Sunday, September 13, 2009

how green are compact fluorescent lamps?

well, they are great because they replace up to nine incandescent lamps, but dont forget: they contain mercury and need to be recycled, not sent to the landfill.
read more about compact fluorescent lamps on inhabit and about recycling them on lamprecycle.org

2 comments:

  1. Recycled... therein lays the problem. No recycling of CFB's in the Keys.
    Scott

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  2. Not that you care, but our house almost burned down because of these damn bulbs. It was a faulty bulb and got REALLY hot and almost started a fire in a closet. Needless to say, we got rid of that particular brand and switched over to a different cfl, but be aware they can be hazardous if defective!

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