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Default How to properly dispose of CFLs

On Sat, 12 Feb 2011 10:20:22 -0800 (PST), RicodJour
wrote:

Good question. In my area:
http://www.northhempsteadny.gov/cont...4435/5474.aspx
Fourth on the list.

In yours:
The City of Houston will accept fluorescent light bulbs and tubes from
residents at the North and South Environmental Service Centers and the
Westpark Consumer Recycling Center.


And what's the tradeoff of energy saved by the CFLs vs energy wasted
by all those people making an average 20 mile round trip burning gas?