On 11/16/2011 12:26 PM, Percival P. Cassidy wrote:
On 11/16/11 10:51 am, JP wrote:

read the box
the new bulbs are has-mat& you can't just trash them when they burn
out.

The cleanup instructions are simple:

http://www.epa.gov/cfl/cflcleanup.html

The same rules probably applied to those fluorescent tubes we've been
using for decades -- but maybe nobody was paying attention.

Perce

Gotta love the last question/answer!

What if I can't follow all the recommended steps? or I cleaned up a CFL
but didn't do it properly?

Don't be alarmed; these steps are only precautions that reflect best
practices for cleaning up a broken CFL. Keep in mind that CFLs contain a
very small amount of mercury -- less than 1/100th of the amount in a
mercury thermometer.

It sounds as if it's saying, "Don't sweat it, this is all just bull****
anyway".