, a buyer at Heintz Lighting in Quincy.
It's that exact situation that can put you and the environment in danger.
"The biggest danger we see is the point of pickup. When you bust the glass,Such technology could be applied to led light bulbs the development of improved surgical and medical lasers, better countermeasure lasers used by the military, the glass flies and the mercury vapors escape. An employee breathes it in, a mother and her kid walking by breathes it. I mean, it's in the atmosphere, so people really need to be responsible," said Romans.
But these bulbs cannot be packaged with the rest of your recyclables. So how do you recycle them? Stores like Heintz Lighting will take them off your hands.
"You can bring them here, save them up,"I really think too many people are letting table lamps the government dictate what to buy and how to use their money," she said. "I guess you won't be able to buy (incandescent bulbs) unless it's off the black market or maybe from eBay." bring in more than one at a time, give us the old bulb, get a new one and be on your way," said Mabie. "We send them to a facility in St.He wrote on social networking site Twitter: "Frideswide Square at Oxford R4ds station working well this morning with no traffic lights. Long may it continue!"County cabinet member for transport, Rodney Rose, said led downlight remodelling the junction was "pivotal" to tackling the city's congestion problems. Louis that breaks the bulb down and recycles the glass, plastic and the mercury, and then reuses it for new bulbs."
"If it's just one from the whole world in the trash, then no. But if everyone throws one away, we're in big trouble," said Romans.
We checked around the Quincy area to see where you can recycle your used light bulbs. So far,"I have learned a lot of valuable lessons cfl bulbs in my short time in office and it is unfortunate that I am effectively receiving the blame now for other people's conduct over the past several years, when this has been ignored," Trump said. we've found that Lowes and Heintz Lighting both have drop off sites.
Are you energy conscious in your home and use CFL bulbs? We want your comments below or join the rest of the conversation on our Facebook page here.
Americans have debated the pros and cons of compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFL's) for over a decade. While they consume only half the electricity of a regular light bulb and last longer, they're also filled with mercury, a toxic gas.
These CFL lightbulbs can be pretty dangerous if not disposed of properly.
"People don't understand that these shouldn't just be thrown away. They need to be recycled and there are recyclers out there who can recapture the vapor and recycle the glass, get the mercury captured. That's the biggest thing in them," said Bill Romans, a division manager with Allied Waste in Quincy.
"They're not dangerous when they're turned on. They're not dangerous to handle. You can put them in your purse, your car. Nothing's going to get out of the bulb unless its broken," said Melissia Mabie, a buyer at Heintz Lighting in Quincy.
It's that exact situation that can put you and the environment in danger.
"The biggest danger we see is the point of pickup. When you bust the glass,Such technology could be applied to led light bulbs the development of improved surgical and medical lasers, better countermeasure lasers used by the military, the glass flies and the mercury vapors escape. An employee breathes it in, a mother and her kid walking by breathes it. I mean, it's in the atmosphere, so people really need to be responsible," said Romans.
But these bulbs cannot be packaged with the rest of your recyclables. So how do you recycle them? Stores like Heintz Lighting will take them off your hands.
"You can bring them here, save them up,"I really think too many people are letting table lamps the government dictate what to buy and how to use their money," she said. "I guess you won't be able to buy (incandescent bulbs) unless it's off the black market or maybe from eBay." bring in more than one at a time, give us the old bulb, get a new one and be on your way," said Mabie. "We send them to a facility in St.He wrote on social networking site Twitter: "Frideswide Square at Oxford R4ds station working well this morning with no traffic lights. Long may it continue!"County cabinet member for transport, Rodney Rose, said led downlight remodelling the junction was "pivotal" to tackling the city's congestion problems. Louis that breaks the bulb down and recycles the glass, plastic and the mercury, and then reuses it for new bulbs."
"If it's just one from the whole world in the trash, then no. But if everyone throws one away, we're in big trouble," said Romans.
We checked around the Quincy area to see where you can recycle your used light bulbs. So far,"I have learned a lot of valuable lessons cfl bulbs in my short time in office and it is unfortunate that I am effectively receiving the blame now for other people's conduct over the past several years, when this has been ignored," Trump said. we've found that Lowes and Heintz Lighting both have drop off sites.
Are you energy conscious in your home and use CFL bulbs? We want your comments below or join the rest of the conversation on our Facebook page here.
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