how to recycle your compact fluorescent bulbs
By on July 1st, 2008
I just found this out and wanted to share it here.
You can bring your burned out compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs) to IKEA, ACE Hardware, or Home Depot to ensure that they are safely and responsibly recycled.
While there are some low-mercury fluorescent lights, they all contain a small amount of mercury–less than in a watch battery and less than a power plant pollutes making the extra power for an incandescent bulb. So CFLs are good, especially if the mercury is kept out of the waste stream by recycling them.
That’s a great eco-tip from Living Spaces Design.
July 1st, 2008 at 3:13 pm
Thank you Planetpinkngreen for the information, that is one reason I have been slow to purchase them. I knew they were bad for the landfills. As always… one more reason to check out your blog everyday!
June 13th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
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