Compact fluorescent light bulbs contain
mercury, which is a
hazardous material.
These light bulbs are so dangerous that the Environmental Protection Agency has issued
instructions on what to do if they break. This is scary stuff! On the same page, you'll see what the EPA says you should
never do in case of a mercury spill. You should never use a vacuum cleaner, use a broom, pour mercury down a drain, or wash clothes contaminated with mercury.
If you toss one of these light bulbs in the waste basket and it breaks, you can create a
dangerous health risk for your family.
Light bulbs in your trash end up in land fills, and the cumulative impact from the mercury in large numbers of these bulbs could be
terrible damage to our planet's fragile ecosystem.
Improper disposal of compact fluorescent light bulbs can also expose you to
serious legal liability.
More reading:
Dim Bulbs by Michael Heberling
The Freeman, July/August 2009
Eco-friendly light bulbs flip switch on problems
Washington Times, July 20, 2009
Mercury: Spills, Disposal and Site Cleanup
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
What if I accidentally break a fluorescent lamp in my house?
Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management, State of Maine
State regulations for disposal of fluorescent light bulbs
Compact fluorescent light bulbs contaminate the environment with 30,000 pounds of mercury each year
NaturalNews.com, June 20, 2007
How Efficiency Regulations On Light Bulbs Is Wrong
New Electric Politics
The Mercury Issue
New Electric Politics
Please, don't throw your deadly compact fluorescent light bulbs in the trash. It's easy to dispose of them properly.
Send your light bulbs to Washington.
Click
here to find your Senator's mailing address.
Click
here to find your Congressman's mailing address.
Or send your used light bulbs to EPA headquarters in Washington:
Environmental Protection Agency
Ariel Rios Building
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20460
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