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Subject: All the hoopla over incandecent bulbs...
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....In article ,
....HeyBub wrote:
JoeSpareBedroom wrote:


....except for the mercury in CFL bulbs. We need a solution to the
disposal problem, and fast.

The Mercury in a CFL is a non-issue. Use of CFL actually releases LESS
Mercury into the environment than the extra generation necessary to power
incandescent bulbs.

In other words, if we've already made the decision that the Mercury released
into the environment from coal-powered plants is acceptable to power our
incandescent bulbs, the amount of Mercury in CFLs is more than offset by the
reduced power generation.

We can put all that "saved" Mercury into vaccines.



What you state makes good sense, however, our laws and regulations
require disposal of lamps containing mercury and certain other materials
under the "universal waste" rules. I'm not certain that a residential
consumer is bound by these regulations but business or industrial
users are. As it stands now, the end user can use all the electricty he
or she wants; If that user chooses to save electricity by using CFL or
standard florescent lamps, though, then the rules on disposing of
those lamps must be followed.

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