In the US I coould take those bulbs to Home Depot because they had a drop box for these dangerous bulbs that are full of mercury. I'm afraid of the mercury that will end up in Land Fills and ultimately our water supply if I put them in the trash can. I NEVER buy them myself becuase of the environmental hazard, but they happened to be in the apt. I am renting and had to replace one the other day. I am holding onto the bulb until I can figure out a safe way to dispose of it. Any suggestions?
How to dispose of Compact Fluorescent Bulbs safely
Started by regc80, Jun 21 2012 03:43 AM
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Posted 21 June 2012 - 07:35 AM
They are hardly "full" of mercury but they do need to be disposed of properly. Since they reduce power consumption by 75 percent, thereby reducing the burning of carbon fuels for lighting by a similar amount, they have a major environmental benefit. Hopefully, we have a place here where they can be disposed of properly. I've been saving mine for the same reason and was going to take them back up north on the next trip if necessary to get rid of them properly. This is a timely question, thanks for posting it.
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Posted 21 June 2012 - 09:08 PM
Recent studies have proven that ANY amount of mercury is dangerous. It is very toxic to the brain and nervous system and takes 30 years to detox the brain from exposure to it. that is why the vaccines are linked to an alarming rate to Autism becuase the mercury from vaccines, and one generation will pass along the toxic mercury to the next generation from vaccines. I am very careful of not contributing to that through careless disposal of these toxic bulbs. I have also been thinking of taking the bulb back with me to Texas next time iI go so I can dispose of it safely.
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Posted 22 June 2012 - 06:02 AM
Which brings us back to the orginal question. Is there any place locally we can take these bulbs for safe disposal?
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Posted 22 June 2012 - 07:18 AM
If there isn't there should be. I have a few I'm saving up for disposal. A good project for a local Realtor to institute. Or one of the solar energy companies. Maybe LCS could be a drop off.
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Posted 22 June 2012 - 07:29 AM
If there isn't there should be. I have a few I'm saving up for disposal. A good project for a local Realtor to institute. Or one of the solar energy companies. Maybe LCS could be a drop off.
We would not know what to do with them and we don't have the storage space at LCS.
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Posted 22 June 2012 - 10:21 AM
Someone posted a year or more ago, a place to properly dispose of them. Sadly I don't remember where.
Because I buy my CFLs up north at the Seattle Costco, store #1, and bring them with me to Mexico, I bring the old ones up and dispose of them up here.
Why do I buy my CFLs up North, because the local electric utility pays for about 2/3rds of the price up here, trying to motivate us to convert to CFLs.
Because I buy my CFLs up north at the Seattle Costco, store #1, and bring them with me to Mexico, I bring the old ones up and dispose of them up here.
Why do I buy my CFLs up North, because the local electric utility pays for about 2/3rds of the price up here, trying to motivate us to convert to CFLs.
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