Guest guest Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 I have heard thatb Home Depot will collect the bulbs from people. I live in So. Ca. I don't like them because they are much dimmer along with the mercury! Nonie> Yeah, but no one, in my state at least has "stepped up" to start even> recycling collection center for fluorescent lights! I wonder, how> much better ARE THEY really for the environment? Sure it saves on the> energy bills, but dumping spent fluorescent bulbs even with minute> amts of mercury can't be good for the environment either! Are there> any states that have started recycling these bulbs?> > Lorie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 Yes they are. RE: Re: Mercury lights I have heard thatb Home Depot will collect the bulbs from people. I live in So. Ca. I don't like them because they are much dimmer along with the mercury! Nonie> Yeah, but no one, in my state at least has "stepped up" to start even> recycling collection center for fluorescent lights! I wonder, how> much better ARE THEY really for the environment? Sure it saves on the> energy bills, but dumping spent fluorescent bulbs even with minute> amts of mercury can't be good for the environment either! Are there> any states that have started recycling these bulbs?> > Lorie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 How can you tell which ones don't have mercury? On Dec 16, 2008, at 5:59 AM, Bbircie@... wrote: These lights are an outrage!! I have been stockpiling the good ones for about a year now and will continue to do so until I can't buy them anymore. BarbF Parashis artpages@... artpagesonline.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 All the "curly" ones and fluorescent bulbs have Hg. Just look at the package and it will tell you. It usually says "Hg" and not mercury. Kind of hides it. Steph Re: Re: Mercury lights How can you tell which ones don't have mercury?On Dec 16, 2008, at 5:59 AM, Bbircie@... wrote:These lights are an outrage!! I have been stockpiling the good ones for about a year now and will continue to do so until I can't buy them anymore.BarbF Parashis artpages@...artpagesonline.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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